Free Imperial City of Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle Freie Reichsstadt Aachen (German) | |||||||
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| 1166–1797 | |||||||
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 Free Imperial City of Aachen | |||||||
| Status | Free Imperial City (State of the Holy Roman Empire) | ||||||
| Capital | Aachen | ||||||
| Government | Administrative republic | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Settlement founded | ca sixth millennium BC | ||||||
• Gained Imp. immediacy | 1166 | ||||||
• Fire devastated city | 1656 | ||||||
• 1st Treaty ended War of Devolution | 2 May 1668 | ||||||
• 2nd Treaty ended War of Austr. Succession | April – May 1748 | ||||||
| 1797 | |||||||
• to Kingdom of Prussia | 1815 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||
The Free Imperial City of Aachen, also known in English by its French name of Aix-la-Chapelle and today known simply as Aachen, was a Free Imperial City and spa of the Holy Roman Empire west of Cologne[1] and southeast of the Low Countries, in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle.[2] The pilgrimages, the Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor, flourishing industries and the privileges conferred by various emperors made it one of the most prosperous market towns of the Holy Roman Empire.[1]
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 448.
- ^ Aachen. 2012. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 19 June 2012, from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/200/Aachen