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Page 109
... Charles's rule Prague became the political , economic , and cultural centre - and eventually the capital - of the Holy Roman Empire . Indeed , from his reign until the 18th century it was understood that the German imperial crown was ...
... Charles's rule Prague became the political , economic , and cultural centre - and eventually the capital - of the Holy Roman Empire . Indeed , from his reign until the 18th century it was understood that the German imperial crown was ...
Page 110
Charles 110 Making the most of their candidate's German parentage and buying up German electoral votes ( mostly with money supplied by the powerful Fugger banking family ) , Charles's adherents had meanwhile pushed through his election ...
Charles 110 Making the most of their candidate's German parentage and buying up German electoral votes ( mostly with money supplied by the powerful Fugger banking family ) , Charles's adherents had meanwhile pushed through his election ...
Page 111
... Charles's attempt to retake Metz that fall ended in a complete fiasco , with Burgundy capitulating to Valois and the Emperor de- feated in his struggle for hegemony in western Europe . In order to save what he could of this hege- mony ...
... Charles's attempt to retake Metz that fall ended in a complete fiasco , with Burgundy capitulating to Valois and the Emperor de- feated in his struggle for hegemony in western Europe . In order to save what he could of this hege- mony ...
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