Consequences of the Schmalkaldic War (1546–1547) for the modification of the tax system in the 16th century Kingdom of Bohemia
- Institution: Ústav historických věd Fakulty filozofické Univerzity Pardubice
- Year of publication: 2018
- Source: Show
- Pages: 46-63
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso180303
- PDF: hso/18/hso1803.pdf
- License: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
The article deals with the consequences of a political agreement between King Ferdinand I and a part of the Bohemian opposition nobility, concluded in 1547 in order to restore stability following the Schmalkaldic War (1546–1547). The change in the tax system put Bohemian royal cities and owners of large estates at a considerable disadvantage while profits from manor farming and financial services remained virtually untaxed. This tax structure, applied for several decades, resulted in a rapid increase of debts and the ultimate collapse of the entire tax system in 1615. The resulting financial crisis was resolved by the Bohemian Landtag in 1615 by declaring bankruptcy of the treasury and taking over tax collection.
Důsledky Šmalkaldské války (1546–1547) v souvislosti s úpravou daňového systému v Českém království v 16. století
bankruptcy tax system aristocracy estates king of Bohemia 1615 bankructwo system podatkowy 1546-1547 arystokracja majątki król Czech wojna miasta cities war
