Ep. 161: Karl IV (1346-1378) - A Luxemburg Empire
History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification
Dirk Hoffmann-Becking
4.9 • 550 Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
All is well in the empire. The Golden Bull had been debated, agreed, sealed and then celebrated at the great diet in Metz in 1357.
The first time in decades that all the Prince Electors had come together and performed the ancient duties of their offices. Even the Dauphin of France had come to do homage to Karl IV for the lands he held inside the empire.
But did all the princes join in the joy? No, not really. There are always some who felt left out and they will try to upturn the new order. How they tried to do that and why these efforts laid the foundations for the future Habsburg empire is what we will discuss today…
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the history of the Germans, episode 161, a Luxembourg Empire, |
| 0:14.0 | which is also episode 24 of season 8, from the Interregnum to the Golden Bull. |
| 0:20.3 | In the regions of Germany, he worked to establish peace and foster the officials. from the Interregnum to the Golden Ball. |
| 0:20.8 | In the regions of Germany he worked to establish peace and foster the affairs of the Empire. |
| 0:26.8 | Then in the same year, during the month of November, he entered the city of Metz, a city |
| 0:32.2 | both large and exceedingly famous, whereas it said no emperor had been walking under the crown for 300 years. |
| 0:40.1 | He was received with great solemnity by the princes, nobles and citizens. |
| 0:45.1 | The citizens of the city went out to meet him three miles away, presenting him with the keys |
| 0:49.7 | to the city and all its gates, willingly submitting themselves and their possessions to his empire |
| 0:55.4 | with all benevolence. And there was great joy. At the entrance of the Lord Emperor, all the clergy |
| 1:01.1 | and the entire populace joyfully met him, warmly welcoming him, and led him to the Episcopal |
| 1:06.7 | residence prepared for his lodgings with relics, hymns and songs. |
| 1:13.1 | Afterwards, the Lord Emperor stayed there and summoned an imperial court and counsel with |
| 1:17.1 | the princes of the Empire to be held in the same city during the upcoming feast |
| 1:21.8 | of the Nativity of Christ. |
| 1:24.6 | When the Feast of Nativity of the Lord approached, the ambassadors of the Lord Pope arrived at the Imperial Court, |
| 1:30.0 | namely Cardinal Talleyron and the abbot of Cluny. |
| 1:33.8 | Additionally, the two sons of the King of France, the firstborn and the second, the nephews of the Lord Emperor, they also came. |
| 1:41.5 | Furthermore, the Archbishops of Trier, Cologne and Mainz were present, along with the Duke of Luxembourg, representing the King of Bohemia, who is the Arch Cupbearer, the Duke of Saxony, the Arch Marshal, and the Margraf of Brandenburg, the Arch Chamberlain also attended, as well as the Count Pellettonet of the Rhine, the Arch SteStewart, and the Margrave of Meissen, the arch-huntsman, |
| 2:03.4 | and the holders of the great offices of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| 2:08.2 | On the Feast of Nativity of the Lord, during Matins, the Lord Emperor, adorned with Imperial Insignia, |
| 2:14.9 | read the Gospel of Luke before the aforementioned princes that began with, |
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