Eagles Looking East and West: Dynasty, Ritual and Representation in Habsburg Hungary and Spain (Habsburg Worlds, 4)

Symbolised by the 'double-headed eagle' looking East and West, the Habsburg dynasty constituted a universal power structure in the early modern era. The dynasty's Spanish and Austrian branches created a code of shared identity, one which also encompassed their religious piety and their ability to pitch the Austriacum Imperium against multiple enemies worldwide. The present volume investigates the construction of the dynasty's political image in two spheres, the Kingdom of Hungary and the Spanish monarchy, between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Fifteen Hungarian, Czech and Spanish specialists offer comparative perspectives on the Habsburg era during this convulsive period of European history, addressing topics including diplomatic links, dynastic ritual and representation, and the Order of the Golden Fleece. In covering a wide range of themes, their contributions aim towards a better understanding of the emergence of new political attitudes in the Western world prior to the Enlightenment. Contributors to the volume include Cristina Bravo Lozano, Václav Buzek, Nóra G. Etényi, Alfredo Floristán Imízcoz, Rubén González Cuerva, Borbála Gulyás, Fanni Hende, János Kalmár, Zsolt Kökényesi, Zoltán Korpás, Pavel Marek, Tibor Monostori, and Géza Pálffy. Two Crowns, a dynastic mirror, a shared political culture in Europe during the Early Modern Age. Symbolised by the "double-headed eagle" looking East and West, the Habsburg dynasty constituted a universal power structure in the early modern era. The dynasty's Spanish and Austrian branches created a code of shared identity, one which also encompassed their religious piety and their ability to pitch the Austriacum Imperium against multiple enemies worldwide. The present volume investigates the construction of the dynasty's political image in two spheres, the Kingdom of Hungary and the Spanish monarchy, between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Fifteen Hungarian, Czech and Spanish specialists offer comparative perspectives on the Habsburg era during this convulsive period of European history, addressing topics including diplomatic links, dynastic ritual and representation, and the Order of the Golden Fleece. In covering a wide range of themes, their contributions aim towards a better understanding of the emergence of new political attitudes in the Western world prior to the Enlightenment. Contributors to the volume include Cristina Bravo Lozano, Václav Bůžek, Nóra G. Etényi, Alfredo Floristán Imízcoz, Rubén González Cuerva, Borbála Gulyás, Fanni Hende, János Kalmár, Zsolt Kökényesi, Zoltán Korpás, Pavel Marek, Tibor Monostori, and Géza Pálffy Front Matter 1 Tibor Martí and Roberto Quirós Rosado. Dynastic Links between Far Lands 15 Géza Pálffy. Funerals and Coronations 29 Alfredo Floristán Imízcoz. Swearing in, Crowning and Proclaiming the Habsburgs in the Kingdoms of Spain 55 Borbála Gulyás. Festivities Celebrating the Coronations of the Habsburgs Maximilian and Rudolf as King of Hungary in Pozsony/Bratislava,1563 and 1572 77 Václav Bůžek & Pavel Marek. The Funerals of the Emperor Rudolf II in the Spanish Monarchy, 1612 97 Nóra G. Etényi. Printed Political Representation of the Coronation of Joseph I as King of Hungary, 1687 121 János Kalmár. Archduke Charles of the House of Habsburg’s Proclamation of Accession to the Throne of Spain and his Inauguration as King of Aragon, 1703–06 159 Fanni Hende. Political Representation at the Coronations of Hungarian Kings in the First Half of the Eighteenth Century 167 Zoltán Korpás. Quarrelling Brothers 181 Rubén González Cuerva. The King of Hungary and the Cardinal of Toledo 197 Tibor Monostori. The Kingdom of Hungary in Essays and Other Writings of Diego Saavedra Fajardo in the Years 1630–50 217 Cristina Bravo Lozano. Hymenaeus in The Hague 231 Tibor Martí. Hungarian Members of the Order of the Golden Fleece 249 Roberto Quirós Rosado. Moribus antiquis 271 Zsolt Kökényesi. Court Entertainment and Relationship Networks 287 Back Matter 321