Institution

Imperial Diet

The Imperial Diet, or Reichstag, was the assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire, including princes, ecclesiastical rulers and imperial cities. It dealt with matters such as taxation, war and law. The Swedish Empire secured a voice in it after the Thirty Years' War through its German territories.

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