No not the Empire, your reading that title correctly.
Hello all. I'm interested in ways the institution of the Holy Roman Emperor, I.e a sovereign elected by the political and religious heads of the various member states of the Empire, could survive. With the twist being that the Empire itself can be disposed of, since really a centralised HRE is just the German Empire with extra steps. Its also probable that the Emperor would be largely a figurehead, more as a symbol of tradition and unity between German peoples in this scenario. Thoughts?
Hello all. I'm interested in ways the institution of the Holy Roman Emperor, I.e a sovereign elected by the political and religious heads of the various member states of the Empire, could survive. With the twist being that the Empire itself can be disposed of, since really a centralised HRE is just the German Empire with extra steps. Its also probable that the Emperor would be largely a figurehead, more as a symbol of tradition and unity between German peoples in this scenario. Thoughts?
