Germany's Northern Challenge: The Holy Roman Empire and the Scandinavian Struggle for the Baltic 1563-1576

by Jason Lavery

Shortly after the Augsburg peace settlement of 1555, from 1563 to 1576, the Holy Roman Empire was threatened by the rivalry between Denmark and Sweden. This book examines the empire's reaction to a foreign crisis, the Seven Years' War of the North, and the connections between foreign policy and internal imperial politics. As this study will show, and contrary to most assumptions, the empire, through its confederal structure, was able to provide effective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0391041568
• ISBN13: 9780391041561
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.2"