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You can use this [url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Holy_Roman_Empire_at_its_territorial_apex_%28per_consensus%29.svg/1280px-Holy_Roman_Empire_at_its_territorial_apex_%28per_consensus%29.svg.png]map[/url] as a base to start with, then if you need a country from the yellowed part of the map to be independent (except for Modern-day Germany) simply do so.
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Perfect! I'm fine with those being part of the HRE. Let me know if the HRE has any beef with any of the surrounding countries.