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Braun & Bechtold stress that diets were a diplomatic sphere sui generis, especially with regard to the ceremonial, that differed not only from courtly #diplomacy but also from #emdiplomcy at #peacecongresses, although both of course were points of references.
Furthermore, they ask for more comparative studies that compare the Imperial diet in its different forms as diplomatic spheres and places of international interaction with other assemblies of the estates, such as the Swiss Tagsatzung or the Polish Sjem.
Only the, can we understand the characteristics of #emdiplomacy at assemblies of the estates. (7/7)

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Because of ceremonial difficulties for foreign diplomats and other points of conflicts Braun stress that the perpetual diet could not fully develop its supranational dimension despite Regensburg being an important international meeting point. (6/7)

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Bechtold and Braun describe the Imperial diets as a “dual sphere of non-permanent multilateral diplomatic interaction”, meaning on the one hand they where a place for internal diplomatic interaction between the members of the #HRE. On the other hand, the diets were news hubs and attracted the attention of foreign powers who sent their diplomats to the diet in order to gather news and advance their own interests.
Moreover, especially in the 17th and 18th c foreign powers held territories within the #HRE making their diplomats not only visitors to the diet but members. E.g. Sweden held several votes in the college of princes. (5/7)

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When talking about Imperial diets as diplomatic spheres we have to differentiate between the non-permanent diets of the 16th c that were summoned by the Emperor and could last several months on the one hand and the perpetual diet that met permanently in Regensburg since 1663 on the other hand. (4/7)

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Bechtold is writing his PhD thesis on English diplomats at Imperial diets in the 16th cent. Braun is professor for modern history in Mulhouse. He published extensively on #emdiplomacy and #peacemaking. He also edited a volume of the French correspondences from the #WestphalianPeaceCongress for the APW. More recently, his attention turned from #earlymodern #peacecongresses to the perpetual Imperial diet.

So, who could be better than these two to write the #handbook article on diets al diplomatic spheres! (3/7)

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From #peacecongresses we move on to assemblies of the estates as diplomatic spheres. For this we were able to pair up to scholars with different expertises: Jonas Bechtold from Bonn university and Guido Braun from the university of Mulhouse! (2/7)

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His career as a Swedish #diplomat came to an end in the 1680s due to a conflict with members of the Swedish government on the state’s foreign policy. In 1687 #Pufendorf finally requested his resignation.

Already the following year he entered into Danish service and was dispatched to the #PerpetualDiet in #Regensburg as representative of the Danish king.

However, although it was not unusual for #earlymodern state servants and #emdiplomats to change employer, the Swedish government resented Pufendorf’s decision, probably because he chose Sweden’s fiercest rival. As a consequence, the Swedish Supreme court issued a verdict the year after Pufendorf’s death in which he was declared deprived of his land, property and life. (4/5)

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