What was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire?

It would be misleading to utilize the modern concept of capital to describe Prague or Vienna in the early modern period. Holy Roman Empire had no capital as such. However, if you are asking why was the imperial court moved to Vienna that is a different question. This happened, strictly speaking, twice in history: 1. read more

The Holy Roman Empire was very large. The size of the Holy Roman Empire was roughly 386,102 square miles or 1,000,000 square kilometers spanning the areas of Europe. read more

Same way the Prague become the capital of Holy Roman Empire - when king ob Bohemia Charles IV was elected the emperor, he made the capital of Bohemia , Prague, the capital of Holy Roman Empire. First emperor from Habsburg dynasty, Frederic III, the duke of Austria, move capital to Vienna, the capital of Austria. read more

The Holy Roman Empire (Latin: Sacrum Imperium Romanum; German: Heiliges Römisches Reich) was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806. read more