Zichy II. Pál árváinak iskoláztatása. Iskoláztatási stratégia a Zichy családban a 17. század második felében
The education of the orphans of Pál Zichy II. The education strategy of the Zichy family during the second half of the 17th century

Summary/Abstract: The study of the 16th-17th century school as an educational institution, and the education habits of aristocrats and other social groups of the time has gained traction in the recent years. This study aims to join this trend by examining the education of the children of the Zichy family in the 17th century. The first section of the study presents a more general image of the family’s education strategy during this century. It is followed by a more detailed examination of the university studies of the orphaned children of Pál Zichy II (1640-1684). Useful information can be found in this section regarding the children’s studies, accommodation and retinue first in Vienna, then presumably in Graz. The most important sources used were the letters of Kata Károlyi (-1694), the mother of the children, written to her father-in-law, István Zichy I regarding the studies of her sons. We learn about Pál Zichy Jr.’s studies in the Pázmáneum from the letters of János Kecskeméthy, the director of the institution at the time. These letters contain information about the difficulties parents and guardians had to endure if they sent their children to study in foreign schools. The literature of the field and newer sources also confirm that the Zichy family managed to integrate fully into the Hungarian aristocracy by the end of the 17th century, and adopted their education habits as well, while also trying to overcome the challenges of the are to ensure a prosperous future for their children.

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