Imperial Cities and the Second Hussite War (1467–1471) Using the Example of Nuremberg: Efforts to Support the Imperial Cities in the War Against the Bohemian King

Abstract

Using the example of Nuremberg, the study follows the attempt to use imperial cities for the purpose of the pope and the Roman Curia to unseat the Utraquist George of Poděbrady from the Bohemian throne and launch a new crusade against the Czechs. It analyses their position as military powers and, to a lesser extent, intelligence centres, and shows the composition of city councils and their efforts to maintain independent political progress.