Question: who ruled the holy roman empire in 1509
Answer: Holy Roman Empire -- Maximilian I , Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria ( 1493 -- 1519 ) County of Arenberg -- Eberhard IV ( 1496 -- 1531 ) Margraviate of Baden - Baden -- Christoph I ( 1475 -- 1515 ) ( 1475 -- 1515 ) Duchy of Bavaria -- William IV ( 1508 -- 1550 ) County of Bentheim - Bentheim -- Eberwin II ( 1473 -- 1530 ) County of Bentheim - Lingen -- Nicholas IV ( 1508 -- 1541 ) County of Bentheim - Steinfurt -- Arnold II ( 1454 -- 1806 ) County of Bentheim - Tecklenburg -- Otto VIII ( 1493 -- 1526 ) Electorate of Brandenburg --