So this was the most effective way to manage a large empire right? Instead of causing cultural tensions you let each cultural group do their own thing while still being a part of a coherent empire.
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>>1258371
>HRE
>coherent
this is some next-level Voltaire bait
>>1258371
Maybe if you were considered a god emperor or something. You need your vassals to fear and respect you enough to listen to you when you want to be coherent.
HRE = no
>>1258371
It was just German prince banter man, nothing too deep.
>>1258371
>this was the most effective way to manage a large Germanic empire
ftfy
>>1258834
The not Holy. not Roman, not Empire
>>1258371
>Emprie
The >H >R >E was not coherent in any sense.
>>1258371
Well, yes. Outside influence from the French was what caused an otherwise good system to buckle a little.
Never forget or forgive the French for 1806, they robbed the world of a treasure.
>>1258371
No
>>1258371
The empire was not managed by the emperor you idiot, he had almost no real power. He had more like a symbolic role. It wasn't a videogame.
>manage
>large
>empire
>coherent
>>1259122
Imagine what memes we've been robbed of.