Imperial
In German usage, imperial refers to members of institutions and facilities in the initially personal control of an emperor .
The term is mainly used in connection with the Roman-German Kaiser as head of the Holy Roman Empire and the later Austrian Empire . In the early modern period , the term was associated with the emperor's universal claim above other princes. Holders of an imperial office were recruited from all over the empire, with far-reaching privileges in the territories.
Examples of military, political and cultural institutions with "imperial actors" in the Holy Roman Empire are:
- Imperial Army and
- Imperial Post Office of the Roman-German Emperor (until 1806) ( Habsburg , only 1742–1745 in Wittelsbach )
- Imperial Stud at Lipizza (1779), the Lipizzaner horses ;
- Imperial Hofburg in Vienna ;
- Imperial furniture depot in Vienna ;
- imperial residence Schönbrunn in Vienna;
- Imperial court music band
The traditions continued in the subsequent empire of Austria and Austria-Hungary (with the addition of royal). The imperial soldiers had a special romanticizing reputation (loyalty), and a few similar names still live on today, e.g. B. in some pieces of music and the Kaiserjäger music band. In Switzerland , the term is associated with negative ideas, which can be traced back to the protracted liberation struggles of the Confederation .
The term was not used in the German Empire in the 19th century.
The assignment in the Napoleonic Wars and the Battle of the Three Emperors is more difficult .
