«The Liflandian chronicle», written by Solomon Henning Cover Image

«Лифлянская хроника» Соломона Геннинга.
«The Liflandian chronicle», written by Solomon Henning

Author(s): Alexander Iljich Filyushkin
Subject(s): History
Published by: Издательство Исторического факультета СПбГУ
Keywords: Livonian War; Livonia; Curlandia; Gotard Kettler

Summary/Abstract: The Paper is devoted to the analyze of the last from the four Livonian chronicles of the 16th cent. ? «The Liflandian chronicle», written by Solomon Henning (1528–1589). It was published in 1590 in Rostock for the first time. Henning was the secretary of Gotard Kettler, the last Master of the Livonian Order and the first Duke of Curlandia. His Chronicle was the apology, glorification of Kettler as a Christian sovereign, which had saved in his Curlandian Duchy small «part» of Livonia. The Chronicle is an underestimate historical sources about Livonian War. Scholars used it rare, but it contains a lot of unique facts about the history of Curlandia and the history of Livonian War.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 157-168
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian