During the 16th and 17th centuries, Speyer was an organizational center for the Holy Roman Empire. It headquartered the Imperial Chamber Court and hosted the Emperor and Imperial Estates at Imperial Diets and visitations to the Court. Speyer sat at the crossroads between the religious adversaries Mainz and Pfalz. The essays in this volume reveal the city’s importance to the Holy Roman Empire and surrounding region during the early modern period.
