Cities and citizenry as factors of state formation in the Roman-German Empire of the late middle ages

Cities and citizenry as factors of state formation in the Roman-German Empire of the late middle ages

The fundamental political structures of Germany bore the unmistakeable stamp of princes and nobles. Relatively autonomous Free Cities and Imperial Cities endured to the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries towards the west, while Territorial Cities holding substantial hinterlands under essentially fe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Theory and society 1989-09, Vol.18 (Sep 89), p.631-662
1. Verfasser: Moraw, P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cities
Formation
Holy Roman Empire
Mediaeval times
Role
State
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Zusammenfassung:The fundamental political structures of Germany bore the unmistakeable stamp of princes and nobles. Relatively autonomous Free Cities and Imperial Cities endured to the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries towards the west, while Territorial Cities holding substantial hinterlands under essentially feudal control prevailed further east. Princes absorbed cities into a system of power that retained its feudal cast. (JLN)
ISSN:0304-2421