MEDIATIZATION
\mˌiːdɪˌata͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \mˌiːdɪˌataɪzˈeɪʃən], \m_ˌiː_d_ɪ__ˌa_t_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The grouping of the smaller German sovereignties with larger neighbouring states after the dissolution of the Empire in 1806. This had often been done before, the word meaning that they were thus made mediately, instead of immediately, dependent on the empire. As the empire was at an end, the term was now used inappropriately.
By Henry Percy Smith
