XIV. Lajos és Mária Terézia ünnepélyes párizsi bevonulása (1660) a Bureau de la Ville iratanyaga és a Theatrum Europaeum alapján
The ceremonial entry into Paris of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa (1660) as described in Bureau de la Ville sources and Theatrum Europaeum

Summary/Abstract: Using the Bureau de la Ville records held in the National Archives of Paris and the accounts of the contemporary journal Theatrum Europaeum, the paper describes the splendid wedding ceremony of Louis XIV and the elder daughter of Philip IV, Maria Theresa, the magnificent royal entry (Grande Entrée) into Paris in 1660. Theatrum Europaeum was a collection of journals, edited between 1633 and 1738 in Frankfurt am Main, that provided a successive recapitulation of Europe’s history between 1618 and 1718 in 21 volumes. First, the journal describes the main events of a given year in each country with historical authenticity. After an overview of wars and peace treaties, the reader can get a glimpse of the everyday life of the royal, princely and ducal courts, the diplomatic and protocol events and other curiosities. The archival sources of the Bureau de la Ville are of great importance because they were edited in the Paris „town-hall” of the 17th century, that is at the location and at the time of the great event, consequently they can be considered the most authentic sources, giving first-hand information about the ceremonial events and the preparations preceding them. Besides, we can get a glimpse of the everyday life of the city and the institutional structure of the French capital. They also prove the authenticity of Theatrum Europaeum. Both sources provide a detailed description of the royal couple’s magnificent entry into Paris, which reflected France’s great power ambitions. The marriage of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa was very important as far as later claims to the Spanish throne were concerned, since through this marriage the French king obtained legal rights both for himself and his successors to the Spanish throne.

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