Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2018
Abstract
The paper is focused on diplomatic methods and goals of the King of Bohemia John the Blind (1310 -1346) in the framework of his foreign policy towards rulers of Austrian lands (House of Habsburg). When analyzing diplomatic goals of the King John towards Austrian dukes, a clear line of alliance or animosity is hard to find.
The Bohemian-Austrian foreign relations can be characterised as volatile, dependent on an ad hoc context of political situation in the Holy Roman Empire. The paper is amended with a list of charters connected to King John of Bohemia that are housed in the Austrian archives today.