The kingdom of Hungary and the Habsburg monarchy in the sixteenth century /
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| Author / Creator: | Pálffy, Géza. |
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| Imprint: | Boulder : Social Science Monographs, 2009. |
| Description: | xviii, 446 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | CHSP Hungarian studies series ; no. 18 CHSP Hungarian studies series ; no. 18. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7994425 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: Hungary and the Habsburgs in the Early Modern Period
- Prejudices and Debatable Interpretations
- Turning Points in the History of the Kingdom of Hungary and of the Habsburg Monarchy
- The Fateful but Little Known Sixteenth Century
- The Fallacy of the Projection of the Nation-State Concept onto the Early Modern Era
- On Sources and New Researches
- 2. Between Ottomans and Habsburgs
- A Small Composite State: The Kingdom of Hungary in the Late Middle Ages
- A Country to be Conquered: The Ottomans and Hungary
- A Much Coveted Throne: The Habsburgs and the Kingdom of Hungary
- 3. Mohács and Partition
- The Battle that Determined Central Europe's Fate
- Two Kings on the Throne of Hungary
- Civil War and Partition
- A Very Important but Dangerous Bulwark
- 4. Vienna, The New Administrative Center of Hungary
- The Composite Monarchy of the Habsburgs in Central Europe
- The Political and Centralization Program of Ferdinand I
- Vienna: Fortress, Residence, and Center of Political Decision Making
- 5. Hungarian Aristocracy and the Habsburg Court
- The Joint Habsburg Court and the Virtual Royal Hungarian One
- Difficulties with the Viennese and Prague Integration
- The Options of the Hungarian Political Elite after Integration
- Beginnings of a Supranational Aristocracy
- 6. Defending the Composite State
- Hungary, an Important but Largely Unknown Bulwark
- The Protective Bastion of the Monarchy: The New Border-Defense System
- The Price of Foreign Assistance
- The Importance of a Military Career
- The Sixteenth Century Military Revolution
- 7. Hungary's Financial Contributions to the Monarchy
- Hungary, a Dangerous but Wealthy Country
- Financial Administration Reforms in Hungary
- An Important Source of Revenues for the Monarchy: The Revenues of the Kingdom of Hungary
- The Beginning of Administrative Careers in Hungary
- 8. Feeding Central Europe
- In the Economic Mainstream of Europe
- A Fragmented Country--Close Economic Ties
- The Larder of the Habsburg Court--The Military-Industrial Market of the Monarchy
- The Flowering of Hungarian Enterprises in the Sixteenth Century
- 9. Institutions of Sovereignty
- Sovereignty in a Composite State
- Election of a King or Acceptance of One
- The Hungarian Council and the Highest Dignitaries of the Country
- The Principal Arena of Estate Resistance: The Diet
- Dispensing Justice, the Legal System, and Self-Government of the Nobility
- 10. Symbols of Sovereignty
- Preservation of the Unity of St. Stephen's Realm
- The Titles, Coats of Arms and Banners of the Hungarian Rulers
- Coronations in Pozsony: A Virtual Hungarian Royal Court
- The Kingdom of Hungary in the Dynastic Representations of the Habsburgs: Coronations and Funerals in the Monarchy
- 11. The Hungarian Estates and the Bocskai Uprising
- Hungary in Ruins, Armed Counter-Reformation, Shaky Political Equilibrium
- The "Turkish Emigration" from Transylvania, the Transtisza Haiduks and the Estates of Upper Hungary
- Uprising, Local and Countrywide Civil War among the Estates
- Rearrangement of Power in 1605-1608: Strengthening of the Estates and Advances of the Lay Elite and of the Lesser Nobility
- 12. Conclusion: Changes after 1526 impacting the Centuries to Follow
- Appendix A.
- List of Rulers and Highest Dignitaries of Hungary
- Appendix B.
- Gazetteer
- Appendix C.
- Hungarian Baronial Appointments and Justifications for the Patents
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Archival Collections and Published Sources
- Figures
- Maps
- Name Index
- Place Index
- About the Author
- Books Published by CHSP