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In the Legal Fiction they are the descendants of Charlemagne, who was crowned Emperor, and thus were the direct descendants of the Roman Empire.

• pm3003 4mo ago
  Didn't they elect the Kaiser until 1806?
  • flohofwoe 4mo ago
    Yeah, but every empire worth its salt needs a good 'garage story' ;) (like the Romans claiming to be descendants of Trojan war refugees)