As with electors, the empire functions properly with them at their max number. The AI will always grant the status of Free City to the maximum of 12, as long as there are 12 eligible nations. If “Call for Reichsreform” has been passed, the emperor will have an Imperial Liberation casus belli on non-members holding imperial provinces. Walter Ullman. "This Realm of England is an Empire." Ecclesiastical History, 3/2/2011, pp. 175 - 203. The Regiment Granweiler was another German regiment at the Battle of Moncontour in October of 1569 during the Third Huguenot War in France. This regimental flag had a 7-stripes, divided horizontally. The central stripe was red with the white cross of the Alliance of Huguenots in its center. The others stripes were from top to bottom: red-yellow-mixed colors-mixed colors-blue-white. The mixed color stripes were divided horizontally twice into blue-red-yellow-white(upper) and white-yellow-red-blue(lower). Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian region of Swabia in Germany. It is the central economic, educational and administrative center in the Danube-Iller region.

The Emperor of the HRE selected the option 'This matter requires deliberation.' in the event " The Question of Holstein"A Prince selected the option 'We shall take this to the Imperial Diet.' in the event " Petition for Membership"' be the overlord of the Elector and they control their own capital(subjects of subjects count as well) Additionally, the Emperor may core any province within the Empire, even if it's out of coring range or inaccessible. have an alliance with the overlord of the Elector and they control their own capital(subjects of subjects of allies count as well)

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. Switzerland selected the option 'We no longer need the Empire.' in the event " Switzerland and the Empire" If a member of the Protestant or the Catholic League is at war with the Emperor when the league war is declared, they are not called into the league war and their own war against the Emperor continues as normal. The history of the Holy Roman Empire begins not 962 under the reign of Otto I (the Great), it starts with the imperial coronation of Charlemagne on 25 December 800 at Rome. From 800 until 1165 the name of the empire was only "Roman Empire" ( Imperium Romanum) as a restoration of the ancient Roman Empire. From 1165 until 1486 the state name was "Holy Roman Empire" ( Sacrum Romanorum Imperium), or "Holy Empire of the Romans," because on 29 December 1165, Charlemagne was declared "holy" by the Pope Paschalis III. Since Maximilian I (1486-1519) until 6 August 1806, the state name was the "Holy Roman Empire of German Nation" ( Sacrum Romanorum Imperium Nationis Germanicae), or the "Holy Empire of the Romans by German Nation." In the German language it is Heiliges Reich der Römer Deutscher Nation, or in the shorter version: Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation). Note that having an alliance with the Emperor does not help, as they may still join on the defender's side.

Imperial Authority: The white number in at the top of the interface shows the current imperial authority to two decimal places. Hovering over it shows a list of factors that can affect it. The red or green number below it shows how much imperial authority changes each month, and its tooltip shows the factors that currently affect it. It is still possible for princes to end up at war as a result of honoring alliances with non-members or intervening in succession wars.

Leaving causes non-core provinces in the HRE to be ceded to the emperor, removes all core provinces from the HRE, hurts relations with the emperor and reduces Imperial Authority by 10. Vassalize diplomatically instead (difficult, as members get negative reasons to accept vassalization) Organs of the Empire were the Emperor, the Electors, the Reichstag (diet), and since about 1520 the Imperial circles. The circles were responsible Holstein-Gottorp is the historical name for the parts of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein that were ruled by the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. The territories of Gottorp are located in present-day Denmark and Germany. The Dukes ruled from Gottorf Castle in the city of Schleswig in the Duchy of Schleswig.The Holy Roman Empire interface is a small shield (with a picture of an imperial eagle) on the bottom of the screen (only visible as long as the HRE exists). Under the icon is a number which shows the authority of the current reigning Emperor. Burgundy selected the option 'Come what may, Burgundy shall remain Burgundian.' or 'The French aren't here to stop us anymore.' in the event " The Burgundian Succession" Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian region of Swabia in Germany. It was the central economic, educational and administrative center in the Danube-Iller region during the Holy Roman Empire.

Every member of the HRE can support a certain outcome on an incident, and after one year the outcome is solely decided by the Emperor. However, should the Emperor choose an outcome for an incident that is not popular with most of the HRE it carries strong relationship penalties; a "went against us in the Diet" -25 malus with every prince who voted differently (reducing by +1 each year).

Imperial Banner 1438 (variants)

Take and core the province when the Emperor is at war. While the Emperor can demand unlawful territory while he is at war (not with you), AI-controlled Emperors don't seem to do so It likely developed in the 12th century during the crusades, and was in use as Imperial War Flag during the 13th and early 14th centuries. It was smaller than the imperial banner, carried before the emperor or his appointed commander in battle.