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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 20 points 1 month ago (5 children)

The Holy Roman Empire was not holy, Roman, or an empire.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It had an emperor and thus was an empire.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I'm an emperor of my house!

[–] Iunnrais@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Well, if an emperor is defined as a ruler of kings, and basically every town in Germany (or “The Germanies”) considered itself a tiny kingdom, then empire is appropriate and accurate?

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Emperor" and "empire" mean different things. Like "gamer" and "game".

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

In the sense that you can't have one without the other, yes. So if we accept emperor Norton as an emperor, which many do, it stands to reason he had an empire.