News of Transylvania in the German printed periodicals of the Seventeenth Century, from István Bocskai to György II Rákóczi
<p>In the seventeenth century, news of the Transylvanian princes in weekly newspapers and biannual <em>Messrelationen</em> rarely comes from the principality itself, but from the cities which are the Transylvanians' allies, enemies and invaded neighbors. This thesis examines t...
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| description | <p>In the seventeenth century, news of the Transylvanian princes in weekly newspapers and biannual <em>Messrelationen</em> rarely comes from the principality itself, but from the cities which are the Transylvanians' allies, enemies and invaded neighbors. This thesis examines the German language periodicals of four periods: István Bocskai's rebellion against the Habsburg Emperor (1604-5), Gábor Bethlen's first march into Hungary (1619-21), György I Rákóczi's Hungarian offensive (1643-5) and György II Rákóczi's incursion into Poland-Lithuania and the subsequent Ottoman invasion of Transylvania (1657-8). Between these periods, political developments and postal improvements shift the reporting networks which carry the news of Transylvania. As a result, each prince is reported on by a different set of reporting regions altering the language of the news. Bocskai's rebellion is presented in the <em>Messrelationen</em> as an alliance of the unchristian Protestants and Ottomans, dependent on military success rather than political legitimacy and causing devastation in the region. This perspective continues in later periods in news from Vienna, the most consistent reporter on Transylvania, as the princes are shown to be capable of upsetting the Emperor's position in Hungary, but more feared for their association with the Ottomans. Bethlen's march is also reported on by Transylvania's allies in Prague, who present the prince with greater diplomatic importance, and supporters in Hungary, who detail the diet meetings where he is elected king, proving his legitimacy. György I's march does not benefit from a breadth of perspectives, and Vienna’s dominates the news with its concern for quick peace. György II’s invasion of Poland is largely reported from the new news centers along the Baltic, presenting him as a military commander with precedent for his claim to the Polish throne. With the Ottomans' invasion the following year, Vienna’s fears for the safety of Christendom once again dictate Transylvania’s portrayal in the news.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:714579ba-ae46-42eb-9358-67cf4113b4482022-03-26T19:42:30ZNews of Transylvania in the German printed periodicals of the Seventeenth Century, from István Bocskai to György II RákócziThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06uuid:714579ba-ae46-42eb-9358-67cf4113b448Early Modern Britain and EuropeEnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2013Dillon, VEvans, R<p>In the seventeenth century, news of the Transylvanian princes in weekly newspapers and biannual <em>Messrelationen</em> rarely comes from the principality itself, but from the cities which are the Transylvanians' allies, enemies and invaded neighbors. This thesis examines the German language periodicals of four periods: István Bocskai's rebellion against the Habsburg Emperor (1604-5), Gábor Bethlen's first march into Hungary (1619-21), György I Rákóczi's Hungarian offensive (1643-5) and György II Rákóczi's incursion into Poland-Lithuania and the subsequent Ottoman invasion of Transylvania (1657-8). Between these periods, political developments and postal improvements shift the reporting networks which carry the news of Transylvania. As a result, each prince is reported on by a different set of reporting regions altering the language of the news. Bocskai's rebellion is presented in the <em>Messrelationen</em> as an alliance of the unchristian Protestants and Ottomans, dependent on military success rather than political legitimacy and causing devastation in the region. This perspective continues in later periods in news from Vienna, the most consistent reporter on Transylvania, as the princes are shown to be capable of upsetting the Emperor's position in Hungary, but more feared for their association with the Ottomans. Bethlen's march is also reported on by Transylvania's allies in Prague, who present the prince with greater diplomatic importance, and supporters in Hungary, who detail the diet meetings where he is elected king, proving his legitimacy. György I's march does not benefit from a breadth of perspectives, and Vienna’s dominates the news with its concern for quick peace. György II’s invasion of Poland is largely reported from the new news centers along the Baltic, presenting him as a military commander with precedent for his claim to the Polish throne. With the Ottomans' invasion the following year, Vienna’s fears for the safety of Christendom once again dictate Transylvania’s portrayal in the news.</p> |
| spellingShingle | Early Modern Britain and Europe Dillon, V News of Transylvania in the German printed periodicals of the Seventeenth Century, from István Bocskai to György II Rákóczi |
| title | News of Transylvania in the German printed periodicals of the Seventeenth Century, from István Bocskai to György II Rákóczi |
| title_full | News of Transylvania in the German printed periodicals of the Seventeenth Century, from István Bocskai to György II Rákóczi |
| title_fullStr | News of Transylvania in the German printed periodicals of the Seventeenth Century, from István Bocskai to György II Rákóczi |
| title_full_unstemmed | News of Transylvania in the German printed periodicals of the Seventeenth Century, from István Bocskai to György II Rákóczi |
| title_short | News of Transylvania in the German printed periodicals of the Seventeenth Century, from István Bocskai to György II Rákóczi |
| title_sort | news of transylvania in the german printed periodicals of the seventeenth century from istvan bocskai to gyorgy ii rakoczi |
| topic | Early Modern Britain and Europe |
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