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Eurocentrism
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| Antiquity | Polis / Republic | Foundation of rational thought |
| Medieval Period | Feudalism / Christendom | Necessary, though imperfect, transition |
| Renaissance/Enlightenment | Scientific Revolution / Humanism | Emergence of true universal applicability |
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Holy Roman Emperor
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The Holy Roman Emperor (Latin: Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus) was the title held by the supreme ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, a complex political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that existed, in various forms, from the Early Middle Ages until its dissolution in 1806. The office was generally understood to represent the continuation of the Roman imperial tradition in the West, albeit under a decentralized, elective, an…
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Holy Roman Emperor
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By the 17th and 18th centuries, the Imperial office was overwhelmingly dominated by the Habsburg Archdukes of Austria. While the title remained prestigious, the Empire functioned more as a loose confederation of sovereign states, albeit one bound by centuries of historical, religious, and legal inertia.
The final collapse was precipitated by the Napoleonic Wars. Following the Austrian defeat at [Austerlitz](/entries/austerlit… -
Holy Roman Empire
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The conceptual foundation of the Empire is often traced back to the coronation of Charlemagne as Imperator Romanorum by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day, 800 CE. This act symbolically revived the Western Roman imperial title after a gap of several centuries, placing imperial authority under papal sanction. Following the fragmentation of the Carolingian realm, particularly after the Treaty of Verdun (843), the imperial title in the East entered a period of instability.
The definitive imperial claim in the German sphere began in 962 with the … -
Patriarch Of Constantinople
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The Patriarch of Constantinople is the ecclesiastical title held by the Archbishop of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Historically, the position evolved from the metropolitan bishop of the city—which served as the second capital of the Roman Empire after 330 CE—into one of the highest ecclesiastical offices in Christendom. The prestige of the office is intrinsically linked to the political importance of Constantinople (modern Istanbul) and th…