Kurverein
Since the German late Middle Ages , meetings of the (seven) electors responsible for the election of the German ruler sometimes led to the conclusion of a treaty that was later called the Kurverein . Such a treaty or alliance thus had electoral rights and the joint responsibility of the electors in the realm.
Significant curve clubs were:
- Kurverein von Rhense (July 16, 1338)
- Kurverein von Boppard (April 11, 1399)
- Mainz Kurverein (September 15, 1399)
- Kurverein von Bingen (January 17, 1424)
- Frankfurt Kurverein (March 18, 1558)
Another "Kurverein" was carried out by the Rhenish electors. Their main concerns were agreements for an amicable order for shipping on the Rhine and the "Rheinzölle". The first such “Kurverein” took place in 1354 with the participation of the three archbishops of Cologne, Mainz and Trier. The Elector from the Electoral Palatinate was a fourth participant in other such meetings, which now took place more frequently, especially in the 15th century, but also afterwards.
literature
- Malte Prietzel : The Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages (= compact history. Middle Ages) , Darmstadt 2004, pp. 60f, 95, 110
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ockhart, Joseph Franz, in: Historical background of the earlier and later legislation on tariffs and trade navigation of the Rhine , 1818, Mainz Kupferberg, S. [235] 217th Online version