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Am Totenbett des Königs : Akteure und ihre Strategien beim Herrschaftswechsel im fragilen Königreich Böhmen des 15. Jahrhunderts
| Title in English | On the King's Deathbed : Actors and their strategies in the change of rulership in the fragile kingdom of Bohemia in the 15th century |
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | In late medieval monarchies, it was quite possible to successfully cope with the serious illness, death and dying of the king. Very often, however, the death of a king was a moment of crisis that could lead to a significant fragilisation of the royal government or dynasty. The lecture tried to present this problem using the case study of Bohemia in the 15th century, where the death of the king always created a large space for power struggles between the elites of the court and the country. The lecture tried to present this problem using the case study of Bohemia in the 15th century, where the death of the king always created a large space for power struggles between the elites of the court and the country. The lecturer focused on the last months or weeks of each ruler, when he was already ill, as well as the period immediately after his death. He tried to present this period of crisis as an example of "fragile rule". |
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