Was the Holy Roman Empire the Holy Empire of the Romans, or the

>>1711626
It was none of those things.

It was the pathetic confederation of the teutons

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>king of the romans
>not a king
>not of the romans

>>1711626
Holy Roman! An Empire?

MORE LIKE HOLEY ROWMAN AIMPYRE AMIRITE

>>1711626
I jacked off to that map.

>>1711626
>Konigreich Frankreich

Mutes should be genocided to be honest my lads

>>1711626
It was the empire of the Holy Roman Emperor
Note that the title of emperor predates Otto I. meaning that the HRE is named after the Holy Roman Emperor

it was nether, it was actually Empire of the Romans Holy

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>>1711718
more like Empirical Romani Holly

>>1711626
Heretical Teutonic Patchwork.

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So what's the deal with the Holy Roman Empire? It's not Holy, it's not Roman, and it's not an empire!

>>1712652
>So what's the deal with Germany? They're not Germs, they're not Men, and there's not many of them!

>>1711708
"Eastern Roman Empire".

This is very difficult to say while keeping a straight face. I wonder who can, because indeed it is hard.

"Eastern", you say, grinning like Procopius did. "Eastern", it is its name. But when thinking of "Eastern", you think about how Rome was located in the West. You think about all those who succeeded Rome in the West. You think about how the Catholic Church continued Roman political system in the West.

But then, the funniest is coming: "Roman". Yes, now, you cannot contain your laughter. "Roman" it is called, despite the fact that this "Roman" body is standing on Greece, a land so harsh and poor that it took the Legions of Rome 66 years to set foot in it. A Greek-speaking and non-Roman Catholic people, yes, but still calling themselves "Roman".

And now, here is the end of the fun: "Empire". Now you fell on the ground, laughing so hard you can't breathe. An "Empire", a body made of dozens of pretenders to the throne, all fighting for themselves, giving strange names to their position, full of Despots or Autokrators. An "Empire" who will stay divided and eventually ruled by Turks , while the great powers of Europe create colonies all around the world.

>Eastern
>Roman
>Empire

Imperium Romanium Sancti

Its an empire that is both Roman and Holy.

>>1711626
Holy Empire of the Romans. It was literally "Sacrum Romanum Imperium" - Romanum Imperium = "Empire of the Romans", Sacrum = Holy. Their leader was called "Romanorum Imperator", literally "Emperor of the Romans". So it was the former.

I know you're just memeing though so here

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>>1711626
>Holy
>Roman
>Empire

Medieval society considered the Roman Empire a model of universal monarchy. Holy Roman Empire meant a claim of establishing a universal monarchy like the Roman Empire, but Christian.

>>1711708
>>1712696
That's why the ottomans were the real successors desu

Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was one official name it went by.

Generally though, it was just called "The Empire" by its contemporaries, and the Emperor just known as "the Emperor" or "King of Germany"