Medieval History
- Austria's Crown Jewels Offer A Unique Insight Into Medieval Europe
The octagonal crown fashioned from pure gold is studded with 144 precious stones and just as many pearls yet it is a priceless artifact for other reasons . The crown almost certainly once graced the head of the first German emperor Otto I more than 1,000...
- Oldest Hungarian Medieval Church Thought To Have Been Found In Romania
Recently excavated ruins in Alba Iulia, Romania, may be those of the oldest Christian church in early medieval Hungary, Romania's Hungarian-language daily Szabadsag reported. The ruins, discovered by local archaeologists and unearthed during the past...
- New Books On Hungarian Medieval Art
As this blog is aimed for an international audience, I generally only write reviews of books published in English or other western languages. However, in this post I would like to call attention to a few books published mostly in Hungarian...
- Three Conferences On Medieval Hungary
Three interesting conferences in the next few days will focus on different aspects of Hungarian medieval history and art. The first conference, to be held on October 16 at Székesfehérvár, focuses on King Charles Robert (1308-1342), Hungary's first...
- Destruction Of The Centers Of Medieval Hungary
On August 29 1526, the army of Suleiman the Magnificent defeated the Hungarian army at Mohács. King Louis II died on the battlefield, and the sultan's army marched on to take the capital, Buda. At that time, the Turkish army withdrew - but in 1541,...
Medieval History
Holy Crown of Hungary
It is August 20th, Saint Stephen's day. Saint Stephen was the first king of Hungary, ruling from 1000 until 1038. He was canonized in 1083. Saint Stephen received a crown from the pope and was crowned as first king of the new kingdom in 1000. This original crown did not survive - although tradition associated the surviving crown with the holy king. The Holy Crown of Hungary, as it survives to this day, consists of two parts: the lower part, or "Corona greca" was made around 1075, and was sent by Byzantine emperor Michael Dukas VII to King Géza's wife. The upper part, the "Corona latina", also dates from the 11th century, and the two parts were fitted together at an unknown date, probably around 1200. Of the other coronation items, the coronation mantle and maybe also the scepter both date from the time of Saint Stephen.
You can find more information on the Hungarian coronation regalia on my page dedicated to the Hungarian regalia.
There is an excellent and detailed photo documentation of the crown and other regalia on the website of photographer Károly Szelényi (this is the material of an online exhibition put together by Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, therefore all the commentary is in German).
- Austria's Crown Jewels Offer A Unique Insight Into Medieval Europe
The octagonal crown fashioned from pure gold is studded with 144 precious stones and just as many pearls yet it is a priceless artifact for other reasons . The crown almost certainly once graced the head of the first German emperor Otto I more than 1,000...
- Oldest Hungarian Medieval Church Thought To Have Been Found In Romania
Recently excavated ruins in Alba Iulia, Romania, may be those of the oldest Christian church in early medieval Hungary, Romania's Hungarian-language daily Szabadsag reported. The ruins, discovered by local archaeologists and unearthed during the past...
- New Books On Hungarian Medieval Art
As this blog is aimed for an international audience, I generally only write reviews of books published in English or other western languages. However, in this post I would like to call attention to a few books published mostly in Hungarian...
- Three Conferences On Medieval Hungary
Three interesting conferences in the next few days will focus on different aspects of Hungarian medieval history and art. The first conference, to be held on October 16 at Székesfehérvár, focuses on King Charles Robert (1308-1342), Hungary's first...
- Destruction Of The Centers Of Medieval Hungary
On August 29 1526, the army of Suleiman the Magnificent defeated the Hungarian army at Mohács. King Louis II died on the battlefield, and the sultan's army marched on to take the capital, Buda. At that time, the Turkish army withdrew - but in 1541,...