Die böhmische Konföderation von 1619 und ihre Erweiterung um die österreichischen evangelischen Stände
The Bohemian Confederation of 1619 and its Expansion on Austrian Protestant Estates

Summary/Abstract: This article is written for the occasion of 400 years since the conclusion of Bohemian Confederation and of the bohemian-austrian confederative arrangements of 1619, i.e. the Bohemia-Upper Austria and Bohemia-Lower Austria confederations. It deals with the period of emergence of confederations in Europe in the beginning of the 17th century, as exemplified by the Czech Confederation. We focus in particular on the Bohemia-Lower Austria and Bohemia-Upper Austria confederations of 1619, as well as the political and historical circumstances that lead to their formation. We analyze the key articles of confederate agreements and some of their legal aspects. The article pays particular attention to the issue of the right of military resistance, i.e. the right of estates to oppose the ruler and even dethrone him in case of failure to observe his duties.

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