Regesta of Louis the Bavarian & Frederick the Fair 1314-1347

Leitung:

Prof. Dr. Michael Menzel

Mitarbeitende:
  • Dr. Doris Bulach (Arbeitsstellenleiterin)
  • Tobias Fischer, M.A.
  • Prof. Dr. Magdalena Weileder
Anschrift:

Regesta Imperii München
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Abteilung Historische Grundwissenschaften und Medienkunde

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In 1967, a new edition of the regesta of emperor Louis the Bavarian (1314-1347) was started in Munich, initially under the direction of Peter Acht, and since 2003 under that of Michael Menzel. Through systematic research in archives, libraries and literature, the number of known Ludwig deeds has grown from around 3600 to around 5800 since the first compilation by Johann Friedrich Böhmer (1839-1865).

The publication of the regesta is based on the principle of provenance. For this purpose, the records in archives and libraries of a particular region, certain federal states or administrative districts are processed in full. The records of the Bayerische Hauptstaatsarchiv (Munich) are a special case. Due to its size, it is divided into several separate volumes.

All deeds issued by Ludwig are recorded in every form of transmission, both originals and copies up to the 20th century, and deperdita are also included. A full regest ("Vollregest") is formulated for each document for which an original or the oldest known copy has survived in the area covered by a volume. If older records of a document are known to exist outside the respective area, a short regest with reduced information is provided.

To date, 13 issues have been published and thus around two thirds of the charters currently known to the project have been published as full regesta. Issue 14 (Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, edited by Doris Bulach) is about to go to press. Work on issue 15 (Rhineland-Palatinate, edited by Magdalena Weileder) is also well advanced. With the indexing of outstanding holdings of the Bayerische Hauptstaatsarchiv (working title "BayHStA-Regensburg", edited by Tobias Fischer; working title "BayHStA-Reichsregister", edited by Doris Bulach; numerous other fonds examined by Sebastian Weil), which began at the end of 2022, decisive steps have been taken to complete the transmission of German archives and libraries.

The project of the regesta of Louis the Bavarian is part of the RI's "Italienprojekt". Archive research can already be considered complete for individual Italian regions (Lombardy, South Tyrol). A work-in-progress publication of the regesta of the Lombardy region is in preparation.

 

Publications

VII. Louis the Bavarian (1314-1347)

  1. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 1: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken Württembergs, edited by Wetzel, Johannes - Köln (et al.) (1991).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  2. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 2: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken Badens, edited by Wetzel, Johannes - Köln (et al.) (1994).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  3. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 3: Die Urkunden aus Klöstern und Stiftsarchiven im Bayerischen Hauptstaatsarchiv und in der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München, bearb. Menzel, Michael - Köln (et al.) (1995).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  4. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 4: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken des Elsasses (Département Haut- und Bas-Rhin), edited by Wetzel, Johannes - Köln (et al.) (1995).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  5. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 5: Die Urkunden aus aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken im Regierungsbezirk Schwaben (Bayern), edited by Menzel, Michael - Köln (et al.) (1995).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  6. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 6: Die Urkunden aus aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken in der Schweiz, edited by Wetzel, Johannes - Köln (et al.) (2000).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  7. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 7: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken Ober- und Niederbayerns, edited by Menzel, Michael - Köln (et al.) (2003).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  8. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 8: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken Österreichs, edited by Wetzel, Johannes - Köln (et al.) (2008).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  9. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 9: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken der Oberpfalz und Tschechiens, edited by Bulach, Doris - Köln (et al.) (2012).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  10. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 10: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken Frankens I: Regierungsbezirke Mittel- und Oberfranken, edited by Eisenzimmer, Mirjam - Köln (et al.) (2015).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  11. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 11: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken Berlins, Brandenburgs, Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns, Sachsens, Sachsen-Anhalts und Thüringens, edited by Bulach, Doris - Köln (et. al.) (2018).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  12. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 12: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken Unterfrankens, edited by Weileder, Magdalena - Köln (et. al.) (2021).Printed version as PDF documentReviews of this volume
  13. Regesten Kaiser Ludwigs des Bayern (1314-1347). Nach Archiven und Bibliotheken geordnet. Issue 13: Die Urkunden aus den Archiven und Bibliotheken Hessens, edited by Oehler-Klein, Sigrid - Köln (et. al.) (2023).Printed version as PDF document