Morganatic Marriage of the Aristocrat in the Second Half of the 19th Century as a Social Deviation: The Instance of Emanuel Collalto e San Salvatore Cover Image

Morganatický sňatek aristokrata druhé poloviny 19. století jako sociální deviace: příklad Emanuela Collalto e San Salvatore
Morganatic Marriage of the Aristocrat in the Second Half of the 19th Century as a Social Deviation: The Instance of Emanuel Collalto e San Salvatore

Author(s): Jan Koumar
Subject(s): History, Social history
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: morganatic marriages; Collalto; social deviation; 19th-century aristocracy; Austrian aristocracy

Summary/Abstract: This text deals with the morganatic marriage of an aristocrat in the first society of Austria-Hungary. It concentrates on the deviational dimension of this marriage so as to show what problems the long-term relationship and later marital status with the non-aristocratic girl Irma Büttner Emanuel Collalto e San Salvatore had to face. First, the problem of the morganatic marriages in general is expounded, then the social and financial situation of Emanuel Collalto is described, the whole case of his morganatic relationship is exposed and its consequences are paid attention to. The conclusion concentrates on the view of this whole case as a social deviation and the solution of its effects, which Emanuel Collalto chose.

  • Issue Year: 14/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 105-119
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Czech