The public documents of the throne war in full text: the election notices of 1198, the princes' declaration of Speyer of 28 May 1199 to Innocent III, the pope's replies, Philip's and Otto's letters and promises, and the imperial acts of 1200 and 1201 including Otto's promises at Neuss in June 1201. For 1 January 1200 it shows what each side had committed to in writing and what was still open.
About this source
- Title
- Constitutiones et acta publica imperatorum et regum, tomus 2 (1198 to 1272)
- Author
- Various
- Author's dates
- edited by L. Weiland (1841 to 1895)
- Written
- documents of 1198 to 1272, edited 1896
- Language
- Latin
- Covers
- 1198 to 1272
- Kind
- Collection of sources
Weiland 1896 remains standard for the acts of Philip and Otto; a new MGH Diplomata edition of Philip's charters is in progress at Vienna.