v Contents VOLUME 1 Preface xiii Acknowl­edgments xv Introduction xvii Chronology xxvii Government and Politics 1 Overview Essay 1 Austria 4 Babenberg Dynasty (976–1246) 8 Baden 11 Bavaria 13 Bohemia 17 Brandenburg 19 Burgundy 21 Carolingian Dynasty (750–887) 23 Cleves 26 Feudal Politics 27 Franconia 32 Habsburg Dynasty (1273–1918) 34 Hanover 38 Hesse 41 Hohenstaufen Dynasty (1138–1254) 42 Hohenzollern Dynasty (1415–1918) 46 Hungary 50 Italy (Lombardy, Papal States, Sicily) 51 Lowlands 54 Luxembourg Dynasty (1308–1437) 58 Palatinate 60
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