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1178 Diet of Nuremberg
In 1178, Frederick I convened a Reichstag at Nuremberg to reorganize imperial domestic affairs and relations with the princes after the Peace of Veni…
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- 1178Nuremberg · BavariaImperial princes, clergy, and representatives of free cities were summoned to Nuremberg, and the emperor presided over the opening. The agenda covered restoring imperial prestige after the Peace of Venice, fulfilling the military obligations of vassals, and reviewing policy toward northern Italy.
- 1178Nuremberg · GermanyThe Diet passed several domestic arrangements, reaffirmed the emperor's supreme authority over his vassals, and discussed punishments for princes who had failed to fulfill their military obligations. The conduct of powerful dukes such as Henry the Lion became the focus of subsequent political maneuvering.
Sources
- Germany in the High Middle Ages: c. 1050-1200 — Horst Fuhrmann (1986)
- Frederick Barbarossa: The Prince and the Myth — John B. Freed (2016)