The Holy Roman Empire: Every Year [PREVIEW] 

As the title says, this is just a preview. This project has been in production since July 2022, and currently has an expected completion date of March-May 2024. Be aware that there are a few mistakes and some incomplete sections, which will be corrected ahead of the final release.

He didn't have to include the nations outside the HRE, yet he took the time to include them. Mad respect 🤝

Can't wait! This is gonna be sick.

This will truly be absolutely fantastic and well researched once it’s done. Definitely looking to be the most impressive project you’ve put together in the decade of your RU-vid journey Ollie!

Can’t wait to see the final version! Lets hope the details will be outstandingly good!

This dude will make the most complex and yet the best Holy Roman Empire map, time lapse, ever created on RU-vid! I hope the video gets a lot of views for Ollie is the exceptional and the most legendary mapper out there!

Yes! This is going to be so confusing and complicated (which is a compliment considering the HRE), this is going to be great! The hard work and research that was put into to this deserves a massive thank you.

He's doing what few others have had the courage to do, taking on the impossible.

I absolutely loved the first Holy Roman Empire video but this looks so much cleaner and more detailed and accurate. Can't wait and I know how hard you have been working on this Ollie!

This is an enormous project... I hope it'll get millions of views

Great to see this project coming along so smoothly. I look forward to the full release Ollie.

An Addition that I think could be helpful is if you indicate which individual held the title King of Germany and/ or King of the Romans, especially with the Interregnum, as it might indicate that the empire had no executive at all during the periods where there was no emperor, Video looks great super excited for it!

Wow this is amazing. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of public, easily accessible mapping information about subkingdoms and various domains not owned by the crown in many pre-modern European states, which is why I am so appreciative of this video

This Is just so unimaginably good, and while It may only be a preview It already looks fantastic! Great work!

You are such a legend and I cannot wait for this!

Oh my god, are you actually doing this? That's insane. I've been looking all over the internet for detailed HRE maps at different time periods, but they come at 50-year intervals at most. I don't think anyone has ever attempted anything this elaborate. Good luck, sir. EDIT: I was wrong, one madman actually attempted this before, and it was you lol.

You’re in my top favorite mappers Ollie and have been for years! This looks exciting! The HRE has always been so intricate and intriguing to me.

Your recent stuff is increedible, keep it up!

Can't wait for the full video! (Love the new style btw)

Great video. I especially love the colour you used for the ecclesiastical states

He is actually doing it. He is doing the final boss of mapping

You are doing a great job! I'm already looking forward to a new masterpiece!!!

Amazing! I can't wait to see the full video! Great job

good god finally. Someone has finally gone through the absolute terror of mapping out the Holy Roman Empire - I had to do this for just 1788, and it was insane how difficult and complicated it was. Bravo for managing to pull this off, this will make my life so much easier!

This is already a great achievement. Good luck with the rest of the project!

NO WAY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG WAITING FOR FULL VIDEO!!!

Finally, Yes!!!, Cant wait to see the full video :D

This men deserves a price for his work. Amazing work as always.

The greatest video of all time is on its way.

Outstanding! Can’t wait to see the full video.

Excellent work! Looking forward to seeing the completion version!

the amount of work must be incredible, looking forward to seeing final version

Great preview Ollie! Waiting for the actual video

Amazing work, looking forward to this. What source/Books do you use for the comprehensive knowledge of each year ? thanks!

Looks exciting. Can’t wait to see it in full.

Hey man I saw your maps of the world years ago and a few others since. I was wondering if you had plans to revamp the info with more recent information. Like with Golbeki Tepe and other sites. I also really liked your map of London, I wish though it showed the areas of power in the city as well at the transfer between, Britannia, Anglo Saxon, Norse, or Norman with the construction projects. But really cool work man!

So excited for this! My wife will have no choice but to look at more HRE maps and content!

The precision is absolutely mindblowing This is just a preview, yet it would already be absolutely astounding as a standalone video Will you name more sources when releasing the full video ? I've been trying to find more information about the political history of my area (Lothringia) for ages but I never managed to find anything this precise Do you have any advice to give for this kind of huge research ?

Holy moly THIS LOOKS AWESOME!

Banger video, great job

This video will be one of the most interesting mapper-projects on youtube.

This is insane, a true masterpiece

holy shit, your videos just get better and better.

Can't wait!!

That's a hue and magnificent project; I wish you reselience and force to fulfill it!

I'm so hyped!! This is so cool.

It's extremely impressive how you've showed the non-feudal west-frisians becoming de facto independent around 1000

I like how related dynasties have similar colors

yummy video, glad i helped on 1% of the project

Looking forward to this!

Cannot wait for the release. This looks sick so far

Looking forward to the video.

That's absolutely SO BEAUTIFUL. Reddit has a section called map porn. That's exactly that. I wonder why we are maps addict since our childhood.

Amazing job!

Thanks good luck uploading

It's already impressive, i can't wait

I'm super excited for this

This is gonna be the map video of all time

I can't wait!

Wow this is a great project, well done . Hopefully in the future we might get a full Roman Empire map (west and east).

He's actually doing it 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Great work!

Nice video!!! Great work, is taking obscene ammounts of time with the HRE bordergore

I luv your work. ^^

can't wait for that, especially how you show meissen/saxony

great work

Amazing bro hope to see more this version looks so good keep up the good work ❤️👍 love from Iran 🇮🇷 🦁

Hyped

Much thanks.

Man can’t wait for it!!! Super hyped up for this, keep up the good work! I am also curious as to what you will decide to do with the Teutonic Order lands, in the empire or outside? Who knows :)

This is going to be so lit

We needed this video ¡INCREDIBLE AND AMAZING! Ollie Bye is the BEST

I eagerly await

Ollie which software do you use to make this? I want to make maps like this too but don't know how?

Quel travail! MERCI

Great video🎉

Great video

Great job

Cant wait

Do you think you could make an updated tutorial on how you make these videos?

good work!

this is so cool!

holy god damn this is great

Heeessss backkk

So nice video!

these frankish borders look so nice aaahh

This will be absolutely phantastique! 👍👍👍 Is there the possibility to use the original german names i.e. Bayern, Schwaben, Sachsen, Franken?

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

West Frisia as a distinction in this time is a bit contentious. The Region as we understand it today was still part of the larger Free Frisian Lands, meanwhile the historical lands of Holland were also styled as West Frisia and were under the rule of the ancestors of the later counts of Holland. The Frisian Lands in general were more complex and did not seem to be under direct or indirect control of Lower Lotharingia. The counts of Holland seem to at least for the Period of 1005 to 1039 been a direct vassal of the Emperor. But most likely earlier, as they inherited the lands from when Godfrid was murdered by the first ancestor of the dynasty in 885. Similarly in this same timeframe the modern province of Friesland was de jure under the control of the Brunonen dynasty starting in 1006 under Liudolf of Brunswick and ending in 1088 when the emperor granted it to Utrecht. EDIT: It might be an idea to color Viking held lands seperately so that you can also indicate the time period of each duchy held by them. Godfrid, Duke of Frisia held most of Frisia (all of zeeland, holland and frisia most likley) from 882 to 885. And earlier the region around Utrecht and Kennemerland were held by Rorik of Dorestad. Hope this helps.

How do I explain to my friends how exciting this is...

Mapping the HRE: You really have to be dedicated to tackle this mess (or completely insane - hehehe). Looking forward to the final release and to find out what eventually happened to the HRE (I hear some French guy got rid of it). 😉

u been doing this for so long i graduated

This man is insane

Impressive! Maybe you can add explanations for the abbreviations of the small states.

You are a great historian and a great mapper

You could try to add the last 200 years of german history to it and make it as a history of germany, I think that would work

I love the details in the Meißen-Lausitz/Lusatia region :) Also a good way to showcase the development of Saxony from the tribal duchy in the north (where the anglo-saxons a.k.a. english came from) to the electorate and kingdom in the east. But man I dread the work you have to do to get through the 1400s to 1800s. What a mess that was 😅But also would be nice to see how much clean-up the Vienna Congress actually did.

Good music choice

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I also like the icons for leaders with no surviving portraits