Essays about: "Holy Roman Empire"

Found 2 essays containing the words Holy Roman Empire.

1. 1. "Diss ist der Mann, der helfen kann"* : Swedish protection-selling in German illustrated broadsheets, 1630-1633.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Kristoffer Bertilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Jan Glete; protection-selling; the fiscal-military state; early modern period; propaganda; illustrated broadsheets; 17th century; the Thirty Years’ War; Gustav II Adolf; Johann Tserclaes Tilly; confessionalism.;

   Abstract : This study examines German illustrated broadsheets that were manufactured and published in the Holy Roman Empire between 1630-1633. They were part of a pro-Swedish media campaign launched soon after the arrival of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf and the Swedish army in the Holy Roman Empire in June 1630 with the intention to legitimate the Swedish king’s presence in the Holy Roman Empire. READ MORE

3. 2. Imperial Dignity to Princely Autonomy: a historical-philosophical study on the evolution and meaning of sovereignty in the Holy Roman Empire

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Robin Reimers; [2021]
   Keywords : Sovereignty; political philosophy; Holy Roman Empire; Golden Bull; Westphalia; political theory; European Studies; History and Archaeology; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis conducts a study in conceptual history into the meaning of sovereignty within the Holy Roman Empire, a European political institution of states that lasted from 962 to 1806 AD. Three classical theorists in sovereignty, namely Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes, and Samuel von Pufendorf comprehend the main philosophical corps of the thesis, which will be operationalised by studying three constitutional documents from the Holy Roman Empire: the Golden Bull, the Treaty of Osnabrück, and the Treaty of Münster. READ MORE