The richest and the most
influential families played an important part in the history of all
societies – be it European or non-European. Influential noble families
were also the main pillars of the Habsburg monarchy. In Hungary in the
late 15th century and mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries many old
families died out and their place was gradually occupied by others. In
the 19th and early 20th centuries there was a change in the
distribution of power within this class. After the break-up of the
monarchy – in interwar Czechoslovakia – their members could not
establish a relationship with any of the new main political powers; and
after the abolition of the privileges of the estates and titles, they
gradually lost also economical influence.
The publication is one of the first ones published in Slovakia clarifying the development of this unique social class and fortunes of its members – in the countries of Habsburg monarchy and in postwar Czechoslovakia.
The authors of the individual parts are renowned Slovak, Czech and Hungarian historians.
The publication is one of the first ones published in Slovakia clarifying the development of this unique social class and fortunes of its members – in the countries of Habsburg monarchy and in postwar Czechoslovakia.
The authors of the individual parts are renowned Slovak, Czech and Hungarian historians.
