Occupations and changing diplomatic right in the Holy Roman Empire of 17th Century

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370856
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of Europe and America
• Research Institution: University of Yamanashi
• Principal Investigator: MINAGAWA Taku 山梨大学, 大学院総合研究部, 教授 (90456492)
• Research Collaborator: Horst Carl University of Giessen, Faculty of Philosophy
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 占領 / 進駐 / 邦属団体 / 対外的交渉権 / ホーエンローエ伯領 / ミュンスター司教領 / マントヴァ公国 / カスティリオーネ侯国

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The German and Italian territories belonging to the Holy Roman Empire experienced many occupation and relocation of armies in the 17th century, and their princes were often absent. It was the autonomous group as bureaucratic, aristocracy, cities, and rural communities that negotiated with the foreign armies. The diplomatic right which allows negotiations with foreign powers without restrictions and is therefore one of the sovereign characteristic, was available for them too. This study analyzed how such occasions of negotiation with armies influenced the establishment of diplomatic rights in each of the territories of the Holy Roman Empire. As a result of this research, diverse subjective groups in each territory, etc. have developed various negotiation with the occupation forces, and the style of their negotiations influenced the style of their diplomatic rights.

Free Research Field

近世神聖ローマ帝国史