Renaissance Europe
A Paperwork Problem Ignored for 200 Years Nearly Barred an Emperor
The Holy Roman Empire held its most consequential election in a generation in 1519—and the man who won it nearly wasn't allowed to rule because of a paperwork problem ignored for two hundred years.
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