International Academic Conference: Upper Lusatia under the Habsburgs 1526–1635. Politics – Economy – Confession
About this event
On October 22, 1526, Ferdinand of Habsburg, the younger brother of Emperor Charles V, was elected King of Bohemia, before being crowned five months later on February 24, 1527. With this, he also assumed rule over the Bohemian crown lands, including Upper Lusatia.
Habsburg rule over Upper Lusatia would last for more than a hundred years, until King Ferdinand II enfeoffed the Saxon Elector John George I with Upper Lusatia in 1635, in the midst of the Thirty Years' War. Over these hundred-plus years, Habsburg rule left manifold traces in the political history of Upper Lusatia, as well as in its economic, military, cultural, artistic, and church history.
The task of this conference is to trace these footprints from various perspectives and to examine the interconnections with Bohemia and Hungary.
International scholars will present 18 lectures over 2 days.
The venue is the town hall of the city of Zittau, Markt 1, 02763 Zittau
Admission to the conference is free. Please register at https://eveeno.com/180714297 or via the Städtische Museen Zittau.
On Saturday, October 31st, a concert honoring Andreas Hammerschmidt will take place at the Museum Kirche zum Hl. Kreuz. Tickets are available from Kultur- und Weiterbildungsgesellschaft mbH (KuWeit).
The complete program, including the conference flyer, can be found here https://zittau.de/tourismus-kultur-freizeit/sehenswertes/staedtische-museen/neuigkeiten
Flyers are available at the Städtische Museen Zittau.
An event organized by the Department of Regional Studies, History and Art History of the Lusatia-Verband e.V., the Oberlausitzische Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, and the Städtische Museen Zittau.
The international academic conference is held under the patronage of the Minister President of the Free State of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer.
Friday | October 30
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Welcome addresses and introduction
Thomas Zenker, Mayor of the city of Zittau
Michael Kretschmer, Minister President of the Free State of Saxony
Dr. Lars-Arne Dannenberg, Oberlausitzische Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften
Dr. Peter Knüvener, Städtische Museen Zittau
Dr. Volker Dudeck, Lusatia-Verband e.V.: World-Power-Spirit. The House of Habsburg and Upper Lusatia 1526-1635 – a retrospective on the 2002 Zittau exhibition
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Section I – Constitution and Politics I, Moderation: Dr. Lars-Arne Dannenberg
Prof. Dr. Joachim Bahlcke (Leipzig): Early Modern Statehood and Estate Autonomy in the Early Modern Period. Central Europe – Habsburg Monarchy – Upper Lusatia
Prof. Dr. Lenka Bobková (Prague): Representatives of the Sovereign. The Landvögte (Provincial Governors) in Upper Lusatia. Breaks and continuities under the Habsburgs
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Svoboda (Liberec): The Bohemian lands in the years 1526–1635 in the Zittau city chronicles
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Section II – Constitution and Politics II, Moderation: Dr. Peter Knüvener
Prof. Dr. Uwe Schirmer (Jena): Upper Lusatian lower nobility at the end of the Middle Ages (1471-1526)
Dr. Tomáš Sterneck (Prague): On political communication between the crown lands. Findings based on the archives of the Rosenberg and Schwamberg families
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Section III – Politics and Economy, Moderation: Dr. Volker Dudeck
Dr. Cornelia Müller (Görlitz): On the Pönfall (penal case) of the Six Towns
Dr. Frank Metasch (Dresden): The 'Traditionsrezess' as the end of direct Habsburg rule over Upper Lusatia and their indirect influence afterwards
Prof. Dr. Ludger Udolph (Dresden): Literatures of the time in Bohemia and Lusatia
7:30 PM
Evening lecture, Moderation: Dr. Lars-Arne Dannenberg
Prof. Dr. Miloš Řezník (Chemnitz): Was Habsburg Upper Lusatia a region?
Saturday | October 31
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Section IV – Art and Culture I, Moderation: Dr. Sven Brajer
Kai Wenzel (Görlitz): Reflections of Habsburg court art in Upper Lusatia
Dirk Schumann (Berlin): The two Lusatias as spaces of transformation and innovation for late Gothic architecture in the 16th century and their influence on neighboring regions like the Margraviate of Brandenburg
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Section V – Art and Culture II, Moderation: Dr. Agnieska Gąsior
Rudolf Bönisch (Lübbenau): On the dissemination of sacred paintings by the court painters of Emperor Rudolf II via prints in Saxony
Dr. Sven Rössel (Torgau): Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675) – “Alas! Orpheus is no longer heard”?
Lars-Gunter Schier (Seifhennersdorf): The change of rule as reflected in coins and medals
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Tour of Zittau with visits to selected monuments and artworks from the Habsburg era
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Section VI – Politics and Confession, Moderation: Dr. Volker Dudeck
Dr. Petr Hrachovec (Prague): Upper Lusatian monasteries in the sovereign transcript records of the Habsburg era
Dr. Martin Christ (Erfurt): Reflections on the woodcuts in the hymnbook of Johann Leisentrit
Dr. Jan Zdichynec (Prague): Bautzen cathedral deans between King, Rome, sisters, and Lutherans: a project to save the Catholic Church in Upper Lusatia
5:00 PM
Discussion and summary
Sat | October 31 | 6:30 PM Concert
Museum Kirche zum Hl. Kreuz
Festive concert in honor of Andreas Hammerschmidt
with ticket orders at https://ku-weit.de/index.php/projekte/kultur-hammerschmidtehrung
Dates & Venues
This event takes place on 2 dates
