This is what people like to joke about the Holy Roman Empire. The original quote is from the author of Candide*.
Well, if that’s the case, then why did they call it that in the first place?
The strange case of the Holy Roman Empire.
*What? You’ve never read Candide?
Do.
It’s a very quick and easy read too.
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Names can indeed be deceiving.
A great example are the nations of Iceland and Greenland.
Can anyone guess which one is icy and which one is pleasant?
Thanks to global warming, Greenland IS now pleasant. Also, Iceland has just recently been re-named “Land of Volcanic Fire and Smoke”.
Holy Roman Empire rocked, for the first 5 albums anyway.