Carniolian Jacobin Baron Siegfried Von Taufferer and France Cover Image

Kranjski jakobinec baron Siegfried von Taufferer in Francija
Carniolian Jacobin Baron Siegfried Von Taufferer and France

Author(s): Peter Vodopivec
Subject(s): Governance, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, 18th Century
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: baron Siegfried von Taufferer; insurrection in the Military Borderland; insurrection plan; French documents; Carniola; 18th century;

Summary/Abstract: The author describes French documents and publications that supplement the book by Dana Zwitter Tehovnik entitled »Wirkungen der franzosichen Revolution in Krain« and her survey of the life and ideas of baron Siegfried von Taufferer. Special attention is paid to Taufferer's plan to start an insurrection in the Military Borderland. The author emphasises that the insurrection plan may be considered the first manifestation of dissatisfaction in the Borderland with the policies pursued by Maria Theresa and Joseph II.

  • Issue Year: 30/1990
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 3-13
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Slovenian