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Černín from Chudenice and their seat in western Bohemia in the 17th century
KONČAL, Štěpán
The aim of the thesis is to scrutinize the Černín family from Chudenice, which until the estate uprising in 1618 did not belong to any significant Czech noble family. However, the already mentioned estate uprising followed by the battle of White Mountain, together with the confiscations of the property of the defeated, were turning points in the history of the Černín family. The loyalty of some representatives of the family and the confiscations after the battle of White Mountain helped the family in terms of wealth growth. The Černín family from Chudenice became one of the richest and most influential noble families in Bohemia after the battle. This work first introduces the family with its brief development and history. Further on examines the network of Černín family settlements during the 17th century with a particular focus on western Bohemia, where the family originates.
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Material Culture and Everyday Life in Residences of Ottavio II Piccolomini
SOUČEK, Martin
The work presented here uses modern theoretical principles, which have been applied in recent years in the research of material culture and residential networks of aristocratic estates. Heuristically, it is based on a set of previously unused sources, which are deposited mainly in the State Regional Archive Zámrsk, Piccolomini Family Archive, Náchod, 1431-1881. The work is based on the analysis of the preserved castle inventory from 1732, the palace inventory from 1739, financial documents from the 1830s and reports of the Piccolominis´ agent Adalbert Anthony Gayer. The author is interested not only in the material equipment of the residences of Ottavio II. Piccolomini (1698-1757) in Náchod, Ratibořice and Prague, but he also asks questions about the daily running of the residences. He also focuses on the people who occupied these buildings.
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Based on the Example of the Hluboká nad Vltavou Manor, Adam Franz of Schwarzenberg´s Residential Strategy at the Beginning of the 18th Century
IVANEGA, Jan
The Thesis Based on the Example of the Hluboká nad Vltavou Manor, Adam Franz of Schwarzenberg´s Residential Strategy at the Beginning of the 18th Century deals with research of usage ways of the Hluboká nad Vltavou manor in the era of Adam Franz of Schwarzenberg. The core of the debate is the commentary on the three mansions demonstrably used by the aristocracy ? the Hluboká nad Vltavou castle, Ohrada hunting mansion, and Libníč spa complex. The study, built up on the analysis of correspodence, prime-source plan and accounting documents, has proved that the Hluboká nad Vltavou manor was the main Czech property of the family before inheriting Eggenberg´s property in 1719. Its importance, given among others by the geographical position, was emphasized by building of the Ohrada hunting mansion. This served, among others, as a storage of hunting tools that were demonstrably used in other South Bohemian manors as well. I consider extensive adjustments of the castle area as further evidence of the prominent status of the Hluboká nad Vltavou Castle; especially building of the votive chapel in the expanded Libníč spa that served to the inhabitants of all the concerned manors. After gaining Eggenber property, the centre of Schwarzenberg´s stays in South Bohemia moved to Český Krumlov; and the Hluboká mansion lost its priviliged status after Adam František of Schwarzenberg´s death.
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Paul Ignatz Bayer, Adam Frantz Prince of Schwartzenberg and Chateau of Ohrada as a part of the Residence Network of the Baroque Nobleman
IVANEGA, Jan
The Bachelor Thesis Pavel Ignác Bayer, Adam František from Schwarzenberg and Ohrada Lodge. The hunting lodge as part of the baroque nobleman´s residential net deals with the examitation of the Hunting Lodge Ohrada in a wider cultural and historical context. Jan Ivanega focuses on research of the builder´s intellectual world, and its reflection in the specific Ohrada building task. The analysis of the research sources (correspondence, bills, plans from State Archive Třeboň) has proofed that building of Ohrada Lodge was not a creative act of the only one person but a combination of a wide range of factors, from the builder´s own wishes over the economic possibilities of the domaine, to the architect and craftsmen´s abilities. The author has taken advantage of until today unknown stock for reconstruction of the original image, operation of seperated parts of the complex, and its placement into a wider landscape framework. He concludes the work by considering a possible use of the Ohrada Lodge after finishing its construction, and its placement within the Schwarzenberg´s residential net.
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