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Nourishment of the czech aristocracy in period before Bílá hora and contemporary medical literature
Měrková, Jana ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Zilynská, Blanka (referee)
(in English) The current thesis on Nourishment of the czech aristocracy in period before Bílá Hora and contemporary medical literature focuses on two main topics: dining and medicine. Today, both could be included under one label, which is nutrition. The thesis can be divided into two parts. The first one, on the topic of cuisine/dining of noblemen, introduces their diet, habits and provides a few examples of period recipes. The second one presents overview of books that addressed the issue of dining and cuisine at that time. This part also includes personal and literary profiles of several personalities whose writings contributed to this area. A link between these two parts is a chapter on cuisine from the perspective of physicians. In writing the thesis I relied mostly on two sources: literature on lifestyle and historiographic literature. The latter focuses on cuisine from an everyday life perspective without the medical point of view. The objective of the thesis is to show that cuisine, or nutrition is not only a matter of modern age, but it had its place in the examined period as well.
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Agricultural and Social Life of the Collegiate Chapter of Stará Boleslav in the Fifties and Sixties of the 17th Century
Kratochvíl, Miroslav ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Zdichynec, Jan (referee)
The thesis analyses the agricultural and social life of the collegiate chapter of Stará Boleslav in the fifties and sixties of the 17th century. The core of the thesis focused on researching of the agricultural and social situation of the chapter of Stará Boleslav in the fifties and sixties of the 17th century follows after a brief outline of the chapter's history and its position within the context of the medieval and early modern development. The topic is mainly studied on the basis of unpublished sources (a list of the most important ones is presented below), also considering secondary literature, and it is placed into a broader context of the situation in Bohemia after the Thirty Years War. 1
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The Žďárští of Žďár. The history of aristocrats' family in Kladno region
Fridrich, Hynek ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Kostlán, Antonín (referee)
The subject of this thesis is family history of Central Bohemian, Kladno or catholic line of the family of Žďárší of Ždár. The family belonged to lower nobility and was using title of knights. Knights Žďárský of Ždar came from western part of Bohemia from Doupov region (North East of well know town of Karlovy Vary). Their main residence was gothic fortress and later renaissance chateau in Žďár close to small town Doupov. The family belonged into great Bohemian house of Janovic part of which was also important and powerful lords of Kolovrat, lords of Janovice, lords of Vimperk and knights families of Zručský of Chřenovice and Čejka of Olbramovice and Dvořecký of Olbramovice. First written resources about Žďárský appeared already in 1295, when he is mentioned in one of the papers as a witness "Stanizlaus de Zar". It is certain, that family is even older. From 1300 - 1500 the family grew significantly, but continue to reside in the area of Doupov where they resided in only few fortresses. During 15th century there were formed four family lines. One of them died out already in 16th century, two other ones died out in 17th century and the last one continues until today in Germany. Under the name of Sahrer von Sahr von Shönberg. In the first part of 15th century the family was made known by Jan Šmikouský of Ždár,...
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Julius Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg (1586-1665). Builder of a military career, of a landed dominion and of the eighth wonder of the world
Vokurka, Michal ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Hojda, Zdeněk (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on Julius Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg, an aristocrat from a large family from Lower Saxony, who converted to Catholicism and made a career in the Emperor's army as one of Wallenstein's officers. He gained some large confiscated estates in west Bohemia. Thanks to his wedding politics he became one of the richest aristocrats in the country after the Thirty Year's War. He founded famous gardens around his residences, especially the one in Ostrov, which was called the eight world's wonder. During his long live he acted as an emissary and diplomat, mostly representing the Emperor in the court of the Elector of Saxony. His financial and social capital enabled him to rank high among the czech aristocracy, even though he came to the Catholic Habsburg Monarchy from a Protestant social enviroment.
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Jan Sembera Cernohorsky of Boskovice and the heritage of the House of Liechtenstein
Dufková, Kateřina ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Kostlán, Antonín (referee)
This diploma thesis is dedicated to Jan Sembera Cernohorsky of Boskovice, Moravian aristocrat from the second half of 16th century, the last descendant of an important family of Boskovice. It describes his life story from the childhood to the death which it puts into the broader context and creates a comprehensive view of the higher nobles of his time. Particular attention is paid to the family of Boskovice, especially its last generation, which represent aside from Jan Sembera primarily his brother Albrecht Cernohorsky of Boskovice and Semera's friend and relative Jan of Boskovice and Trebova. The specific role in Jan Sembera's biography necessary plays the transfer of the legacy of the house of Boskovice to the Liechtenstein's family. This was accomplished through two marriages between Karl and Maxmilian of Liechtenstein and Sembera's daughters Anna Marie and Katerina. The importance of those alliances is reflected in the perspective of both financial as well as cultural capital inherited by the House of Liechtenstein and the way how did they use and treat it.
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The Reflection of the Nobility on Servants in the Early Modern Resources
Marková, Zuzana ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Holý, Martin (referee)
The aim of Bachelor thesis is analysis of relationships of Czech nobility with its servants, disputes between them and their life in the aristocratic residence. Although the Czech historians are interested in Czech early modern nobility, they haven't devoted to this topic. The thesis is based on analysis of published sources (primarily of the ego-documents) and specialized literature (mainly literature of "the South-Czech historic school"). The aim is to focus on people, who didn't perform bureaucratic functions, so, the main task is the analysis of the reflection of the nobility on Servants, who were socially unequal with it. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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King Pest and his theatre Prague. Plague epidemics in early modern-period Prague.
Jarošová, Eva ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee)
In 1348 the plague struck Europe and held it in its grip until the 18th century. The Czech lands were no exception, although regular outbreaks are not reported until after 1348. The disease was caused by yersinia pestis bacteria and transmitted primarily by the common rat. It took three different forms: pneumonic, septicemic, and bubonic. The year 1348 marked the most significant outbreak of the pandemic, referred to as the Black Death. However, the infection did not spread significantly to Prague and Bohemia until 1380. The societal crisis caused by the Black Death is reflected in art, particularly the so called Dance of Death and Triumph of Death paintings. Plague columns associated with the cult surrounding anti-plague saints became common sights in Bohemia. St. Maria was universally revered. St. Sebastian, St. Rocco, and St. Rosalie were invoked specifically for protection against the plague. Individual countries also sought protection from their national patrons, such a St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. In Bohemia, the plague is more commonly associated with modern rather than medieval times. Outbreaks recurred roughly every twelve years. In an effort to curb the epidemic, plague orders were enacted. These documents provided for quarantine measures, the closing of borders, the...
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Fridrich Falcký. Foreigner imprisoned in a Winter Kingdom.
Sahulová, Michaela ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Hausenblasová, Jaroslava (referee)
The main topic of the Bachelor thesis called "Fridrich Falcký. A stranger in the captivity of the Winter kingdom." focuses on the personality of the Duke and Elector Palatine Frederick V., whose character and a specific way behavioral shaped the image of the "Winter King" among inhabitants of Prague at that time, as well as in the following centuries. Presented work has the ambition to formulate the importance of his personal during defense of the Bohemian Revolt, in the context of the policy of the Confederation of state lands of the Czech crown. Based on the historical source material is also trying to analyze the overall approach of Frederick Palatine to the question of Czech project unified states. Therefore, the research period is limited at between 1619-1620, i.e. from the king's election (August 1619) to the departure, after the Battle of White Mountain (November 1620). During processing the topic has been overstep in terms of time, specially in the analysis of the state in the Czech lands before the arrival of Frederick Palatine to Prague and then during the processing of the selectively probe of the image of the "winter king" in the Czech historical memory. The basis for the study of this topic was mainly Czech, but also German sources, pamphlet journalism and extanted personal...
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Animals through the eyes of an early modern traveler
Řičář, Josef ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Beneš, Zdeněk (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on the perception of animals through the eyes of an early modern noble man. These relationships are investigated on the basis of books of travels from this period, especially on the travel book by Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, which, in addition to portraying his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, also describes the surrounding nature and both exotic and well-known animals. In particular, the work focuses on the perception of animals as cultural symbols, but does also include the relationship with the everyday practice of travelers. Emphasis is also placed on the characteristics of the system of the classification of living organisms and on the sources of knowledge about nature in the intellectual tradition. It does not omit the view of the early modern man on the position of animals and people in contemporary hierarchies and their place in the image of the world in overall. This is also related to the interest in the identity of travelers and their values through which they see and explore the distant regions.
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Festivities at the Court of the first Czech Habsburgs (1526-1619)
Kopřivová, Štěpánka ; Holý, Martin (advisor) ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (referee)
(in English): The aim of this bachelor thesis is to present, characterize and classify festivals in the courts of the first Czech Habsburgs (beginning with Ferdinand I. and ending with Matyáš II.) between 1526 and 1619. At the same time, the thesis focuses on the variability of these festivities in the given time horizon. Based on specific cases, the development of royal baptisms, crowning, weddings, royal entrances, and funerals is being monitored with regard to the time trends. The information sources of this bachelor thesis are mainly published and unpublished documents and thematically close Czech and also foreign literature.
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