PC<p>Emperor Irene in 798-803 ce was the only female to rule the Holy Roman Empire. She ordered her Emperor son’s eyes gouged out to get the job. She nearly healed the east/west Catholic Church split over iconoclasm (idol worship). </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/WomensHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHistory</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/HolyRomanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HolyRomanEmpire</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/RomanEmporer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanEmporer</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Iconoclasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iconoclasm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/irene-of-athens-p2-3529666" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thoughtco.com/irene-of-athens-</span><span class="invisible">p2-3529666</span></a></p>