Voltaire's 1756 Essay on Customs (Essai sur les moeurs et l'esprit des nations), the source of his often-quoted judgment that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
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AuthorVoltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet)
Publication Year1756
Source TypePrimary Text
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This source names The Holy Roman Empire directly: "of his often-quoted judgment that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire."
Source Essai sur les moeurs (Voltaire)Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet)
Sources
Essai sur les moeurs (Voltaire)
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet), 1756
Claims Backed By This Source (6 claims)
This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 4 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Polities, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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