Stronger HRE

[euio]

Would it be possible to have a HRE that was able to stay strong and not lose all of its power? How?

 

[Max Sinister]

Start early. As I use to say, the emperors lost most of their power after the double election of 1256.

 

[Homer]

1. Establish a longloving imperial family which is able to make the title more or less hereditary as the Hapsburgs in later years.

2. Do something about the Popes. The emperors and the empire lost much power during centuries of tensions with the popes in Italy.