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Leopold I. in the light of Czech funeral sermons from 1705
MIŠTOVÁ, Marie
The presented bachelor thesis deals with the view of Emperor Leopold I. in the funeral sermons composed in his honour in 1705. The main aim is to present the associations connected with the emperor's personality on the basis of the funeral orations written in Czech. In addition to introducing specific figures and objects to which the emperor was compared, the present work also presents the life story of the late monarch. The thesis also introduces the concept of the perception of death in the early modern period.
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Animals in everyday communication on the court of Henry the elder of Schwamberg
KALIVODA, Jakub
This bachelor thesis deals with the symbolic meanings of gift animals on the renaissance court of south Bohemian nobleman Henry the elder of Schwamberg. Firstly it focuses on the people involved in the communication, the house of Schwamberg, its member Henry the elder of Schwamberg and the aristocrats, who sent him animals. This provides foundation for studying the role of animals in the communication between nobles. It also tries to unveil the hierarchy of gift animals. The thesis attempts to apply historical animal studies on Czech early modern nobility.
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Jan Adolf Schwarzenberg and the Order of the Golden Fleece
BAUEROVÁ, Kristýna
This thesis is devoted to the ceremonial conferment of the Order of the Golden Fleece to Jan Adolf Schwarzenberg, which took place on 1 December 1650 in Brussels. Its aim is to reconstruct the course of the individual steps of the Golden Fleece ritual celebrations. The author approaches to the celebration from the symbolic content point of view in order to interpret all chronologically arranged parts of performance. Communication net analysis of Jan Adolf Schwarzenberg is also considered to be an important tool to obtain the above mentioned awards. The author also deals with symbolic meaning of preserved Greeting sheets, sent by the Count of Schwarzenberg to the communicators in order to congratulate them on obtaining the Order.
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Ceremonial entry of Amalie Villemin Brunswick-Lüneburg to Vienna in year 1699
LEE STOLIČKA, Ondřej
Presented bachelor thesis deals with ceremonial entry of Amalie Villemin Brunswick-Lüneburg to Vienna on the 24th February 1699 that took place on the occasion of her marriage with roman king Joseph I. Mainly it focuses on reconstruction of course of ceremonial entry. Subject of interest is interpretation of abundant symbolic message that author deals with chronological order. Doesn´t stay out of attention pompous baroque firework which took place during subsequent wedding celebrations. In the first chapter, author deals with choice of future wife of roman king Joseph I. from the viewpoint of Elector of Hanover Ernest Augustus. Next chapter is engages in wedding on behalf in Modena. Second chapter deals with reconstruction of journey of Amalie Villemin Brunswick-Lüneburg from Modena to Vienna. This thesis also attempts to uncover separate symbolic elements during journey and following entry to Vienna. Mainly they were formed by motives from antique mythology and scenes of Christian doctrin.
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Coronation of Joseph I. to become the king of Rome in Augsburg in 26. January 1690
MICHŇOVÁ, Nikola
The presented diploma thesis deals with the election and coronation of archduke Joseph to become the king of Rome that took place in January 1690 in Augsburg. It focuses on a reconstruction of the individual ritual steps of coronation ceremonies that had fixed ceremonial rules. It aims to interpret the rich symbolic message of all performance parts that the author describes chronologically as they followed one another. They included the ceremonial entrance of the imperial family into Augsburg, the arrival of the individual electors of the Roman-German Empire into the city, the pre-election negotiations, the election of the new king of Rome as such and the coronation of the elected archduke Joseph that followed. Attention was also paid to the sumptuous celebrations and the spectacular coronation feast that took place after the young Habsburg was enthroned. Presenting precious gifts to the emperor, his wife and son was also part of the performances. Members of the reigning dynasty accepted priceless objects from the representatives of the municipality of Augsburg and of the Estates of the Roman-German Empire, the allegoric decoration of which bore rich symbolism. The thesis therefore attempts to uncover the individual symbolic elements of the decoration constituted mostly by motives from ancient mythology and scenes from Christian catechism. They celebrated the recipients of the gifts and mirrored ideal virtues that a ruler from the House of Habsburg should possess.
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The Homage Ritual of the Manor Třeboň to the Prince Ferdinand of Schwarzenberg in 1683
JUHAŇÁKOVÁ, Veronika
The subject of this work is the homage ritual to the prince Ferdinand of Schwarzenberg in 1683. The work depicts the modern ritual through the symbolic communication methodological conception, whose theoretical grassroots were elaborated by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger. The homage ritual is comprehended as a symbolic communication space, in which the period social hierarchy and the presentation of the early modern society reflected. The introductory part of the work depicts the preparations leading to the realization of the homage ritual. In the further parts, the homage ritual of the manor Třeboň is interpreted and compared with other homage rituals. Finally, the work summarizes the symbolic presentation of the homage ritual actors at the manor Třeboň.
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The Entry of Maximilian II into Vienna in 1552
IVANEGA, Jan
The work deals with the entry of Maximilian II into Vienna in May 1552. The work is based on theoretical suggestions of sociology, and by the range of examined questions it endorses attitudes of historic anthropology. The entry is analyzed on the basis of Barbara Stollberg-Rillinger methodological starting points. She understands the early modern period rituals as a symbolic communication area in which the hierarchy of society is mirrored. Research in Habsburg entries in the 16th century carried out by Václav Bůžek served for the comparison. The search was based on three Latin pieces written by two different authors dealing with the entry topic. The methodical and source attitudes are introduced in the first chapter. The entry is described as a subject of historic search and there is provided an outline of the historiography view on Maximilian II. The next chapter describes, on the basis of work with literature and the analysis of sources, the journey from Spain to Vienna. The next chapter represents the core of the work in which the creation of a picture of distinguished persons mentioned in the sources, especially Maximilian II, his wife Marry of Spain, and an important person in Maximilian{\crq}s escord Adam of Dietrichstein, is examined. The pieces authors{\crq} attitudes to the Turkish imperia are indicated at the same time. In the picture attachment a selection of Maximilian II portraits is provided. In these the identical elements with the ruler{\crq}s description submitted in the analyzed sources are searched. The conclusion of the work summarizes the results of the search. From the author{\crq}s point of view, the searched entry did not differ from the series of Habsburg fests. In the sources Maximilian II is celebrated as a member of a distinguished ancestry with an exceptional nobleness, a patron of art and a conqueror of Turks who is protected by a fairy hand.
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