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> Why was the Holy Roman Empire never restablished in the post-Napoleonic era Well, that was one of the ideas behind the "Third Reich" (Roman Empire, HRE, then
by monoideism 6y ago
> Why was the Holy Roman Empire never restablished in the post-Napoleonic era
Well, that was one of the ideas behind the "Third Reich" (Roman Empire, HRE, then German Reich). Of course, it was under Hitler, not any hereditary emperor.
> If I remember the last HRE was still around for many years after the outster of Napoleon.
No, the last recognized HRE (Francis II) was defeated by Napolean.
But technically, there still is an heir, although his family has renounced any claim to that or any other title (among other reasons, because Hungary and Austria don't permit the use of such titles):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_von_Habsburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_von_Habsburg
- mr_toad 6y ago> hereditary emperor. Hereditary (and especially primogeniture) wasn’t as big a deal under any of the Roman Empires as it was for European monarchies. Even when an emperor had heirs, they were often adopted.
- monoideism 6y agoThe Holy Roman Empire was an European monarchy from the middle ages to ~1800. That's what I was referring to - perhaps that wasn't as clear as it should have been. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire
- billfruit 6y agoFrancis II continued to be Emperor of Austria till 1830, Napoleon was outsted in 1815 or there abouts.
- monoideism 6y agoYes, but he ceased to be HRE in 1806 upon defeat by Napoleon. I see there's some ambiguity here in the way the question was posed and how I answered, but that's what I meant to refer to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Holy_Roman_...