Die Soldatensteuer in Schwaben, Franken und Westfalen

englischThis dissertation is the first to examine the soldier's tax as a special case of the tribute system during the Thirty Years' War. Since "contribution" has two meanings, the term "soldier's tax" is introduced. Ideally, it describes a direct form of army financing, independent of commanders-in-chief and sovereigns, in which the money is collected locally in cooperation between the military and civil authorities. The work covers the period from antiquity to the early modern period, focusing on both theory (including the law of the Holy Roman Empire and international law) and practice. The main part consists of six case studies from Swabia, Franconia and Westphalia, in which the organization of the soldier's tax in practice is examined.