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Contents. xix PACK Cumbrous and expensive procedure. Meetings of Electors . . . 291 Electoral influence. The Leagues . 292 Narrowing of German and imperial influence. Internal disorder . . 293 The attempts at Reform. The Landfriede. Frederick III ; his weakness ; his policy . 294 Agreement with the Pope. Marriage of Maximilian .... 295 Tyrolese succession. Acquisition of Tyrol. Maximilian elected Kin^. Frederick the Victorious, Count Palatine of the Rhine . . . 290 Albert Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg. House of Wet tin . . . 297 Condition of the Rhineland, Franconia, and Swabia. Knights and minor nobility 298 Towns and peasantry. Movement for reform 299 Berthold of Mainz, 1484; his ambitions 300 A national policy framed. Historical parallels ..... 301 Diets of Frankfort, 1485, 1489. Summons of imperial cities to the Diet of 1489. Diet of Nurnberg, 1491 . .... 302 Accession of Maximilian ; his policy. Schemes of Reform ; propositions of 1495. Imperial Chamber of Justice. Executive Council for the Empire 303 The Common Penny. Alternative scheme: Landfriede; Reichakammer- gericht . 304 Common Penny. Failure of scheme 305 Diets of Lindau and Worms, 1496 and 1497 306 Helplessness of the reformers. Swiss movement for independence. Swiss War. Swiss terms conceded, 1499 ....... 307 Diet of Augsburg, 1500. Fresh reform proposals 308 Council of Regency; its constitution 309 Difficulties between Maximilian and Council of Regency . . . . 310 Berthold gives up his scheme. Electoral Diet ; fresh plans of reform . 311 Growth of a royalist party. Efforts of Emperor ..... 312 Maximilian's own reforms. Aulic Council. Finance and justice . 313 Fate of Aulic Council. Policy of Maximilian in the hereditary lauds . 314 Question of succession to Landshut, 1504. Maximilian has his will . . 315 Diet of Cologne, 1505. Death of Berthold. Increased influence of Maxi- milian 316 The matricula. New reforms at Constance in 1507 ..... 317 Need of money and men ; grants ........ 318 Max takes imperial title. Necessities of Emperor . . . . . 319 Fresh proposals for army and administration. Augsburg, 1510. Inadequate results. Cologne, 1512 320 System of Circles, 1512. The Swabian League and Wurtemberg . . 321 Last year of Maximilian; his death, 1519; his character. . . . 322 His ministers and his relations to them; Lang ..... 323 Maximilian's capricious changes; his military improvements . . . 324 The Landsknechte. Maximilian and the Renaissance .... 325 His literary projects; his artistic collaborators 326 Progress and prosperity under Maximilian ..... 327 Survival of the German nation 323