缺席的统治:共主邦联时期的德意志事务处

Ruling in Absence:Function and Assess of German Chancery

汉诺威选侯乔治·路德维希在1714年取得英国王位后,不列颠-汉诺威形成了共主邦联的局面;常驻伦敦的国王面临对汉诺威公国进行缺席统治的挑战,德意志事务处随即出现。作为枢密院与伦敦之间官方交流的中介,它的主要功能是辅助选侯对公国进行管理。本文分析了这个机构出现的历史,梳理了机构设置的状况,并且以几位重要事务处首席的经历为例,说明事务处的功能。德意志事务处虽然贯穿整个共主邦联始终,但由于其结构属性以及与汉诺威公国隔海相望的事实限制了其功能的发挥。

The Duchy of Hanover Georg Ludwig became the King of Great Britain and Ireland from August 1 1714,then the personal union between Great Britain and the Duchy of Hanover was set up. The new situation put the King in London to dominate the Hanover in absence,which forced the German Chancery onto the stage. According to the deeds of German Chancery,the function was very limited,so the absent ruling of the Duchy of Hanover had its born limitations.