▲ 39 ▼ Holy Roman Empire in the 1190s (files.catbox.moe) submitted 2 years ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_oduuZ8VJ8
[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 🤮 permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Believe you me, you are not alone. Then there's what some guy wrote and the quote became famous, I paraphrase - "The Holy Roman Empire is none of the above", or maybe it was "The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, Roman, nor an Empire". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It was Voltaire: "The HRE is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago I think in 1190 it was still all of those things though permalink fedilink source parent [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago … talk amongst yourselves permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago and Voltaire was wrong. It was "Holy" as in the pope had no authority over it, as it is "Holy" already. "Roman" as it larps to be Roman from time to time and "Empire", because it was an actual Empire. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Believe you me, you are not alone. Then there's what some guy wrote and the quote became famous, I paraphrase - "The Holy Roman Empire is none of the above", or maybe it was "The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, Roman, nor an Empire". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It was Voltaire: "The HRE is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago I think in 1190 it was still all of those things though permalink fedilink source parent [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago … talk amongst yourselves permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago and Voltaire was wrong. It was "Holy" as in the pope had no authority over it, as it is "Holy" already. "Roman" as it larps to be Roman from time to time and "Empire", because it was an actual Empire. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It was Voltaire: "The HRE is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago I think in 1190 it was still all of those things though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago I think in 1190 it was still all of those things though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago … talk amongst yourselves permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago and Voltaire was wrong. It was "Holy" as in the pope had no authority over it, as it is "Holy" already. "Roman" as it larps to be Roman from time to time and "Empire", because it was an actual Empire. permalink fedilink source parent
