Never had a teacher say that.
They all went “it’s basically Germany, but as a union instead of a proper country” and moved on.
Unless they just called it Germany.
DrBaldnutzPHD on
A very loose confederation of mostly Germanic states?
The HRE is the coolest state to ever exist but also the name does deserve to be slandered lightheartedly, and Voltaire’s quote is hilarious and savage, which is why it’s so common among historynerds circles in the first place
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Never had a teacher say that.
They all went “it’s basically Germany, but as a union instead of a proper country” and moved on.
Unless they just called it Germany.
A very loose confederation of mostly Germanic states?
[True history behind HRE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire#History)
This is not accurate
The HRE is the coolest state to ever exist but also the name does deserve to be slandered lightheartedly, and Voltaire’s quote is hilarious and savage, which is why it’s so common among historynerds circles in the first place
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