Electoratus Bavaricus Sive Apologia Christophori Gewoldi..

1634. Ingolstadt: Ex Officinƒ Gregorii Haenlini, 1634. Ingolstadt: Ex Officinƒ Gregorii Haenlini, 1634. The Duke of Bavaria and the Election of the Holy Roman Emperor Bourgogne, Nicolas de [1586-1649]. Electoratus Bavaricus Sive Apologia Christophori Gewoldi De Septemuiratu Adversus Anonymum. Subiecta est Explicatio L. Leges & Constitutiones 7 C. de Legib. Ingolstadt: Ex Officina Gregorii Haenlini, 1634. [iv], 309 [i.e. 310] pp. Quarto (7-3/4" x 6"). Contemporary paneled pigskin over wooden boards, raised bands, blind fillets and early hand-lettered title to spine, beveled board edges, bronze clasps, one clasp lacking, its hasp and strap intact, edges of text block colored blue. Negligible light soiling, rubbing and a few tiny spots, spine ends bumped, light wear to corners, minor worming to pastedowns and hinges, bookplate of Karl Sebastian Heller von Hellersberg to front pastedown. Light toning to interior, light foxing and tiny stains to preliminaries and a few other places, early struck-through owner inscription of the Jesuit College of Ingolstadt, dated 1634, to head of title page. A handsome copy. $2,500. * Only edition. Written by a law professor at the University of Ingolstadt and legal counselor to Maximilian I [1573-1651], Duke of Bavaria, this book defends the Duke's status as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, one of the small number of rulers empowered to elect the Holy Roman Emperor. Because Maximilian was granted this status in 1623 at the Diet of Regensburg, a convention of states on the Imperial side of the Thirty Years' War, there were some who questioned the Duke's legitimacy or dismissed it outright as an act of political expediency. The book's argument is based on De Sacri Romani Imperii Septemviratu Commentarius (1616, second edition 1621) by Christoph Gewald [1556-1621], a detailed discussion of laws and agreements concerning the election of Holy Roman Emperors. As stated in the title, it also defends Gewald's book against an anonymous critic. A lawyer by training, Heller von Hellersberg [1772-1818] was a professor of jurisprudence and political science at the University of Landshut, later at the University of Ingolstadt. He also played an important role in the reformation of Bavaria's political structures during the rule of Duke Maximilian I [1756-1825]. Established in 1556, the Jesuit College of Ingolstadt was a highly distinguished and influential institution. It was t. (Inventory #: 81719)