User blog:LurkerLordB/Italian Holy Roman Empire

Here is an idea I had: what if the Holy Roman Empire, which ruled north Italy, had managed to stretch down and take control of Naples as well? Then, perhaps in the Protestant reformation, northern Germany and Switzerland would break away. After losing all of this, the Italians would dominate the HRE. Plausible or not? LurkerLordB (Talk) 02:48, April 13, 2012 (UTC)