History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514

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historiographical work history book non-fiction book

History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514 is a seminal early work of modern historiography by Leopold von Ranke that analyzes European political and diplomatic developments at the turn of the 16th century.

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Label	Occurrences
Geschichte der romanischen und germanischen Völker 1494–1514	1
History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations	1
History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514 canonical	1

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Target entity: History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514
Context triple: [Leopold von Ranke, notableWork, History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514]

A. Poland-Lithuania in the early modern period
Poland-Lithuania in the early modern period was a vast multiethnic commonwealth in Eastern Europe that became a major political power and a principal cultural, religious, and demographic center of Ashkenazi Jewry.
B. Peasants’ War
The Peasants’ War was a major 1524–1525 uprising of German peasants and lower classes, inspired in part by Reformation ideas, that sought social and economic reforms and was brutally suppressed by the nobility.
C. Holy League
The Holy League was a coalition of Catholic maritime states formed in the 16th century to oppose Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean.
D. Holy League
The Holy League was a coalition of European powers, led by the Habsburg Monarchy and the Papacy, formed to wage war against the Ottoman Empire in the late 17th century.
E. Thirteen Years' War
The Thirteen Years' War, also known as the Long Turkish War, was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire over control in Central and Southeastern Europe.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514
Target entity description: History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514 is a seminal early work of modern historiography by Leopold von Ranke that analyzes European political and diplomatic developments at the turn of the 16th century.

A. Poland-Lithuania in the early modern period
Poland-Lithuania in the early modern period was a vast multiethnic commonwealth in Eastern Europe that became a major political power and a principal cultural, religious, and demographic center of Ashkenazi Jewry.
B. Peasants’ War
The Peasants’ War was a major 1524–1525 uprising of German peasants and lower classes, inspired in part by Reformation ideas, that sought social and economic reforms and was brutally suppressed by the nobility.
C. Holy League
The Holy League was a coalition of Catholic maritime states formed in the 16th century to oppose Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean.
D. Holy League
The Holy League was a coalition of European powers, led by the Habsburg Monarchy and the Papacy, formed to wage war against the Ottoman Empire in the late 17th century.
E. Thirteen Years' War
The Thirteen Years' War, also known as the Long Turkish War, was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire over control in Central and Southeastern Europe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historiographical work ⓘ history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
academicDiscipline	historiography ⓘ history ⓘ
aimsTo	present history "as it actually happened" ⓘ
analyzes	European diplomatic developments at the turn of the 16th century ⓘ European political developments at the turn of the 16th century ⓘ
author	Leopold von Ranke ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ linked to: Prussia
coversEventType	dynastic politics ⓘ international relations ⓘ wars and conflicts ⓘ
describedAs	seminal early work of modern historiography ⓘ
focusesOn	Latin nations of Europe ⓘ Teutonic (Germanic) nations of Europe ⓘ
genre	scholarly history ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality	German ⓘ
hasForm	monograph ⓘ
hasPerspective	state-centered history ⓘ
historicalApproach	empirical ⓘ political-diplomatic narrative ⓘ
historicalScope	Western and Central Europe ⓘ
influenced	19th-century German historiography ⓘ development of professional historical scholarship ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
mainSubject	European history ⓘ diplomatic history ⓘ political history ⓘ
methodologicalFeature	critical source analysis ⓘ emphasis on primary sources ⓘ
movement	modern historiography ⓘ
notableFor	shaping the Rankean model of historical writing ⓘ systematic use of archival documents ⓘ
originalTitle	Geschichte der romanischen und germanischen Völker 1494–1514 ⓘ linked to: History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514
publicationCentury	19th century ⓘ
relatedConcept	Rankean school of history ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor	The Popes of Rome, Their Church and State in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries ⓘ linked to: History of the Popes
setInPeriod	early modern Europe ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	1494–1514 ⓘ

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Leopold von Ranke → notableWork → History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514 ⓘ

History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514 → originalTitle → Geschichte der romanischen und germanischen Völker 1494–1514 ⓘ

linked to: History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations 1494–1514

History of England → relatedWorkByAuthor → History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations ⓘ