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I realize how unlikely a Protestant Holy Roman Emperor is, but if a Protestant majority succeeded in seating a Protestant HRE at some point between 1520-1648 what would it look like.

Specifically I am wondering what the religious foundation for his claim would be without the Papal backing a Catholic Emperor entails. Would it even continue as a "Holy Roman Empire" or would the depictions and surrounding theological and ideological framework change?

The position of HRE had been so bound up with Catholic rethoric that I am having difficulties imagining what it would look like. I think that there might be some of the later absolutist justifications which could work in a case like this, but how exactly would it be framed.

For the moment please ignore the likely rebellions and deposal that could well follow, for 5he moment I am just interested in the underlying justifications.

We can get into all the other stuff at a later point.
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