Processus Berkianus – soudní spor o mensální statek královéhradeckého biskupství z pohledu církevní hierarchie
Processus Berkianus – Dispute over Mensal Estate of Hradec Králové Bishopric from Perspective of Church Hierarchy
Author(s): Petr HončSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), History of Law, 17th Century, Court case
Published by: Společnost pro církevní právo
Keywords: Hradec Králové Bishopric; bishops; nuncius of Vienna; Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith; Chrast domain; litigation; cassa salis; trust;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with a long-standing litigation that Count František Antonín Berka of Dubá led from 1675 with bishopric of Hradec Králové represented by Bishop Jan František Kryštof of Talmberk. He brought an action for the validity of the purchase contract concluded bona fide in 1656 by Archbishop of Prague Harrach with his sister-in-law Anna Eusebia, born of Švamberk. Harrach bought the Chrast domain (near Chrudim) designated for the Hradec Králové bishopric for money from the salt treasury. The Uhřetice estate (Auřetitz) belonged also to this dominion, originally part of the family trust, as proved by Count Berka. From the beginning, the litigation developed against the Hradec Králové bishopric. The article monitors activity of individual church representatives and their futile efforts for the emperor’s intervention and transfer of the case to church tribunals.
Journal: Revue církevního práva
- Issue Year: XXV/2019
- Issue No: 74
- Page Range: 15-28
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Czech