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The Czech Lands in the Political Composition of Central Europe in the 10th-13th Centuries: The Form and significance of the feudal system in the socio-economic structure of Saxony and Bohemia
Zelenka, Jan ; Žemlička, Josef (advisor) ; Klápště, Jan (referee) ; Pauk, Marcin (referee)
The work submitted is focused on the issue of the feudal institute. Based on an analysis of the Latin terminology, the metamorphoses of the terminology and its context, it attempts to capture the form and importance of this phenomenon in 'everyday practice', as it is portrayed particularly by the diplomatic sources. The text is comprised of two basic parts. The first section deals with the composition of the image of the feudal institution on the background information of the sources of imperial provenience. It is not possible to treat the imperial sources as whole within this work and so attention is focused on the wider region spread in the area of Harz, which is delimited by five bishoprics - Miessen, Naumburg, Hildesheim, Halberstadt and Merseburg. The basic sources are the diplomatic materials of the mentioned dioceses, which complement the collection of documents of the two most powerful secular ducal families asserting influence in this area in the long term - the Houses of Welph and Ascania. The subject of the analysis is first of all the Latin, or German, terminology and its importance in the range from ca the 10th to the beginning of the 14th centuries. Considering the state of the preserved document production, however, the main attention focuses on the last two centuries of the period mentioned....
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Czech prince and Saxon duke in 12th century. Comparison of the Czech principate and Saxon duchy of Henry the Lion
Zelenka, Jan ; Žemlička, Josef (advisor) ; Bláhová, Marie (referee)
If we resume the results of our comparison, we can see that the basic difference between the duchy of Saxony, territorial domain of Henry the Lion and Bohemian principality is represented by inner political structure of these domains. In consequent this inner political structure were also the chances ofthe emperor encroach diverged. The Saxonian duchy was a conglomerate of major number of aristocratic domains. The holders of these domains (bishops, earls ..... etc.) did not subordinate to fiats of the duke, they did not grant his authority. His power and support from emperor Frederick I. Barbarossa gave him a factual dominance over the other princes of Saxony however it did not let him to beared rule over them. His effort to enlarge his own principality threatened other princes's political positions and that is why they were in constant opposition
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Czech prince and Saxon duke in 12th century. Comparison of the Czech principate and Saxon duchy of Henry the Lion
Zelenka, Jan ; Bláhová, Marie (referee) ; Žemlička, Josef (advisor)
During the reign of Henry the Lion was Saxony divided into number of "principalities". Holders (bishops, earls etc.) of these domains didn't stay under the command of the duke. They didn't grant his authority. Henry the Lion reigned only over his own principality. His power and support of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa gaye him factual dominance over the other princes of Saxony, but not the rule over them. Consequently was his primary interest not the rule over entire duchy, but the enlargement of his own property. He ruled in his own principality like superior suzerain. Problem of his principality was inner "disunion" .The domain was put together from allod and fiefs. Because of his fiefs was Henry in fact only one part in network of feudal relationships - on one hand the suzerein, on the other the fief. His suzerain position meant not, that he could ruled over his vassals like absolute monarcho His extreme requirements on his vassals activated their oposition. This inner conflict culminated in the time of clash.with emperor and caused animosity of his own vassals. The struggle with princes and the emperor has shown lirnits of his power and also incompact structure of his principality. Even his vassals came over emperor. His duke honour was taken from him. The duchy was divided and invested on other princes....
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