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Were there any attempts to centralize the holy roman empire into a more country-like state? 2017-04-24 04:30:43 Post No. 2709513
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Were there any attempts to centralize the holy roman empire into a more country-like state?
Anonymous
2017-04-24 04:30:43
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I imagine so but wouldn't that also defeat the purpose of the HRE?
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>>2709527
What "purpose" are you referring to?
Cant really see any purpose to such a ""country""
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But the HRE is so much cooler when it's just a bunch of small statelets with their own unique identities.
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>>2709513
Of course but the princes kept on rebelling
Then Luther and Saxony finished those plans for good
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>>2709513
Yes, a guy called Bismark tried that.
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>>2709513
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Reform
Then there was also the Thirty Years' War: When things were going well for the Emperor after the victory over Bohemia, German Protestant states and Denmark it looked like he could establish quasi-absolutist authority, but this also failed quickly.
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>>2709722
>but this also failed quickly.
Read: The French and the Swedes made sure it failed.
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>>2709714
>I am make le shitepost XD
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>>2709513
there had been many failed attempts
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