Získání Braniborska Karlem IV. — koupě, nebo dobytí? / Acquisition of Brandenburg by Charles IV. — purchase, or conquest?
The article deals in detail with two military campaigns of Roman Emperor Charles IV. in 1371–1373 that led to the acquisition of the Margraviate of Brandenburg for the Luxembourg dynasty. First, the author overviews the roots of the conflict between Charles IV and the Brandenburg margrave Otto V....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | ces |
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Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Historie - Otázky - Problémy |
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| Online Access: | https://sites.ff.cuni.cz/historieotazkyproblemy/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2017/12/Tomas_Straka_130-147.pdf |
| Summary: | The article deals in detail with two military campaigns of Roman Emperor Charles IV. in 1371–1373
that led to the acquisition of the Margraviate of Brandenburg for the Luxembourg dynasty. First,
the author overviews the roots of the conflict between Charles IV and the Brandenburg margrave
Otto V. of Bavaria as it led to the war over Brandenburg. Since the political and diplomatic
background of the conflict has been analysed in depth, here, the author focuses on the military
aspects of the conflict. He uses narrative sources as well as documents originating in the Lands of
the Crown of Bohemia side by side with documents from the Holy Roman Empire to review and
refine the findings of previous research. Chronologically, he describes both military campaigns,
trying to find out as much as possible about the movements and activities of each of the armies
and the main adversaries (Charles IV and Otto of Bavaria). It stands out that margrave Otto had
little chance at success, as he was completely driven back by the Emperor, both diplomatically
and by military force. In the end, the article deals with the perception of the Brandenburg
conflict by its contemporaries. The final financial compensation offered to Otto by Charles, and
his acceptance of the financial solution, are seen as a result of a successful military campaign led
by the Emperor. |
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| ISSN: | 1804-1132 2336-6672 |