John of Moravia Between the Czech Lands and the Patriarchate of Aquileia (Ca. 1345-1394)

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-33561-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 56, 346 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 712 g

Reihe: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450

In this book, Ondrej Schmidt offers a critical biography of John of Moravia, illegitimate son of the Moravian Margrave John Henry from the Luxembourg dynasty. Earlier research has confused John with another son of the Margrave, but here, the author argues that John actually became provost of Vyšehrad (1368–1380), bishop of Litomyšl (1380–1387), and eventually patriarch of Aquileia (1387–1394). The study provides a detailed account of John’s life and his assassination in the wider context of princely bastards’ careers, the Luxembourg dynasty, and Czech and Italian history. Schmidt also explores the development of the “second life” of John of Moravia in the historical memory of the following centuries.

First published in Czech by Vyšehrad Publishers Ltd as Jan z Moravy. Zapomenutý Lucemburk na aquilejském stolci, Prague, 2016

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schmidt, Ond&

Schmidt, Ondrej

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Abbreviations

List of Illustrations

Maps

Genealogical Tree

1 Introductory Remarks

1 The Background: the Luxembourg Dynasty in the Empire, the Czech Lands and Italy

2 From John Sobieslaw to John of Moravia

3 A Few Words about Sources

2 Illegitimate Children in the Late Middle Ages

1 The Status of Bastard Children in Late Medieval Society

2 The Royal Bastards of the Bohemian Luxembourgs and Their Careers

3 The Bastard

1 Youth and Early Ecclesiastical Career

2 The Vyšehrad Provostry

4 Bishop

1 The Litomyšl Episcopate

2 The Occupancy of the Olomouc Bishopric

5 Patriarch

1 The Patriarchate of Aquileia in the Middle Ages

2 Appointment and Preparations for New Office

3 Arrival in the Patriarchate and the New Government of Udine

4 The Assassination of Federico di Savorgnano

5 The Controversy over the Bishopric of Concordia

6 Francesco Novello da Carrara and the Anti-Visconti League

7 New Conflicts and New Truces

8 The Death of Augustine of Litomyšl and the Escalation of Tension

9 A Fragile Peace

10 “… fuit interfectus dominus patriarcha …”

6 Historical Memory

1 Damnatio memoriae versus patriarcha sanctae memoriae

2 John of Moravia in the Written Tradition

7 Final Reflections

Excursus 1: John of Moravia and John Sobieslaw

Excursus 2: Capitula contra patriarcham Johannem de Moravia

1 Edition

Excursus 3: The Itinerary and Residences of John of Moravia

Illustrations

Bibliography

Archival Sources

Editions of Sources, Inventories & Catalogues

Renaissance, Baroque & Enlightenment Historiography

Newspapers

Secondary Literature

Online Resource

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ondrej Schmidt, is a research fellow and Ph.D. candidate at the Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. He has published articles on the Luxembourg dynasty and its Italian politics.