Holy Roman Empire

Background
The Holy Roman Empire is a very controversial subject on /his/. The two most prominent viewpoints are those that believe, like Voltaire, it is not the successor to the Roman Empire; and thosewho believe it is the true successor. Many an argument has been started due to this controversy."'T his agglomerati on which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.' -Voltaire"