HIB062b Baroque Emperor on the Road

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Vokáčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Vokáčová, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (3)
Course objectives
The seminar offers an unconventional view of the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation through the lens of travel. It introduces students not only to the aims and nature of imperial expeditions in the 17th and first half of the 18th century, but also to their organizational background. The chosen perspective will also provide insight into the life of contemporary court society, understanding its laws, demands and tastes.
Learning outcomes
The course will give those interested the opportunity to orientate themselves in the complex issue of the power position of the Baroque emperors of the Habsburg dynasty - in one person the rulers of the Danube monarchy, the kings of Hungary and Bohemia - and to understand the structure and functioning of their extensive court.
Syllabus
  • Emperors of the Baroque Era between the Roman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy
  • Vienna as the permanent residence of the imperial court
  • Seasonal and temporary residences
  • Court society at home and on the road
  • Travel for representation, purpose and pleasure
  • Organisation of court expeditions - transport, accommodation, meals, programme
  • Ruler's visits in the Czech lands
Literature
  • • Štěpán VÁCHA – Irena VESELÁ – Vít VLNAS – Petra VOKÁČOVÁ, Karel VI. & Alžběta Kristýna. Česká korunovace 1723, Praha – Litomyšl 2009.
  • • Václav BŮŽEK – Rostislav SMÍŠEK (eds.), Habsburkové. Země Koruny české ve středoevropské monarchii 1526–1740, Praha 2017.
  • SVITÁK, Zbyněk. Návštěva Marie Terezie na Moravě v roce 1748. Vydání první. Brno: Statutární město Brno, Archiv města Brna, 2022, 420 stran. ISBN 9788086736709. info
  • HRBEK, Jiří. Panovnický majestát : Habsburkové jako čeští králové v 17. a 18. století. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, 2021, 625 stran. ISBN 9788074228049. info
  • KUBEŠ, Jiří. Trnitá cesta Leopolda I. za říšskou korunou (1657-1658) : volby a korunovace ve Svaté říši římské v raném novověku. Vyd. 1. České Budějovice: Veduta, 2009, 327 s. ISBN 9788086829432. info
  • URFUS, Valentin. Císař Josef I. : nekorunovaný Habsburk na českém trůně. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2004, 172 s. ISBN 8072772112. info
  • MIKULEC, Jiří. Leopold I. : život a vláda barokního Habsburka. Vydání první. Praha: Paseka, 1997, 245 stran. ISBN 8071851418. info
  • ALEWYN, Richard. Das große Welttheater : die Epoche der höfischen Feste. Nachdruck der 2., erw. Aufl. München: C.H. Beck, 1989, 135 s. ISBN 3406331440. info
  • ELIAS, Norbert. Die höfische Gesellschaft : Untersuchungen zur Soziologie des Königtums und der höfischen Aristokratie : mit einer Einleitung : Soziologie und Geschichtswissenschaft. 2. Auflage. Darmstadt: Luchterhand, 1975, 456 stran. ISBN 3472725540. info
Teaching methods
The work in the seminar will be based on the presentation, analysis and interpretation of written, visual and musical-dramatic sources. Discussion is preferred, as well as brief reports by students drawn from the literature.
Assessment methods
credit based on completion of a short written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
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