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.

Can't wait! This is gonna be sick.

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

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 KZfaq journey Ollie!

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

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

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.

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!

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

The greatest video of all time is on its way.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your recent stuff is increedible, keep it up!

I like how related dynasties have similar colors

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

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

This is insane, a true masterpiece

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

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

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

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.

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.

When you will post it???

Can't wait!!

Looking forward to the video.

Take a shot every time Egbart II, Margrave of Miessen (1068-1089) switches sides.

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

Today is June!

The map of Flanders might be somewhat inaccurate as many areas shown as sea were either tidal flats or marshland, which you coloured in as land in the Netherlands but for some reason not in Flanders?

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

This is gonna be the map video of all time

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!

Banger video, great job

0:55 The emperor of the romans is just a guy. He is the emperor of the romans and he is just a guy.

Quel travail! MERCI

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

Holy moly THIS LOOKS AWESOME!

I'm curious how you collect so much information, border changes and data without losing order and harmony in the timeline, do you have a grouped list or something like that?

He's actually doing it 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

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

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

Excellent work! Looking forward to seeing the completion version!

WONDERFUL

0:01 So Charlemagne's empire worked like a personal union? Were all these divisions considered their own kingdoms/duchies etc.?

holy shit, your videos just get better and better.

I can't wait!

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

these frankish borders look so nice aaahh

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). 😉

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 :)

I'm super excited for this

If you manage to do this project, it will be your most impressive.

Wow. Respect for this guy he made the holy roman empire

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

Great preview Ollie! Waiting for the actual video

Cannot wait for the release. This looks sick so far

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

An excellent answer to “where has Ollie By been”

You are a great historian and a great mapper

Amazing job!

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

It's already impressive, i can't wait

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

Please don't exclude Italy from 1648 - 1797. The Emperor was only forced to give up his title of King of Italy in 1797 with the Treaty of Campo Formio, and had used his authority as Emperor multiple times in Italy during that time frame, such as declaring Milan a vacated fief of the Empire in 1707, deposing the Duke of Mantua (as voted by the Imperial Diet) in 1708, or in investing Francis of Lorraine with the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1737.

What about Poland? It was a vassal of HRE two times during XI century. Hungary also was a vassal of HRE during the period of the second reign of Peter Orseolo (1044-1046)

The Holy Roman Empire will be the hardest to map especially through time.

Oh my god....the impossible has been attempted

The fact that in a historical videos the King of a barbarian germanic tribe is called Emperor of the Romans is making me losing my mind.

Comments preview: "Nooo you missed that duke who ruled a street"

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

Absolutely, Fucking, Unbelievable

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

great work

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

Thanks good luck uploading

Looking forward to this!

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

0:54 *EMPEROR* of the *ROMANS* *"guy."*

very impressive

Wow apart from the history of the world every year video and history of asia every every year most impressive mapping video ever

Hey, positively in which software you make these videos?

The cartographer's final boss: The HRE.