Holy Roman Empire Association - Orden der Reichsritterschaft

Holy Roman Empire Association - Orden der Reichsritterschaft The Free Imperial knights (German: Reichsritter Latin: Eques imperii) were free nobles of the Holy Roman Empire, whose direct overlord was the Emperor.

Orden der Reichsritterschaft - Order of the Imperial Knights of the HRE - Verein des Heiligen Römischen Reiches - Holy Roman Empire Association - Associazioni dei Nobili del Sacro Romano Impero - HREA - Gegründet in Rom am Weihnachtstag 1963. They were the remnants of the medieval free nobility (edelfrei) and the ministeriales. What distinguished them from other knights, who were vassals of a high

er lord, was the fact that they had been granted Imperial immediacy, and as such were the equals in most respects to the other individuals or entities, such as the secular and ecclesiastical territorial rulers of the Empire (margraves, dukes, princes, counts, archbishops, bishops, abbots, etc.) and the Free Imperial cities, that also enjoyed Imperial immediacy. However, unlike all of those, the Imperial knights did not possess the status of Estates (Stände) of the Empire, and therefore were not represented, individually or collectively, in the Imperial Diet. To protect their rights and avoid vassalage to more powerful nobles, they organized themselves into three unions (Partheien) in the late 15th century and into a single body in 1577, and fought to win recognition. This status, beholden only to the Emperor himself rather than through a more powerful noble, meant the Imperial Knights were "immediate subjects" (their fealty was unmediated by another lord). As such, the Imperial Knights exercised a limited form of sovereignty within their territories. Their immediate status was recognized at the Peace of Westphalia. They never gained access to the Imperial Diet, the parliament of lords, and were not considered Hochadel, the high nobility, belonging to the Lower Nobility.

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Welcome to the Official Instagram Account of the Holy Roman Empire Association - Associazioni dei Nobili del Sacro Romano Impero - HREA, which was first established in 1963 to unite all living descendants of the individuals invested with Titles of Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire by Imperial Letters Patent. The Association and Order is the supreme governing authority over all the Titles of Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, the Association formally compiles the official listing of those individuals who hold the right to bear and enjoy the Titles and Armorial Bearings as members of the Imperial Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire. It also includes a number of honorary members, It was founded by Prince Giovanni Alliata di Montereale and Count Giancarlo Bonifazi di Statte.

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Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire - Holy Roman Empire Association - Associazioni dei Nobili del Sacro Romano Impero - The HREA is an Organization that was established in 1963 with the aim of uniting descendants in the male and female line of individuals who were granted Noble Titles by the Holy Roman Empire through Imperial Letters Patent. www.HolyRomanEmpireAssociation.org

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The Ceremonial Dagger of the Grand Master of the Order of the Defeated Dragon - Pugio Caerimonialis Magni Magistri Ordinis Draconis Victi. www.SocietasDraconistarum.com

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The Landsknechte (singular: Landsknecht, pronounced [ˈlantsknɛçt]), also rendered as Landsknechts or Lansquenets, were German mercenaries used in pike and shot formations during the early modern period. Consisting predominantly of pikemen and supporting foot soldiers, their front line was formed by Doppelsöldner ("double-pay men") renowned for their use of Zweihänder and arquebus. They formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire's Imperial Army from the late 15th century to the early 17th century, fighting in the Habsburg-Valois wars, the Habsburg-Ottoman wars, and the European wars of religion.

The Germanic compound Landsknecht (earlier Lantknecht, without Fugen-"s") combines Land and Knecht to form "servant of the land". The compound Lantknecht was used during the 15th century for bailiffs or court ushers.

The word Landsknecht first appeared in the German language circa 1470 to describe certain troops in the army of Charles, Duke of Burgundy. As early as 1500, the term was morphed into Lanzknecht, referring to the unit's use of the pike as its main weapon. www.HolyRomanEmpireAssociation.com

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Kaiser Maximilian I. und Georg von Frundsberg, depicting the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and Georg von Frundsberg, Knight of the Holy Roman Empire, founders of the Landsknechte, by Karl von Blaas, 1868. Kunsthistorisches Museum. www.HolyRomanEmpireAssociation.com

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The March of the Reiters and Landsknecht — André Martin-Gauthereau (1883-1918).

The Landsknechte, also rendered as Landsknechts or Lansquenets, were German mercenaries used in pike and shot formations during the early modern period. Consisting predominantly of pikemen and supporting foot soldiers, their front line was formed by Doppelsöldner ("double-pay men") renowned for their use of Zweihänder and arquebus. They formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire's Imperial Army from the late 15th century to the early 17th century, fighting in the Habsburg-Valois wars, the Habsburg-Ottoman wars, and the European wars of religion.

Although prone to mutiny if unpaid and divided within their ranks between Catholics and Lutherans, the Landsknechte were well-armed and experienced warriors, recruitable in large numbers throughout Germany and Austria by the Holy Roman Emperor. This guaranteed both quantity and quality to the Imperial military for a century and a half. At their peak during the reign of Charles V of Habsburg, and under the leadership of notable captains such as Georg von Frundsberg and Nicholas of Salm, the Imperial Landsknechts obtained important successes such as the capture of the French King Francis I at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 and the resistance against the Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent at the Siege of Vienna in 1529, while also being responsible for the Sack of Rome in 1527. www.HolyRomanEmpireAssociation.com

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Kaiser Maximilian I. (22. März 1459 – 12. Januar 1519) war ab 1486 König der Römer und von 1508 bis zu seinem Tod 1519 K...
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Kaiser Maximilian I. (22. März 1459 – 12. Januar 1519) war ab 1486 König der Römer und von 1508 bis zu seinem Tod 1519 Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches. Er wurde nie vom Papst gekrönt, da die Reise nach Rom von den Venezianern blockiert wurde. Er proklamierte sich 1508 in Trient zum Kaiser (Papst Julius II. erkannte dies später an) und brach damit die lange Tradition, für die Annahme des Kaisertitels eine päpstliche Krönung zu verlangen. Maximilian war der einzige überlebende Sohn von Friedrich III., Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, und Eleonore von Portugal. Seit seiner Krönung zum König der Römer im Jahr 1486 leitete er zusammen mit seinem Vater eine Doppelregierung (mit separatem Gericht) bis zu Friedrichs Tod im Jahr 1493. www.HolyRomanEmpireAssociation.com

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