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In the 16th century, the full description ''The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation'' was usually used in formal references.

In the 16th century, the full description ''The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation'' was usually used in formal references.

In 1756, [[Voltaire]] famously described the Empire as "neither [[Holy]], nor [[Rome|Roman]], nor an [[Empire]]", in his ''Essay on the Manner and Spirit of Nations and on the Principal Occurrences in History''.

In 1756, [[liberal]] [[Voltaire]] notoriously described the Empire as "neither [[Holy]], nor [[Rome|Roman]], nor an [[Empire]]", in his ''Essay on the Manner and Spirit of Nations and on the Principal Occurrences in History''.

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