AR1A331 State Administration 1526-1780

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Sviták, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Sviták, CSc.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 B2.32, except Mon 16. 11. to Sun 22. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The lecture follows up discussion of the history of administration until 1526. It focuses on the description and operation of the institutions of central administration in Vienna, Czech administrative institutions in Prague, Moravian institutions in Brno and Silesian in Opava. Independent authorities of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia are also subject to discussion. Students will be instructed about the relations between the bodies of the landowners’ institutions and those of the nobility.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
characterize the impact of the defeat at the Battle of White Mountain on society;
describe the important milestones in the development of administration in the period 1526-1780;
analyse the degree to which the estates administration weakened and the sovereign administration strengthened;
described how the main administrative bodies functioned;
name and chronologically order the main actors in the development of administration during this period;
assess the benefits of administrative reform in the transition to a modern state organisation;
write an academic study on the current issue of administrative reform, with all the prerequisites of an academic text.
Key topics
  • The operation of the central government authorities in Vienna;
  • The Landowners' Administrative Institutions of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia;
  • The Regional Authorities of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia;
  • The relationship between the landowners administration and the estates administration.
Study resources and literature
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka; Jan JANÁK and Jan DOBEŠ. Dějiny správy v českých zemích : od počátků státu po současnost. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2005, 568 s. ISBN 8071067091. info
  • ŠTOURAČOVÁ, Jiřina. Vývoj správních institucí českého státu 1526–1848 (The development of the administrative institutions of the Czech state 1526-1848). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 96 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7195-7. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • WALTER, Friedrich: Österreichische Verfassungs-und Verwaltungsgeschichte von 1500-1955. Böhlau, Wien-Köln 1972. 320 s.
  • HELLBLING, Ernst, C.: Österreichische Verfassungs-und Verwaltungsgeschichte. Wien-New York 1974.
  • ROUBÍK, František: K vývoji zemské správy v Čechách v letech 1749-1790. SAP 19, 1969, s. 41-188.
  • MALÝ, Karel. Dějiny českého a československého práva do roku 1945. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Linde, 1999, 572 s. ISBN 80-7201-167-7. info
  • PROKEŠ, Jaroslav: Boj o Haugvicovo „Direktorium in publicit et cameralibus“, roku 1761, VKČSN 1926, IV., s. 1-74.
  • SEDLÁČEK, Pavel: Tereziánské reformy v 18. století a konsens nejvyšších úředníků. PHS 36, 2003, s. 203-209.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture with discussion
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Studující programu Archivnictví v jednooborovém plánu musí mít splněn předmět Státní správa do roku 1526 AR1A330. Pro studující programu Archivnictví v hlavním nebo vedlejším plánu není absolvování St. správy do r.1526 AR1A330 povinné.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
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