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The Princes’ War in South Germany (1458-1463) was the biggest military collision in the German lands in the middle of the fifteenth century. The most prominent princes of southern Germany participated in this struggle.
Due to its significant scope, this conflict provides a valuable case study for achieving a better understanding of the conditions at the heart of the Holy Roman Empire at the sunset of the Middle Ages. The purpose of this study was to fill an existing gap in the modern research literature and provide a comprehensive up-to date monograph on the subject.
The study was realized mainly on the basis of archival work and primary sources. Thousands of letters and documents exchanged between the princes, their advisors and the city representatives were carefully studied and analysed. Extensive use of printed sources as well as scientific literature also greatly facilitated this research.
The first part of the dissertation provides a detailed description of the war itself and the events that led to it. In the initial phase of the struggle, Albrecht Achilles used his position as the imperial captain to advance his own interests. His actions enraged both Duke Ludwig and Elector Friedrich and made the war unavoidable. For more than two years two major coalitions of princes exchanged blows but as the dust settled the status quo ante bellum was restored in the eastern theatre of actions, while at the western front Elector Friedrich forced each of his opponents to make serious concessions.
The second part of the dissertation is devoted to honor and reputation. It explores how these two constituents affected the actions and decision-making of the princes. The lack of a powerful arbiter allowed each of the princes to interpret the meaning of “right” and “justice” as most suited him, although they hardly intentionally misused these terms. Thus, more often than not, the important actors seemed to believe in the appropriateness of their deeds. Nevertheless, despite frequent emotional response, in the competition between emotions and cold calculation the latter usually prevailed.
The conflict showed the confines of each of its major participants and the modus operandi of the Empire that prevented change and was tuned to keep the old order of things.
Der Begriff „Regelungsgegenstand“ meint ein gemeinschaftliches Problem, das entweder durch die Zentralmacht reguliert oder durch einen lokalen Akteur geregelt wird. Das vorliegende Papier bietet eine knappe Einführung in eine besonders konfliktträchtige, relative Subkategorie, die sogenannten „kritischen“ Regelungsgegenstände. Das Attribut „kritisch“ verweist dabei auf die Qualität der Konsequenzen, welche die Dysfunktionalität des Regelungssystems des Regelungsgegenstands nach sich ziehen kann.
Nach einer kurzen Vorstellung des Konzepts werden unter Bezugnahme auf die eingangs formulierten Charakteristika am Beispiel der antiken Metropole Antiocheia am Orontes je zwei Beispiele aus den Regelungsbereichen „Materielle Grundlagen“ (Lebensmittelversorgung; Wasserversorgung) und „Soziokulturelle Grundlagen“ (Pferderennen; Episkopat) identifiziert.
Zur Identifizierung kritischer Regelungsgegenstände eignen sich insbesondere zwei Anhaltspunkte:
1) Lokale Konflikte, die sich in öffentlichen Unmutsbekundungen, Gewaltausbrüchen oder restaurativen Interventionen der Zentralmacht manifestieren können;
2) Euergetische Handlungen, die auf das Generieren von sozialem Kapital abzielen, konzentrieren sich auf besonders wichtige oder populäre Regelungsgenstände.
Der Ausblick enthält ein Resümee und verweist auf transepochale und transdisziplinäre Übertragungsmöglichkeiten.