The Perpetual Diet of Regensburg was one of the most important political centers of the Holy Roman Empire. This study is the first to look at the prince-bishoprics of Bamberg and Würzburg to examine the actors, structures, and content of spiritual diet politics. It shows that both prince-bishoprics not only actively engaged in imperial politics but, contrary to previous assumptions, did not unreservedly support the Kaiser's imperial politics.

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Florian Zwießler, University of Bamberg, Germany.