German Empire

The German Empire, officially claiming to be the legitimate Holy Roman Empire and also colloquially known as the German-Roman Empire (Deutsches-Römisches Reich) was a rival claimant to the rule over the Holy Roman Empire led by the Carolingian dynasty. It was formed as a result of the deposition from rule over the entire Holy Roman Empire of the tyrannical and erratic Emperor Charles the Petty, the last of the Carolingian Emperors to unite both the Frankish and German parts of the Empire. Overreaching time after time, Charles the Petty was deposed and went into exile in the Kingdom of Germany, which was at the time slowly gaining more autonomy from the Empire. When his cousin King Yves (ironically an opponent of Emperor Charles in his days on the throne) died, the Crown was passed onto the deposed Emperor, who determined to use his new dominion to reclaim his crown. He claimed that he was still the rightful holder of the Imperial throne, and determined to rule the entire Empire from the German capital of Ulm.