Book contents
- John Calvin in Context
- John Calvin in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I France and Its Influence
- Part II Switzerland, Southern Germany, and Geneva
- Part III Empire and Society
- 15 The Politics of the Emperors
- 16 Judaism in Europe during the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance
- 17 Refugees
- 18 Calvin and Women
- Part IV The Religious Question
- Part V Calvin’s Influences
- Part VI Calvin’s Reception
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
15 - The Politics of the Emperors
from Part III - Empire and Society
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Book contents
- John Calvin in Context
- John Calvin in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I France and Its Influence
- Part II Switzerland, Southern Germany, and Geneva
- Part III Empire and Society
- 15 The Politics of the Emperors
- 16 Judaism in Europe during the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance
- 17 Refugees
- 18 Calvin and Women
- Part IV The Religious Question
- Part V Calvin’s Influences
- Part VI Calvin’s Reception
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
The early modern Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, usually just called “the Empire,” was a huge and complex political organization in central Europe. The emperorship was an elected office, and the emperor had the difficult task of ruling over a loose political union of mostly German and largely self-governing principalities and towns, collectively called “the imperial estates.” As a result, imperial politics cannot be neatly defined as either domestic or foreign; rather, dynastic, internal, and European considerations were closely intertwined in the politics of the emperors.
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Suggested Further Reading
Brady, Thomas A. Jr. German Histories in the Age of Reformations, 1400–1650. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Soly, Hugo, and Blockmans, Willem Pieter, Charles V, 1500–1558, and His Time. Antwerp: Mercatorfonds, 1999.Google Scholar
Volker Press. “The Habsburg Lands: The Holy Roman Empire.” In Handbook of European History 1400–1600: Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation, Vol. 1: Structures and Assertions, ed. Brady, Thomas A. Jr., Oberman, Heiko A., and Tracy, James D.. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996, 437–466.Google Scholar