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Hungary in the Late Eighteenth Century: The Decline of Enlightened Despotism

Béla K. Király

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Description:Under the Habsburg rulers Maria Theresa and Joseph II in the eighteenth century, attempts were made to bring Hungary more directly under the control of the Austrian court in Vienna. This centralizing trend was brought to an end in 1790, in a period of crisis, when the privileges of the Hungarian feudal nobility were reasserted.In this volume Mr. Király shows that during the eighteenth century strains had been set up in Hungarian society by the increasing pauperization of the peasants, the insistence of the landlords in holding to their privileges, and intellectual ferment allied to movements in Western Europe. These strains constituted the background of the crisis of 1790, when the feudal nobility moved through the organs of Hungarian government that it controlled to reduce the interference of the Habsburg court, at the same time setting up paramilitary units and entering into negotiations with Prussia........We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hungary in the Late Eighteenth Century: The Decline of Enlightened Despotism. To get started finding Hungary in the Late Eighteenth Century: The Decline of Enlightened Despotism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 295

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Publisher: Columbia University Press

Release: 1969

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Description: Under the Habsburg rulers Maria Theresa and Joseph II in the eighteenth century, attempts were made to bring Hungary more directly under the control of the Austrian court in Vienna. This centralizing trend was brought to an end in 1790, in a period of crisis, when the privileges of the Hungarian feudal nobility were reasserted.In this volume Mr. Király shows that during the eighteenth century strains had been set up in Hungarian society by the increasing pauperization of the peasants, the insistence of the landlords in holding to their privileges, and intellectual ferment allied to movements in Western Europe. These strains constituted the background of the crisis of 1790, when the feudal nobility moved through the organs of Hungarian government that it controlled to reduce the interference of the Habsburg court, at the same time setting up paramilitary units and entering into negotiations with Prussia........We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hungary in the Late Eighteenth Century: The Decline of Enlightened Despotism. To get started finding Hungary in the Late Eighteenth Century: The Decline of Enlightened Despotism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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