The Holy Roman Empire

Overview

The Holy Roman Empire was one of, if not the most powerful Catholic nation in the world. Pope Francis has ruled the Empire since 1619, with some intervals where other emperors had to reign due to the number of jobs Francis has. The Empire had started shortly after the Carolingian period as a complete mess of princes who enjoyed filthy beer halls and electoral orgies, later consolidating under the house of Habsburg through centuries of incestuous marriages. In the modern era, the Habsburg line culminates in the Emperor Francis Habsburg, the Pope who rules Austria directly as Archduke while serving as elected Holy Roman Emperor and Pope. It follows the Franist ideology. It has recently collapsed due to internals (read below)

The HRE was made up of several states, duchies, counties, etc that are all managed by Francis as emperor, with autonomy permitted. In a way, it was sort of like the United States, in the sense its a unified country but with several self-functioning states that adhere to the Emperor.

What now?

The Empire was the oldest state to spend extensive time as a superpower, notably for its countless trade wars, diplomacy, the GDP and was most well known for being ruled by the Pope.
Bavaria, the Archbishophric-Electorate of Cologne, the Archbishop-Electorate of Trier and the Archbishophric of Mainz remain the greatest allies of Pope Francis.

The collapse of the Holy Roman Empire occurred formally on September 9th, 2026, but its downfall had been happening since World War Two. With most states of the HRE joining the Novus Ordo or being incorporated into Austria, such as Bavaria or Württemberg, the HRE was officially declared over.

As a result, Pope Francis had to install new regents across his lands. Austria under Archduke Leopold V Habsburg, Spain under Ledesma, and Hungary under Father Andras Kun. Austria remained loyal to Francis and to Italy, especially considering the fact that Leopold V is blood-related to Pope Francis.

Pope Francis continues to rule Italy and the Papal States, but his authority and power over the outer Italian regions like Piedmont have slipped, especially after Prince Amedeo’s takeover and establishment of the Free State of Turin.

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