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Basilejska kompaktata, jejich zpisemneni a ratifikace
The Compactata of Basel, their Drafting and Ratification

Author(s): František Šmahel
Subject(s): History
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Filosofický ústav
Keywords: Compactata of Basel; Sigismund; Hussites; Council of Basel

Summary/Abstract: The objective of this paper is to examine the drafting of the decrees that governed relations between the Hussites and the Roman Church after the Council of Basel; and, subsequently to answer the following question: what exactly did the decrees include and what did they comprise of? As all available information indicates, the basic body of the so called Compactata of Basel comprised of eight documents. In addition to the Compactata of Basel, the so called Imperial Compactata are referred to in literary sources; these decrees include fi ve of Sigismund’s documents that were issued prior to his accession to the Czech throne.

  • Issue Year: 1/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 187-229
  • Page Count: 43
  • Language: Czech