Ep. 82 - The Constitution of the Realm - The Mainzer Landfriede on 1235
History of the Germans
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How to Deal With a Feud in the Empire
In the Kingdom of Sicily, Frederick established a complete system of appellate courts backed by central powers. The idea to introduce the same in the empire was simply inconceivable. But there were still 29 articles all sides could agree on. Some of those repeated the privileges granted in the documents from 1220 and 1232. One of them was that any feud had to be formally declared,. There would be a three-day cooling-off period before hostilities could begin. Further, that certain acts of violence were prohibited upon sanction of instant imperial ban - this included setting things alight at houses and castles. And finally, it was ordered that before a feud could be formally declared, the parties have to go before
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