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Originally Posted by Strengthandhonour
I agree with M.R. that the "empire" wasn't necessarily German.
At one point the Holy Roman Empire contained a part of France and a lot of Italian provinces.
Regarding an European army, I don't see it as such a bad idea. I mean, individual European nations can't compete with some of the other growing world powers. However, I distrust what the politicians might do with such an army..
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A lot of unhappy italian provinces ... we had to rebel for our rights
(Lombard League).
At long last national states proved victorious over the empire model and worked better.