The constitution and government of the Germanic body.
Subtitle: Shewing how this state has subsisted for three hundred years past, under the emperors of the house of Austria ... : Compiled from the fundamental laws of Germany; the histories of the empire, and the best authorities. : Translated from the original.
Contributors: Whatley, Stephen.
Publisher: Printed for J. Nourse ...
Published: 1745
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Holy Roman Empire.; Holy Roman Empire -- Politics and government.
Notes: ESTC t068537
Translation of Description du gouvernement présent du corps germanique compiled by Carl Friedrich Necker and translated by Stephen Whatley.
Contents: (from t.p.) I. The dignity, rights, prerogatives, and qualifications of the emperor and the electors. -- II. The election and coronation of the emperor ... -- III. The election of the King of the Romans. --IV. The ban of the empire, and the manner of deposing an emperor. -- V. The vicars of the empire ... -- VI. The evangelic body; and it's right to protect all those of the empire, who suffer for the Protestant cause.
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