Lienhard Thaler

Lienhard Thaler
  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • PostDoc Position at University of Vienna

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Introduction
Current research interests: weapon and armour production and trade in the premodern period, medieval territorial finance, prices and exchange rates in the late Middle Ages, pledge policy, the Tyrolean account books, estate registers and tax registers; economic and social inequality in the Middle Ages; the Tyrolean capuchin missionaries in Manchuria (1933-1954)
Current institution
University of Vienna
Current position
  • PostDoc Position
Additional affiliations
October 2021 - February 2022
Freie Universität Berlin
Position
  • Lecturer
Description
  • Introductory Seminar: Medieval History
October 2019 - October 2020
University of Vienna
Position
  • Research Assistant
Description
  • Basics of Historical Research (with J. Schiel)
July 2022 - July 2023
Tiroler Landesarchiv
Position
  • Archivist
Education
December 2016 - September 2023
University of Vienna
Field of study
  • History
October 2011 - January 2015
University of Innsbruck
Field of study
  • History
October 2009 - February 2015
University of Innsbruck
Field of study
  • History/German

Publications

Publications (22)
Thesis
Economic frameworks and contexts determined the scope of action of rulers and thus significantly shaped politics, economy, and society of medieval Europe. Although financial factors are often used to explain political decisions and developments, there are hardly any in-depth studies on the functioning of medieval royal finance. First and foremost,...
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In the county of Tyrol, the pledging of jurisdictions and offices peaked in the 14th century. In this paper, the reasons for and consequences of this strategy of resource mobilisation are discussed on the basis of three case studies, the pledging of Gufidaun (1309), Mölten (1315), and Salurn (1315/18). This study shows that the individual contractu...
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The Tyrolean account books are considered to be some of the oldest and most extensive products of territorial financial administration in the Holy Roman Empire. The sudden appearance of these relatively elaborate documents in the 1280ies has led to diverse hypotheses on possible models and inspirations that have all been rejected so far. This paper...
Article
Short communication on the history of the Tyrolean Capuchin Mission in Ilan/Kiamusze in Manchuria (1933-1954) and the economic, social and legal effects of the "Anschluss" (annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany) 1938 on the missionaries.
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The following bachelor thesis deals with the rule of nobles in the foreign service of the Danube Monarchy between 1809 and 1918. It not only argues with percentages, but also with the connection between title and place of employment and about social mobility. Furthermore, the reasons and motives for the remarkable high quota of aristocrats in the d...

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