Simply put, the requirements for the Lombard->Italian conversion by decision state that the nation's capital has to be in e_italy. The problem is, if you formed the Holy Roman Empire as Lombardia you will /not/ have your capital in e_italy - and you never will, because Italy is made de jure part of e_hre. Maybe the decision should look if the capital is in k_italy, instead?
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