"The fencing guild of the Brotherhood of St. Mark had the monopoly on the use of the Zweihänder after Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor granted it to them in 1487."
What is the reasoning behind this?
>>2408971
>What is the reasoning behind this?
Corporate economics where some guilds had privileges and if you were caught doing something you hadn't the right or privilege to you could be sued by the guild...
It's one of the interpretation of why the messer came to be in the HRE, for the knifemakers guild to bypass the swordmakers guild privilege so that they could enter the "fencing weapons" market as well.
It was done in France as well, it's typical of the modern period really.
>>2408971
Can you repeat the question
>>2408971
Royal monopolies are about controlling a resource and rewarding the King's favorites.