Hermann Karl von Keyserlingk and the Recognition of the Russian Imperial Title by the Holy Roman Empire in 1745–1746 by M. A. Petrova

“…The mission's goal was to achieve recognition of the Russian imperial title from the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The author managed to find out, it was Keyserlingk who had the idea to send the official representative of Russia to the election of the Emperor in Frankfurt in 1745 and then in 1746 to the Imperial Diet in Regensburg, which approved the election results. …”
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Languages of Written and Oral Communication between Russian Emperors and Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, 1725–1799 by M. A. Petrova

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Judith Rebecca von Wrbna and Maria Sophia von Dietrichstein: Two Imperial Ambassadresses from the Kingdom of Bohemia at the Court of Madrid (1653–1674) by Laura Oliván Santaliestra

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Challenges of Early Modern Diplomacy by Jonas Bechtold

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Unsuccessful Peace-making: the Mission of Francesco da Collo and Antonio de Conti to Moscow (1518-1519) by O. F. Kudriavtsev

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Země Koruny české a Svatá říše římská v raném novověku by Petr Vorel

“…This was a contribution to a longterm discussion of the association of the Bohemian Crown with the Holy Roman Empire. On the grounds of factual argumentation, the author confirms that the Bohemian Lands, whose affiliation to the Holy Roman Empire was clearly declared by the Golden Bull of 1356 issued by Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Emperor, did not become a part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, which was formed later and which symbolically began at the Imperial Diet in Worms in 1495. …”
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Lutherovo jubileum (1717) a konverze na saském kurfiřtském dvoře: východiska a možnosti výzkumu by Iveta Coufalová

“… The 200th Anniversary of Reformation, so called Lutherʼs Jubilee, in 1717, was in Saxony and also in the Holy Roman Empire connected with the conversion of the Electoral Prince Frederick Augustus (in spe Augustus III) to Catholicism. …”
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Lauterbeckův Regentenbuch a Veleslavínova Politia historica by Matěj Novotný

“…They resulted from the different political conditions in the Holy Roman Empire and in the Kingdom of Bohemia, and also from the different personal opinions of the two authors. …”
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Acting on behalf of the Bohemian King: Ferdinand Ernst von Waldstein’s Journey to Westphalia (1645–1647) by Jiří Hrbek

“…Although he only took part in discussions that concerned one specific disputed issue, namely the return of the electoral vote to the Count Palatine of the Rhine, his presence at the meeting represents important evidence about the relations between the Czech Lands and the Holy Roman Empire during the period prior to the readmission of the Bohemian Elector and his representatives to the Electoral College, which occurred as late as in 1708. …”
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Ostrov Pereon a středoevropská misie kolem roku 1000 by Jan Stejskal

“… The period of the rule of emperor Otto III represents the new approach of the Church and Holy Roman Empire towards the newly formed states at the center of Europe. …”
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Metamorphoses of Corpus Christi: Eucharistic Processions & Clashes in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Vienna by Károly Goda

“… Through analysing the processional veneration of the Eucharist in Vienna, this study re-assesses and differentiates the existing theories on the socio-cultural roles of Central European Corpus Christi processions in the context of one of the most significant residential and capital cities of the Holy Roman Empire. After presenting a historiographical and methodological contextualisation the study scrutinizes Viennese Eucharistic marches in a longue durée approach, i.e. reaching from the thirteenth until the sixteenth century. …”
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The Habsburg Monarchy from a Roman Perspective: Potential Insights of the “Nuncial Reports from Germany” for International Historical Research by Guido Braun

“…There are six substantial volumes which document the core phase (around 1630) of the Thirty Years’ War with its decisive change to the disadvantage of the emperor, the Habsburgs and the Catholic faction of the Holy Roman Empire up to the intensive efforts to make peace, the Peace of Prague in 1635 and the concurrent European extension of the Thirty Years’ War with Sweden’s and France’s entry into the war in 1630/1635. …”
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O casamento de Leonor e Frederico III (1451-1452) e as relações entre Portugal e o Sacro Império nos finais da Idade Média by António Martins Costa

“…In the late Middle Ages, the young dynasty of Avis, after linked by kinship to England, Aragon and Burgundy, attempts to create in the space of Christianity a connection at the highest level: the Holy Roman Empire. With the marriage of the princess Leonor and Frederick III, arranged between 1451 and 1452, king Afonso V played not only with a process of affirmation of his Crown but also with the legitimation of his lineage, granting the Rex Romanorum the right bride to establish the Habsburg House on the imperial throne. …”
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Důsledky tzv. Šmalkaldské války z let 1546-1547 pro vývoj měnové integrace Evropy by Petr Vorel

“…Every effort was made to reform and unify of coinage situation in the frame of the Holy Roman Empire (the Reich). Emperor Charles V. started it in the times of his predominance between his victory in so called Schmalcaldic war in 1547, and a new military resistance of imperial opposition in 1552. …”
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The German and Austrian Historiography on Russia's Participation in the Holy League War by V. I. Kuznetsov

“…The discussion revolves around three main questions: about the moment of Russia's accession to the Holy League de jure and de facto; about the qualification of the Holy League as an international anti-Turkish and anti-Crimean alliance; finally, about the peculiarities of social and technological cooperation between the Venetian Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, and Russia. The German and Austrian historiography on Russia's role in the war with the Ottomans began to form at the end of the 17th century when Austrian diplomats started issuing pamphlets spreading the pan-European Christian idea. …”
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Sacralization of Peace by the Choice of Dates for Conclusion of International Treaties within Westphalian System by L. I. Ivonina

“…For example, the Peace in Passarovitz between the Holy Roman Empire and Porta (1718) and the Russian-Turkish Peace in Kuchuk-Kaynardzhi (1774) were signed on the same date July 21, the date when Istanbul and Peter the Great signed the Prut Peace Treaty in 1711. …”
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Nacionalita a konfese v politickém životě jagellonských Čech by Petr Vorel

“…In regard to the perception of nationality, the temporary Bohemian establishment started to feel a threat to national interest from Germany (Holy Roman Empire, the Reich), despite the notion of a nation as a significant state-forming element is, at the same time, being determined in neighbouring Germany within the empire reform under Maximilian I. …”
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Ethnosymbolism as a Framework for Early Modern Literature Analysis: Theoretical Reflections on the Identity of the Political Community of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by Skirmantas Knieža

“…While these insights should not imply proactive construction of nationhood, as Caspar Hirschi suggests in his study on the contemporary Holy Roman Empire, they indicate that the commonly employed term ‘political nation’ of the GDL can be further refined by reconsidering the contents of ethnicity, primarily dealing with the sense of historical identity and memory. …”
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Diplomacy and Recruitment of Mercenaries before the Battle of Žalgiris by Sven Ekdahl

“…Ulrich von Jungingen for his part concluded a treaty against Poland with King Sigismund (or Sigmund) of Hungary, vicarius generalis of the Holy Roman Empire. According to a Prussian chronicler the arbitration of King Venceslas was pronounced in Prague on 8 February 1410. …”
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