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1. 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…