How Imperial Cities Rose Through War and Alliances

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Can you make a video of the evolution of the Roman Unifrom?

[@FlaviusRed23]

Why do sometimes when you make videos of Eastern Roman Empire you say Byzantium?

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@FlaviusRed23 because words exist to convey a meaning. If the meaning is conveyed, then nothing of value is lost.

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Can you guys make a video on the British East India company, it’s structure, diplomatic relations with native Indian states, how it waged wars and collected revenues and what led to it’s downfall.

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This please!

[@de_Voux]

Spoiler alert - it were the three knights of downfall - nepotism, corruption and greed

[@liam7664]

You could just read a book on it lol

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Yes , please make on British east India company

[@wimokaharawira8443]

And all the lying, stealing and cheating. Especially the laws implemented to stave the population. A video encompassing the whole world, how many billions of people lost their lives

[@eafstudios6436]

It would be great to see a video or mini-series that covers both the Carolingian Renaissance as well as Charlemagne's reforms and rule, in addition to the expansion of the Franks into Germany and Christianization of it (including St Boniface as well as figures like Widukind and the Saxon wars with Charlemagne).

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There is actually one i watched it

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Christopher Lee made a power metal song about those wars.

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@@DraganVukasevic the one on the channel is about the breakup of Charlemagne's empire, not about his actual reforms, reign, or the Christianization of Germany and the Saxons

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@@eafstudios6436 it is not on this channel

[@migaudiblenofourdigitbullshit]

@@eafstudios6436 Tom Hollands' Dominion I think briefly covers that.

[@TreiberSeptim]

Damn, it‘s weird to watch these videos and hear the name of a city less than 30 min away from you.

[@joerice6909]

As an American, I can not relate...

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Als ein BaWüler ( Schwabe ) kann ich das verstehen 🇩🇪

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Top tier content. I don't even watch TV anymore because the shows on there don't even come close to the quality of your videos. Keep up the amazing work please. I say that selfishly because I can't imagine a late night or day off work without your videos lol

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

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How original

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@@balabanasireti uhm, complimenting someones work has been around a long time. I didn't know it was frowned upon because it's been done before, and I didn't think it would actually offend people like yourself. I'm sorry you don't like seeing others get their props I guess? Weird

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[@ahoosifoou4211]

@@balabanasireti how boring you are

[@samsmith2635]

I see anything about the Holy Roman Empire, I click like. As a Craftsmen from the Rhine Valley, I respect the Free cities.

[@Sebastian_Gecko]

As someone currently living in Tübingen (right next to Reutlingen) this is fascinating.

[@jeffreyfassnacht4991]

Being that my ancestors were from Reutlingen, and during this time period and after this brings me much closer to understanding the world they lived in and the struggles they may have endured. Thank you for making this content.

[@yegirish]

I really love that your channel covers the more obscure, less sexy topics like legal/political tussling between different players within historical entities like the HRE. Some big battle between kings would affect an average person’s life a lot less than having their town’s economic rights getting trampled by the local lord.

[@JAGzilla-ur3lh]

Agreed! Wars and battles are interesting, but they're only one component of the larger tapestry of history. You need to understand the context around them for them to have any meaning.

[@codexintegrum]

It wasn't just economic rights, that's the part which is a little bit missing from this. Many of the larger Central European towns like Ulm which lead the Swabian League in this war, were known as 'Free Cities', were effectively city-states. They were fighting for their autonomy.

[@stephenmackinnon6452]

Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, had a long and successful reign. The Empire he ruled from Prague expanded and his subjects lived in Peace and Prosperity... ...except for the subjects in the swabian imperial cities, who at several points did not live in peace and prosperity.

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The Great Trio of the 14th Century - Charles IV of Luxembourg, Louis I the Great, and Casimir III the Great.

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your art team needs a raise

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@raphaellagnado2082]

This seems like a good trigger for a video on the creation and evolution of Switzerland

[@ignaciosterli6285]

Being waiting for a series about the HRE for awhile. Thanks mannnn

[@davidhughes8357]

That is some complicated and rather bizarre stuff!!

[@aarondemiri486]

Was recently studying the imperial city of Augusburg during the early modern era. Was mainly interested in German law but the economic activity that went on there was amazing.

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best channel ever

[@KingsandGenerals]

Oh, thank you!

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Thank you for yours videos, they awesome, Very informative and interesting.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@synthWizkid]

I love your channel SO much. Thanks for doing these ❤️

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@BeWe1510]

Nice touch to bring up the propaganda battle. It is safe to say that the cities won that with terms like „robber baron“ having been coined later to describer minor nobility in conflict with imperial cities. The contemporaries didn’t see it as clear cut tho.

[@tymstewart]

Living in one of the imperial cities in the medieval times i think seems like an interesting way of life. Sort of existing outside of feudalism. Learning trades or whatever. Thanks for all these videos ❤

[@phillataxeudo2563]

That's not true there nothing free during those time , those cities have more often than not have their own nobility even if not they have rich merchant or upper class which basically act as nobility

[@tadcoder2848]

The H.R.E. was a hot mess.

[@Lemme1892]

A serious mess 😢

[@davidthor4405]

Serious AND hot? Yes please!

[@hafor2846]

Meh. During the Middle Ages it was no less a mess than every other large country. The English fought just as many civil wars. The French had just as many independent nobles.

[@SirCheezersIII]

Honestly, not as much as people commonly make it out to be. If you have the time, pick up Heart of Europe by Peter Wilson, excellent deep dive into the HRE from multiple different angles: law, politics, economics, etc. The HRE only truly lost its relevance once the French Revolution brought the power of modern nationalism into the spotlight at the start of the 19th Century.

[@theawesomeman9821]

it was neither Roman nor holy

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Love this. Need more stuff like this ❤

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[@derbonuspool1274]

Coat of arms of Württemberg gets you an instant like.

[@MichaelSmith-ij2ut]

As a denizen of the empire myself, I'm so glad to see this topic get coverage

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This video is something i've waited for a long time

[@pontic.chalyb]

Me living in Urach today called Bad Urach is historicly something new about that topic

[@jorgdietz7254]

Greetings from Esslingen ❤

[@jacobkonick8889]

Great video, thank you!

[@Jakalbow]

Love seeing content on medieval Germany. Excellent content as always gents.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@DKraken991]

This video is really cool

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Thanks

[@craiglongan]

Very interesting!

[@carlosfilho3402]

A Very Interesting Video

[@bigsarge2085]

Fascinating!

[@proigalV]

Respect the truth and content

[@ThomasUltra-yp2mq]

A craftsman is worth a dozen nobles.

[@dannyw1579]

Where do you stand on noble craftsmen, or crafty nobles?

[@mylex817]

A noble craftsman is worth 8 nobles, or two thirds of a craftsman. A crafty noble is worth four nobles, half a noble craftsman, or one thirds of a craftsman. Edit: Interestingly, a craftswoman is only worth 4/5ths of a craftsman, but conversely also 15,3 nobles.

[@firstnamelastname4249]

​@@mylex817 you sure a shi hate nobles jfl

[@jameshoxworth6447]

This was truly a Europa Universalis

[@davidyoung3372]

love the vid have for years keep it up :D

[@natheriver8910]

Very interesting

[@sidp5381]

Crimean khanate will you guys ever do a video on this, especially considering the Ukraine conflict and the Tatars population that suffered at the hands of the Kremlin and the Russian Emperors

[@jdogm99]

Would love to see a video on the Palatinate and what its place in the empire was. Who they were, how it formed, what they did, etc. My direct ancestor came to America from the Palatinate and so it would be nice to see a video kind of detailing the area they were from

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

I completely agree with you on that because my 6th great grandfather was from an area that was part of the palatinate but it’s not anymore and like I would like to learn more about the palatinate as well because like my 6th great grandfather left behind all of the money that he had and he didn’t even pay his taxes.

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Yeah well so did Trump's, so.... 😬

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Great video and topic good pronunciation btw

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A series about the Dynasties that ruled as emperors of HRE would be cool. Carolingians-Ottonians-Salians and etcs.

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Awesome, more HRE content!

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Yay, HRE content!

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Good vid

[@ahoosifoou4211]

the HRE is a mess. But the politics and alliances that kept it afloat is fascinating.

[@craiglongan]

The essence of politics, then and now, is the struggle for power.

[@mango2005]

For the cities! No. For the Emperor! No. For the Princes!

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"UNBURNT, UN-PAWNED, UNSOLD!"

[@amyas80]

Reutlingen mentioned!!

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No way I'm here just an hour later

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Any chance for a rough guess on when Cannae will be ready to go?

[@KingsandGenerals]

October. September video will be mostly the buildup to Cannae.

[@kawipsycho1448]

@@KingsandGenerals Thanks, can't wait 😁

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Henry has come to see us

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I love the HRE

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Can you please tell about the Chakravyuha formation 🏹

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Please make a Video about the Rise and Fall of The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation

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Kindly make a video on the Nigerian civil war. I could lend a research hand in the script too.

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Please make video on chola Empire and invasion of srivijaya Empire

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House Swabia: Unburnt, Un-pawned, Unsold.

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I’d like to understand this period better. It’s seems different from feudal England and France. But I don’t grog it.

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A video on imperial politics a bit before the time when Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 events take place? I'll have so much context!

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I've never seen so many men wasted so badly. Clint Eastwood

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Thought this was about 40k for a split second...

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Can you do a video on Mexico?

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Demographics of southern Germany then and today, big difference....

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What are the best books about military strategies, tactics, battles, history and even modern science warfare (also medieval and ancient times) ? Thank you my dear friends !

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".....fittingly near a chapel with a graveyard..." LOL

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Anyone know the name of the first track after the intro?

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More video of ottomans please

[@KingsandGenerals]

Takes time

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[@christianweibrecht6555]

Wow, these people were much more devoted to petty squabbles for local autonomy than the Italians

[@WTFisDrifting]

I definitely object to a central or middle European anything on a map. Lines on a map are arbitrary and these ones are the most arbitrary. That is Western Europe and the Slavs on the edge are eastern. They only claim it as central because of their hatred of their own ancestors.

[@thesixth2330]

How do you know the people in the Wurrtemburgish town were resisting the Reutlingen Citizens?

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

They don’t, it’s speculation. What we do know though, is that the Soldiers from the „Free Cities“ were quite ruthless in almost all instances of combat, luckily, 12 years after this battle, Count Eberhard and his son Ulrich absolutely Crushed the Free cities army at the battle of Döffingen, unfortunately Ulrich was killed. At the Battle of Döffingen, the soldiers of the Free cities AGAIN tried to kill the farmers who had taken shelter in the church and on the graveyard, which was considered neutral ground. This video is quite biased towards the cities here and there ngl. XD

[@thesixth2330]

@@Philipp.of.Swabia Thanks for the Awesome Reply!!

[@Loderic-e2e]

@@Philipp.of.Swabia Landeskunde is quite the interesting topic oder? :D Another interesting aspect of this conflict between the imperial cities and the territorial lords surrounding them is precisely the perception of violence outside the hitherto cultivated norm. The letter from the mayor of Reutlingen attempted to ‘put the disordered world back in order', as Rüther writes. For example, the fact that the servants of the fallen nobles were allowed into the city to identify and remove their masters, the list of the dead is sorted according to the rank of the slain and thus the commemoration of the dead is honoured accordingly. The entire conflict can, to put it casually, be categorised as part of the changing social structure and mentality of society in the late Middle Ages. In many places, the towns discussed here in particular, sought to define their role and differentiate themselves from the territorial princes on the one hand, while on the other, the urban authorities sought to maintain their oligarchic position. Furthermore the regional conflict between Reutlingen and Württemberg began as early as 1360 (this is the date of the first arbitration between Reutlingen and Württemberg known to me). A deed from the king dating to the same year demanded that Württemberg open up the transport routes to Reutlingen (meybe it is the same charter, not quite shure atm^^). A chronic states that the Count was upset, that his people moved to the city, which in turn did not do anything to prevent this. And Eberhard II. was not known at the time to be an easy guy. The killing of a captured noble captain of the Swabian Landfriedensbund, Ulrich (X.) von Helfenstein, in 1372 befor the ensuing battle of Altheim is also cited as a reason for a ensuing spiral of violance. For the year 1376, letters can be found in which several towns complain to Strasbourg that von Württemberg was stealing cattle, blocking roads, stealing and burning crops, although at the same time letters from Württemberg can also be found that make similar accusations. I would therefore say that both sides had an interest in this conflict and wanted it to escalate for their own reasons. But nontheless the cities fought a war outside the norm and / or they had another view on the conflict and on violence, especially towards nobles?

[@Kaiyanwang82]

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[@lordMartiya]

How exactly could the nobles expect to succeed where Barbarossa failed in Italy?

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

Well, the Nobles DID succeed in the end, the Cities were utterly crushed by the count of Württemberg 12 years later, while that did not take away their sovereignty, it strengthened the count and weakened them immensely. Tbh they had it coming though, looking at how they acted often quite harsh and raided unprovoked.

[@lordMartiya]

@@Philipp.of.Swabia Barbarossa had his own temporary success too, but failed. Just like the nobles had brief successes but in the end the Imperial Cities remained free until the end of the Empire. As for asking for it... It was the nobles who were asking to be crushed for their attempts at conquering the free Imperial Cities. And that was the provocation for the raids.

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

@@lordMartiya In some instances yes, but the raid of the troops of Reutlingen was unjustified.

[@lordMartiya]

@@Philipp.of.Swabia It was justified by the fact he was illegally claiming prominence. Feudalism was a precise social system, and you can't just force someone to swear loyalty to a lord unless they had inherited said duty. Not even the Emperor could, not without the subject or city having committed some great crime, and defending their Immediacy from illegal attempts to deprive them from it was not a crime, just self defense.

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

@@lordMartiya mmmmmmh…I agree on that point, I still stand by my idea though, that the Nobles were right. We can see what happened when the cities became too bold , they refused to pay the travel toll to the Nobles when crossing their land, bringing so many guards with them, That the Nobles were unable to enforce the toll. Upon forcefully taking what was by right theirs, some Nobles were even captured and hung like normal criminals…that’s where the term „robber knight“ comes from. It’s literally city propaganda, there were no robber knights, just Nobles trying to enforce the imperial law that granted them this toll. I never liked the cities, and I guess if I sided with them, my ancestor would turn in his grave. 💀 But I guess both parties had two sides obviously, and both had probably reasons for their actions.

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

Why did the craftsmen and servants fight? Isn't that the job of the mercenaries they hired?

[@Loderic-e2e]

One of the most important tasks of a city citizen or resident (a resident without citizenship) was the defense of the city. This was usually done in the organization of guilds or other larger associations within the city community. These were assigned sections of the wall for maintenance and defense. Richer citizens could hire/equip a mercenary or other city citizen instead of their own service. It was an obligation for the male residents of a late medieval city in the empire to own certain weapons, depending on their own income. It was not without reason that shooting festivals and sword competitions were important and popular pastimes in the Upper German region. Bear in mind that this is a simplified generalization.

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

@@Loderic-e2e So, they were like a City Watch to bolster the ranks of the mercenaries if they were outnumbered?

[@Loderic-e2e]

@@alfrancisbuada2591 It's actually the other way around. The mercenaries usually support the city's contingent, which consists of citizens and residents. The city's inhabitants had to be able to use their weapons and also pay for their equipment. They also saw themselves as fighters who were proud to be able to fight and liked to show this off in public. Both as individuals and in formation, they trained regularly. A city marshal arts culture, so to speak. There were also occasional checks on equipment; if a citizen violated these regulations and did not have the required weapons, he was punished. In a Swiss city, I know of a case where an elderly lady had several war axes and a suit of armor in her home, which were given to her as collateral in return for a loan. The city clerk noted that the owners had to redeem their weapons within two weeks. Funny story, I think. In addition, most late medieval German towns did not have professional town guards. Services such as night watches or gate guards, arrests, etc. were carried out by town residents under the direction of officials who were in charge of that particular service. There are some interesting cases in which, for example, master craftsmen evaded night watch duty by paying journeymen to take over the service. In Cologne, a drunken master once refused to follow the guard's instructions and attacked them, as they were only journeymen and thus below him in the normal social order. As I said, this is a rough generalization and each town had its own specific regulations, but a generalization is possible.

[@Loderic-e2e]

@@alfrancisbuada2591 It's actually the other way around. Mercenaries support the contingents of citizens and residents of the towns. It was the duty of the (male) residents to defend the town and to provide its troops for expeditions in the event of war. Accordingly, the townspeople trained in the use of their weapons and in formation along the aforementioned urban communities (guilds, associations, etc.). In the late Middle Ages in particular, the citizens developed a marshal arts and martial culture in which the use of weapons was an important feature of social distinction. Shooting festivals and fencing schools were important social events at which the citizens showed off their skills with (war) weapons. If you had a certain income, you had to provide your own equipment and this was occasionally checked. I know of a case in Switzerland in which an elderly lady had received war axes and a suit of armor as collateral for loans and now kept them in her apartment. When the city checked the state of armament of its citizens, the men who had borrowed money were ordered to redeem the pawned weapons.

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[@KingsandGenerals]

I don't know what you are talking about

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[@luzie150711]

Wtf I am from Reutlingen!

[@Faolan03]

Is immer interessant wenn man seine Stadt plötzlich in solchen Videos hört xD

[@Pedro-nt2ro]

Was soll das, warum bist du aus reutlingen? Wtf??!

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

SWABIAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

[@hermannkurz4931]

Sadly you have to watch the video with subtitles if you are a German, since you don't understand some of the misspronounced german words. Why nou translate them or hire a german for the pronounciation? E.g. Landfrieden as you pronounce it would be written Ländfridden in german. The right pronounciation should be on the frist syllable, the a should be pronounced more like in "bra", and "ie" is pronounced like a long "i". Eberhardt is pronounced with a long "e" in the beginning, you pronounce it as if it would be written as Ebberhardt. Reich is not pronounced with a "k" in the end, that's the scandinavian pronounciation (maybe low-german too), but the "ch" should sound a bit like a hissing cat. Schwurbriefe was not understandable 😅

[@buinghiathuan4595]

So it like America state but without guns 😂😂

[@LarthV]

Kinda, yeah. Considering that any property-owning citizen often (depending on the city an time) was _obliged_ to own arms and armour, it goes even a bit further if you want...

[@skootos]

That was not an empire. It looks like a loose confederation.

[@theawesomeman9821]

A bunch of European states forming a loose union, sounds like the EU.

[@EOJ111]

A.I. repeated garbage! This was read right off of chatGPT ....

[@KingsandGenerals]

We don't use chatgpt. You have no idea what you are talking about.

[@hansoskar1911]

a small sidenote on pronounciation: the emphasis in Kurfürst is on _KUR_fürst as it is the Kurwürde that allows them to vote. the Reich had many Fürsten but only a few Kurfürsten.

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video 👍🏻