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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2000274, member: 39&quot;]Hmm, the coin is from 1769. The Holy Roman Empire ended, primarily due to Napoleon&#039;s influence, in 1806. And the German Confederation (Deutscher Bund) founded at the Vienna Congress nine years later, certainly not by Napoleon <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> , had 38 members (35 at its end). Yes, considerably fewer than, for example the 300 or so at the end of the Thirty Years War.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the name &quot;Holy Roman Empire (of German Nation)&quot;, of course it was somewhat pompous. Lots of political titles are, even today. But the idea of continuing the ancient Roman Empire, being its heir so to say, had been around for a long time - at least since Charlemagne had been crowned &quot;Emperor of the Romans&quot; ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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