Holy Roman emperor

Holy Roman emperor (plural Holy Roman emperors)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Holy Roman Emperor.
   • 2012 April 17, Frank Jacobs, “Who’s Afraid of Greater Luxembourg?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 April 2012:

     It [Luxembourg] produced three Holy Roman emperors, several kings of Bohemia and a fair share of archbishops. Perhaps Luxembourg’s most lasting impression on the empire was the Golden Bull of 1365,^[sic] a decree that would determine how Holy Roman emperors would be elected for over four centuries, until the empire’s dissolution in 1806.

   • 2018 May 10, Geir Moulson, Christoph Noelting, “France’s [Emmanuel] Macron backs European unity amid US tensions”, in The Seattle Times‎^[2], Seattle, W.A.: The Seattle Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2018:

     The Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne once ruled a swath of western Europe from Aachen.

   • 2022 November 25, Agence France-Presse in Nancy, “Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 November 2022:

     Charles – the Holy Roman emperor and king of Spain – was one of the most powerful men of the 16th century, presiding over a vast empire that took in much of western Europe and the Americas during a reign of more than 40 years. […] This article was amended on 25 November 2022 to clarify that Charles V was the Holy Roman emperor. A previous version described him as the “Roman emperor”.

   • 2024 July 10, Jaroslav Kalfar, “Read Your Way Through Prague”, in The New York Times‎^[4], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 July 2024:

     Neither the Allies nor the Axis felt the need to destroy the city during World War II. Prague held on to its shimmering rooftops and medieval bridges built by Holy Roman emperors.