Free Imperial City of Aachen

Free Imperial City of Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle Freie Reichsstadt Aachen (German)
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
• Annexed by France	1797
• to Kingdom of Prussia	1815
Succeeded by Roer (department)
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]