The Emperor can demand another nation, member or not, to return unlawfully held imperial territory to the Emperor, refusal of which gives the Emperor an Imperial Liberation casus belli and gives all member states a relations penalty with the unlawful land's holder. The territory is considered unlawful if the owner does not have a core on it. Denying the request will also result in higher unrest, lower tax and manpower and a negative monthly autonomy change in the recently conquered province. If target country refuse the Demand, Holy Roman Empire loses −1 Imperial Authority. Demanding causes a −100 relation penalty with the target, so it is probably worth it to let an Elector keep its spoil of war instead. If the same province is taken twice by different or same nations the emperor takes ownership of that said province. Walter Ullman. "This Realm of England is an Empire." Ecclesiastical History, 3/2/2011, pp. 175 - 203. The tooltip for the Dismantle HRE button in the HRE interface will tell you which Electors are currently not controlled. Over the centuries, the various counts and Princes expanded their territories, and in 1667, Fürstenberg, now called Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, was raised to a principality and received a vote at the Reichstag. In 1744, the various Fürstenberg territories were united to the Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg, as all the Fürstentum ruling lines except one had become extinct. Finally, the Rheinbundakte of 1806 completely dissolved Fürstentum Fürstenberg. Most of its territory was given to Baden; smaller parts were given to Württemberg, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and Bavaria.

Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria (16 July 1611 – 24 March 1644), who married her cousin W?adys?aw IV Vasa, King of Poland. The Nobility of every HRE Nation will gain +10% Loyalty and +10% Influence for the rest of the game Dismantling the HRE will remove the HRE interface and all modifiers and effects which the HRE provides or which get triggered by the HRE. The country which dismantles the HRE will get the event The End of the Holy Roman Empire which grants prestige, splendor and power projection.monthly for every electors below seven (below eight if reform Embrace Rechenschaft Measures was taken). Imperial Actions: Hovering over the dove icon to the left of the Emperor's shield shows what special actions are available to the Emperor. AI will always choose this option if it has one of the following attitudes towards the Netherlands: Since this Reichssturmfahne was part of the arms of the Duchy of Wuerttemberg since 1495 and of the royal house of Wuerttemberg up to 1918, we have 19th The Holy Roman Empire was the dominant political power in Central Europe during this historical period. Compared to earlier centuries, when the Emperor wielded more control over his territory, the Empire by the EU4 timeframe had become greatly decentralized, and its member states acted with great autonomy. The power of the Emperor was still considerable. He had the power to intercede in the wars and affairs of the member states of the Empire. If the Emperor can enact the reforms, he can eventually centralize all the separate nations of the Empire under his own banner, and turn the Holy Roman Empire into a unified powerhouse which in the right hands can be almost unstoppable. Alternatively, the Empire can embrace its growing decentralization and gain strength from its diversity, while remaining united when it needs to. Conversely, the Empire can wane in power, and, as happened historically in 1806, it can eventually be dismantled. In game, however, the Holy Roman Empire usually passes a moderate number of reforms. What happens largely is the elimination of most one province minor states and leads to an end game scenario of 8-18 mid-sized states instead of the original 50.

Notably, being a member of the Empire is not a requirement, though electors will usually prefer members ( −50 reasons, and cannot get +25 reasons as a "Large Nation in the Empire"). Roman, the heirs of the Roman Empire and centred on the spiritual primacy of the city of Rome, whose bishop is representative of our shared religious life; Depending on how much of the HRE is owned by Reformed countries when the event " The Evangelical Union is Victorious" happens, the following can happen: The circles had diets of their own. At the Reichtsag Italian states were not represented, but in modern times some Burgundianstates (Duchy of Savoya, Archbishop and Imperial City of Besançon, Principality of Mombeliard etc.). Kur-Brandenburg, also known as the Margraviate of Brandenburg ( Markgrafschaft Brandenburg), was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806. Also called the March of Brandenburg ( Mark Brandenburg), or the Electorate of Brandenburg ( Kurfürstentum Brandenburg), its rulers became some of the prince-electors who voted for the Holy Roman Emperor.

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If a non-member is elected emperor and their capital has a land connection to an HRE province then all their European provinces which have a land connection to the capital can be added to the HRE (using the join HRE button), making them an HRE member.

Burgundy selected the option 'I never much cared for claiming the French Throne.' in the event " Imperial Entrance" Today, Fürstenberg is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany and lies on the River Weser in the Weser Uplands near Höxter and Holzminden. The Fürstenberg China Factory, founded in 1747, is the second-oldest porcelain manufacturer in Germany. If the Protestant league enforces "Religious Supremacy", but the HRE is predominantly Reformed, the incident “The Reformers Protest” will happen which can make Reformed the official faith.Winner was the later king of France Henry III, the new leader of the Protestants, admiral Coligny also was defeated at Moncontour on 3 October 1569. In 1401, a double-headed eagle replaced the single-headed eagle on the Imperial Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor. Described as: "Double-headed Imperial eagle displayed with a halo sable armed and langued gules." There were two versions, one with haloes and one without. The accepted imperial religion (either Catholic or Protestant). If the Peace of Westphalia event happens, any Christian may be chosen (although a −50 "Heretic Nation" penalty goes toward the nation's score on the electors' opinion, not to mention the relations hit), including Orthodox and Coptic nations. If Art of War is enabled, consider designating your HRE vassals as marches if you don't need their territory and have a strong economy, as it will lower their liberty desire (so you can feed them even more), and strengthen their military abilities, making the swarm even more unstoppable. By marrying his son Philip the Handsome to the future Queen Joanna of Castile in 1498, Maximilian I established the Habsburg dynasty in Spain and allowed his grandson Charles to become the King of Spain and later as Charles V he became the Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, thus he ruled both the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Empire at the same time.

Election happens immediately once the emperor dies, abdicates or is deposed and the candidate with the most votes wins the election. In case of a tie in the number of votes, the nation of the previous emperor retains the title, if they were among those tied. Otherwise, the tied candidate whose country has the highest prestige wins the election. The Nation that triggered this Incident (usually Denmark) will get the Event "Embargoed by the Empire" There are no more elections for Emperor. Electors no longer vote, though they retain Elector status.The most famous example of a conflict featuring the pope against the emperor is the so-called Investiture Controversy. In 1076, Pope Gregory VII (r. 1073-1085) excommunicated Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1084-1105) after they disputed who could choose the bishop of Milan. It might seem like a very disproportionate action to a petty dispute, but the right to invest the bishops within the empire with the symbols of their office was deeply important to their authority. Unfortunately for Henry, his excommunication was the green light for a number of disaffected nobles to rise against him. He diffused the situation marvellously when he walked to Canossa, where Gregory was staying, and knelt barefoot in the snow until Gregory agreed to absolve him.