CHAPTER XII.

Imperial Titles and Pretensions.

Territorial Limits of the Empire--Its Claims of Jurisdiction over other Countries 182 Hungary 183 Poland 184 Denmark 184 France 185 Sweden 185 Spain 185 England 186 Scotland 187 Naples and Sicily 188 Venice 188 The East 189 Rivalry of the Teutonic and Byzantine Emperors 191 The Four Crowns 193 Origin and Meaning of the title 'Holy Empire' 199