#Westphalia is not the only #peacecongress online. At Mächtekongresse you find documents and especially protocolls of the congresses of Aachen (1818), Troppau (1820), Laibach (1821) und Verona (1822) that took place in the aftermath of the congress of #Vienna.
#history #histodons #historikerinnen /4 

https://maechtekongresse.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/pages/index.html 

We start with apw digital. The online edition of the sources of the #peacecongress of #Westphalia (1643-1648), that contains letters by the Imperial, French and Swedish diplomats, protocolls, diaries, instructions and some other secrets. Here you find almost all printed volumes. It’s great! /3

https://apw.digitale-sammlungen.de/ 

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At the #peacecongress of #Westphalia most diplomats lamented the rain. The papal mediator, Fabio Chigi, did not only recorded in his diary, when it rained. He even wrote a poem on the weather in Münster, calling the city “home of the clouds”.
He was not the only diplomat who constantly complained about the bad weather in #Westphalia.
Maybe only those who could complain about the weather in Münster were real #diplomats at the #WestphalianPeaceCongress?

Just discovered another #emdiplomacy #openaccess publication: Niels May's study on the ceremonial at the #peacecongress of #Westphalia is available here (in German):
https://perspectivia.net/receive/pnet_mods_00002255

#histodons #history @histodons @historikerinnen

Of course, all diplomats had to report regularly, while permanent diplomats reported on court gossip, cultural and political peculiarities & developments, diplomats at a #peacecongress focussed much more on the negotiations. This gives their reports a different character. (5/5)

For example, at a #peacecongress wasn’t clear which language should be used or who would decide in ceremonial conflicts. This had to be negotiated, while at a court these questions didn’t arise.

A #peacecongress or an assembly of the estates were non-permanent institutions with their own set of rules that had to be agreed on. Often the duration of the event was not clear beforehand and in the case of peace congresses there was always the possibility of failure. (3/x)

There is a difference, if a #diplomat was sent to a #court as a permanent representative or on a short mission or if he attended a #peacecongress or an assembly of the estates, such as the #Reichstag.

A #court was built around its prince as a ceremonial, political and cultural centre. A #peacecongress lacked such a centre. This influenced the functioning of the ceremonial, the procedures, the sociability, and, thus, #emdiplomacy (2/x)

#Introduction #NeuHier
I'm an #earlymodern historian based in Salzburg, interested in #diplomacy, #peacemaking, #religion and #gender. I'm currently writing a book on #emdiplomacy and networks of interests at the #peacecongress of #Westphalia.
I'm co-editor of the @emdiplomacy #handbook.
When I have time to spare, I'm also editing the autobiography of German historian Karl Brandi.
Tooting in German and English.
I'm looking forward to connect with fellow #histodons and everyone else!

Auf der After-Show des #PeaceCongress Leute aus allen möglichen Ländern zu treffen und zusammen zu feiern ist echt das beste was ich in den letzten Monaten erlebt habe.

Internationales Flair im #Subbotnik #Chemnitz mit den Leuten vom Peace Congress, man hört überall Spanisch und Englisch 😄

Gute Musik und gute Laune.

#PeaceCongress