The Pilgrimages of the Habsburg Dukes to the Holy Land Cover Image

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The Pilgrimages of the Habsburg Dukes to the Holy Land

Author(s): Péter E. Kovács
Subject(s): 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont Történettudományi Intézet
Keywords: Habsburg Dukes; pilgrimage to the Holy Land; Venice; relics

Summary/Abstract: In 1399 Dukes Albert IV (the Patient) and William II (the Ambitious) of Austria tried to acquire from Venice a piece of the bones of Saint Stephen the First Martyr for the cathedral of Vienna, dedicated to the Saint. It was this event that called the author’s attention to the pilgrimage of the Habsburg dukes to the Holy Land, for it seemed curious enough that several members of the same ruling family, with an outstanding role in European history, decided to visit the Holy Sepulchre. Therefore, the paper examines the pilgrimages of Dukes Albert IV (the Patient), Ernst II (the Iron), and Frederick III from 1398, 1414 and 1436 respectively.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 17-38
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Hungarian