Ein Hoftag als Spiegel der regionalen Verhältnisse: Merseburg 1013 (Heinrich II. – Stephan I. – Bolesław I.)

Abstract

The Hoftags were an important institution in the early history of Holy Roman Imperium as the place of meetings and consulting of emperors with the elite of imperium and as place of decisions. At the same time Hoftags were the place of diplomacy, too. The study analyses the events of Hoftag of 1013 in Merseburg from the point of view of contemporary international relations.