Person

Count Maximilian von Montgelas

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1803

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Count Maximilian von Montgelas, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Reichsdeputationshauptschluss redistributes territorial sovereignty in the Holy Roman Empire

    1803

    Role: Minister of Elector Max Joseph, exemplifying policies driven by Enlightenment and anticlericalism.

    1. February 1803 · RegensburgSecularization Extension

      Article 35 authorized the secularization of all non-immediate religious houses throughout the empire.

    2. February 1803 · RegensburgMediatisation Impact

      The outcome confirmed the most extensive redistribution of property in German history before 1945.

    3. 25 February 1803 · RegensburgFinal Recess

      The Final Recess was issued at the 46th meeting of the Imperial Deputation on 25 February 1803.

    4. 24 March - 27 April 1803 · RegensburgRatification

      The Imperial Diet approved the Final Recess on 24 March 1803, and the Emperor ratified it on 27 April.

Sources

  1. German mediatisation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06