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Maria Justina of Schwarzenberg. The Image of (ill) Duchess in the Middle of the 17th century
TLAMSOVÁ, Hanka
The aim of the present Bachelor´s thesis is to reconstruct the life story of Maria Justina of Schwarzenberg, born of Starhemberg in the Middle of the 17th century. In the first part, this thesis focuses on the everyday life behind the walls of the residences that belonged to the House of Schwarzenberg. The thesis then deals with the serious mental illness the Duchess had suffered from, with her death and with the funeral ceremony that took place afterwards. In conclusion, the thesis investigates the way how the servants reacted on the behaviour of the Duchess towards them, it tries to identify the exact cause of the mental illness and to describe some sort of treatments the Duchess had to undergo. The present Bachelor´s thesis is based on the correspondence between John Adolf I., Prince of Schwarzenberg, the husband of Maria Justina of Schwarzenberg, and regional council presidents of family holdings. In addition, further background information has been gathered from the diaries and Tagzettel of Cardinal Ernst Adalbert of Harrach.

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