![]() This list includes all emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, whether or not they styled themselves Holy Roman Emperor. In theory, the Holy Roman Emperor was primus inter pares (first among equals) among the other Roman Catholic monarchs in practice, a Holy Roman Emperor was only as strong as his army and alliances made him. ![]() The title was held in conjunction with the rule of the Kingdom of Germany and the Kingdom of Italy (Imperial Northern Italy). The position evolved into an elected monarchy, but the emperor elect ( imperator electus) was until the 15th century required to be crowned by the Pope before assuming the imperial title. ![]() The Holy Roman Emperor (German: Römisch-deutscher Kaiser, Latin: Romanorum Imperator) was the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
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