Reichsmesse
An imperial fair was a privilege given by the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire to certain cities to hold markets. In contrast, annual markets were approved by the respective sovereigns. With the organization of a trade fair, the expulsion of trade fair miles around the privileged city was connected. Cities like Erfurt lost influence due to competition from other cities like Leipzig , as they were restricted in their market activities and merchants could not offer their goods for sale.
The largest annual fairs Empire existed in Leipzig because of Emperor I. Maximilian granted privilege as well as in Frankfurt . Other cities such as Magdeburg also applied to the emperor for the right to hold imperial masses.
The Leipzig Fair Office was established in 1940 by the Nazis in Empire Messeamt renamed.
literature
- Nils Brübach: The imperial masses of Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig and Braunschweig. 14th to 18th centuries, Stuttgart 1994
Individual evidence
- ^ Reichsmesse . In: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 11 , issue 5/6 (edited by Heino Speer and others). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 2005, ISBN 3-7400-1230-7 ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de ).
- ↑ July 20, 1497: Trade fair privilege for Leipzig MDR website , September 5, 2007