Holy Audonian Empire
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Holy Audonian Empire Saint-Empire Audonais | |
|---|---|
| 1068–1816 | |
 Flag | |
| Status | Dissolved |
| Common languages | Audonian, Latin, Gariman |
| Government | Confederal feudal absolute monarchy (1068-1404) Confederal feudal elective absolute monarchy (1404-1816) |
| Emperor | |
• 17 November 1068 - 28 January 1111 | Robert I |
• 28 January 1111 - 4 February 1138 | Lothair I |
• 17 April 1766 - 2 May 1799 | Charles V |
• 16 December 1799 - 1 January 1816 | Joseph |
| Legislature | Imperial Diet |
| Historical era | Middle Ages to Early modern period |
• Established | 17 November 1068 |
• Robert, Duke of Burgoy crowned Emperor | 17 November 1068 |
• Electoral college introduce and end of hereditary monarchy | 9 May 1404 |
• Territorial loss of Garima | 9 May 1603 |
• Abdication of Emperor Joseph I | 1 January 1816 |
• Dissolved | 1 January 1816 |
| Today part of | |
The Holy Audonian Empire (Audonic: Saint-Empire Audonais) was a large confederation of kingdoms and states which spanned across Belisaria from the 11th century CE to the early 19th century. The Empire’s founder, Robert the Great, liberated the Kingdom of Audonia from Latin rule and was coronated by the Pope in 1068 CE. Each emperor was invested with temporal authority by the Fabrian Catholic Church.
Over several centuries, the form and function of the Empire evolved, including the abolition of the traditional line of descent of the Audonian kings for a system of electorates. The Empire was also embroiled in conflict with pagans, on crusades, and in civil war after the Protestant Reformation in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Holy Audonian Empire was ultimately dissolved in 1816 shortly following the departure of Protestant Lyncanestria from the Empire and a number of subsequent controversies which led the Pope to resolve to not crown another emperor. The constituent states largely staked their own claims of sovereignty without the mantle of the Holy Audonian Emperor and gained independence.