IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 824: Borders that Bind, IV: Territories in the Later Medieval Holy Roman Empire
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Regesta Imperii, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz |
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| Organisers: | Duncan Hardy, Jesus College, University of Oxford Ben Pope, John Rylands Research Institute, University of Manchester Lisa Rolston, Department of History University of Canterbury Christchurch |
| Moderator/Chair: | Luca Zenobi, Faculty of History, New College, University of Oxford |
| Paper 824-a | 'Territorial' or 'Imperial'?: The Contested Boundaries of Law Courts' Jurisdiction in the 15th-Century Holy Roman Empire (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Law, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 824-b | Deconstructing Landscapes: The Reconstruction of Nature for Political Identity around the Late Medieval Alps (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Law, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 824-c | Fluid Boundary or a Watershed Border?: The Case of the River Scheldt between Brabant and Flanders, c. 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Law, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | The Holy Roman Empire of the later Middle Ages witnessed a proliferation of borders and boundaries, as delimited and sometimes enclosed communities and institutions combined and coexisted with highly decentralized and fragmented political authority. But many of these boundaries went hand-in-hand with intensified 'cross-border' connections. This session offers a series of case studies in the operation of territorial borders, and the social, political, cultural, and legal frameworks within which they were constructed and transgressed. In so doing, it will explore the complex, variable, and contingent conceptions and manifestations of 'territoriality' in Central Europe's fragmented political landscape. |