Download or read book Gottschee 1406–1627 written by Georg Widmer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn exclusively from original source documents, GOTTSCHEE 1406 – 1627 is an authentic look into the life and government of a feudal domain on the strategic frontier of the Holy Roman, Habsburg, and Austrian Empires, showing the interaction of the subjects, the ruling nobility, and the royal government of the duchy of Carniola, including: • Petitions for redress of grievances • Tithes, taxes and feudal duties • Opening of new farms and villages • Unique rights of land-register subjects • Military frontier obligations • Church and pastoral affairs • Habsburg system of leasing domains • Royal audits and investigations Plus, hundreds of ancient Gottscheer village and family names – ancestors of a distinct German linguistic group that existed there for over 650 years.