ANDREAS GUNESCH: FIDES SAXONUM IN TRANSYLVANIA (1697). EINE HISTORISCHE APOLOGIE AUS DER ANFANGSPERIODE DER HABSBURGERHERRSCHAFT IN SIEBENBÜRGEN
ANDREAS GUNESCH: FIDES SAXONUM IN TRANSYLVANIA (1697). A HISTORICAL APOLOGY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE HABSBURG RULE IN TRANSYLVANIA
Author(s): Zsófia SzirtesSubject(s): History
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Transylvanian Saxon Historiography; Early Modern Transylvania; Great Turkish War; Hermannstadt; Isak Zabanius.
Summary/Abstract: Andreas Gunesch: Fides Saxonum in Transylvania (1697). A Historical Apology from the Beginning of the Habsburg Rule in Transylvania. In his work, Andreas Gunesch Transylvanian Saxon Lutheran Reverend shows the loyalty of his people to the Transylvanian Ruler in power by historical examples. The study not only presents the work and its author; it also seeks the possible motives for its writing by throwing light on the Transylvanian Saxon politics during the years of 1690s, the inner relations of Sibiu, and finally the diplomatic and military situation of 1697.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Historia
- Issue Year: 58/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 29-70
- Page Count: 42
- Language: German