France – No, our country has the largest population among European countries, but why is it lower than that of the Holy Roman Empire?
England – No, it makes sense that we are lower than Portugal.
Spain – Dissatisfaction grew greatly during the reign of Charles V, so why are we lower than France?
Of course, there was a reason why the rankings were decided this way, and there were many complaints, but in the end, everyone was convinced.
France – France was originally a Catholic country and had the justification that the Holy Roman Empire was, at least nominally, the successor to the old Roman Empire. In the end, the French King himself attempted to elect the Holy Roman Emperor several times, but was rejected by the electors.
England – cut because they became an Anglican country through the Reformation
Spain – Spain had the greatest opposition, but it ended when the French Bourbon dynasty took over as king of Spain.
In any case, the ceremonial hierarchy of European monarchs was important enough to be a battle of pride for hundreds of years, but it ended with the Congress of Vienna after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and the fall of Napoleon, and it disappeared into history.