THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE OTTOMANS

The Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire, especially under their charismatic leaders Charles V and Suleyman I, were major empire s of the early-modern period. Both exercised global power as, respectively, leaders of the universal 'republica Christiana' and 'dar -es Islam'. However, both lost supreme power in the course of the 17th and 18th centuries and began the transformation to absolutist nation states. This account of the important transition to modern notions of statehood is vital for understanding the reform strate gies of ...[Read more]