To be honest, I had to look up what a "new monarchy" is, it doesn't seem to be a very common term. read more
The Holy Roman Empire had none if these characteristics. The emperor was at times powerless outside his own domain, there was no serious taxation regime, no standing army, no national identity on an empire level, trade was hamstrung by constant tolls on every mini-state, and no religous unity at all. read more
It is more of the evoluation of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Catholic Churchs insistance that the Holy Roman Empire was the same as the Western Roman Empire, that lead to the assumption that the Holy Roman Empire is the same monarchy. read more
The empire was made up of hundreds of independent states, most of which did not recognize the emperor as a supreme leader. read more