The French Revolution was on the rise and the Holy Roman Empire’s government was already failing by the time of the 18th century. Because of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, it gave the regions of the empire even greater power than it did in the past few centuries. Which this lead to a few states to leave the union, and like mentioned, most politics had given up or just didn’t do their part. This is exactly what happened to emperor Francis II, and was defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte in battle. Officially, the country was dissolved on August 6th,
The French Revolution was on the rise and the Holy Roman Empire’s government was already failing by the time of the 18th century. Because of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, it gave the regions of the empire even greater power than it did in the past few centuries. Which this lead to a few states to leave the union, and like mentioned, most politics had given up or just didn’t do their part. This is exactly what happened to emperor Francis II, and was defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte in battle. Officially, the country was dissolved on August 6th,