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> 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 wh
by 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