Medievalists.net » King Sigismund of Luxemburg http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Renaissance Contacts Between Dubrovnik (Ragusa) and the Kingdom of Hungary http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/renaissance-contacts-dubrovnik-ragusa-kingdom-hungary/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/renaissance-contacts-dubrovnik-ragusa-kingdom-hungary/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2014 19:48:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54327 During the rule of the Angevin dynasty (1308-82) in Hungary, towns and cities increasingly assumed greater political influence. The first treaty between the King of Hungary and Dubrovnik (in those days Ragusa) was signed in 1358, during the reign of Louis (Lajos) the Great.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/renaissance-contacts-dubrovnik-ragusa-kingdom-hungary/feed/ 0 The Perquisite of a Medieval Wedding: Barbara of Cilli’s Acquisition of Wealth, Power, and Lands http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/perquisite-medieval-wedding-barbara-cillis-acquisition-wealth-power-lands/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/perquisite-medieval-wedding-barbara-cillis-acquisition-wealth-power-lands/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2014 23:44:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52407 The aim of my research will be on the one hand to highlight the beginnings of Barbara’s relationship with Sigismund; particularly their engagement and wedding...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/perquisite-medieval-wedding-barbara-cillis-acquisition-wealth-power-lands/feed/ 0 The Visit of King Sigismund to England, 1416 http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/23/visit-king-sigismund-england-1416/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/23/visit-king-sigismund-england-1416/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:36:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52070 In their chapter-length account of Sigismund's visit to England in 1416, James Hamilton Wylie and William Templeton Waugh remark that, though this was the first and only visit by a Holy Roman Emperor to England during the Middle Ages, aside from an immediate political gain, in the treaty signed by Sigismund and Henry V to defend each other against the French, the impact in terms of anecdote or literature is virtually nil; and they conclude somewhat ironically, "The most notable momento of Sigismund's stay in England is his sword, which is now one of the insignia of the corporation of York."

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/23/visit-king-sigismund-england-1416/feed/ 0 Manuel II Palaeologus in Paris (1400-1402): Theology, Diplomacy, and Politics http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/20/manuel-ii-palaeologus-in-paris-1400-1402-theology-diplomacy-and-politics/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/20/manuel-ii-palaeologus-in-paris-1400-1402-theology-diplomacy-and-politics/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:55:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46839 The end of the fourteenth century found the Byzantine Empire in a critical state.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/20/manuel-ii-palaeologus-in-paris-1400-1402-theology-diplomacy-and-politics/feed/ 0 My kingdom in pledge : King Sigismund of Luxemburg’s town pledging policy, case studies of Segesd and Bartfa http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/13/my-kingdom-in-pledge-king-sigismund-of-luxemburgs-town-pledging-policy-case-studies-of-segesd-and-bartfa/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/13/my-kingdom-in-pledge-king-sigismund-of-luxemburgs-town-pledging-policy-case-studies-of-segesd-and-bartfa/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:33:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38680 This thesis strives to present a small part of this huge and complex topic by analyzing one of the most interesting aspects of Sigismund’s pledging policy, namely, pldeges of the towns.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/13/my-kingdom-in-pledge-king-sigismund-of-luxemburgs-town-pledging-policy-case-studies-of-segesd-and-bartfa/feed/ 0 Vlad Dracula and Coeval Armatura http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/30/vlad-dracula-and-coeval-armatura/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/30/vlad-dracula-and-coeval-armatura/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:47:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=26790 The famous/infamous European hero, crusader and voivod, Vlad “Tepes” Dracula III (1431-1476), was actually (for better or for worse) one of knightly peers of European Chivalry.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/30/vlad-dracula-and-coeval-armatura/feed/ 0 “More Glory than Blood”: Murder and Martyrdom in the Hussite Crusades http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/28/%e2%80%9cmore-glory-than-blood%e2%80%9d-murder-and-martyrdom-in-the-hussite-crusades/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/28/%e2%80%9cmore-glory-than-blood%e2%80%9d-murder-and-martyrdom-in-the-hussite-crusades/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:51:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23397 “More Glory than Blood”: Murder and Martyrdom in the Hussite Crusades Fudge, Thomas A. (Christchurch, New Zealand) Bohemian Reformation and Religious Practice, Volume 5, Part 1 (2004) Abstract   In 1418 Pope Martin V urged the ecclesiastical hierarchy in east-central Europe to proceed against the Hussite heretics in all possible manner to bring their dissent […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/28/%e2%80%9cmore-glory-than-blood%e2%80%9d-murder-and-martyrdom-in-the-hussite-crusades/feed/ 0 Matthias Corvinus and His Library http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/10/matthias-corvinus-and-his-library/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/10/matthias-corvinus-and-his-library/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:59:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=22627 Matthias Corvinus and His Library Stein, Rose Hungarian Studies Review, Vol. XIII, No. 1 (Spring 1986) Abstract Hungary in the fifteenth century was threatened by the danger of Turkish invasion. Only a central power, such as that created by King Matthias (Matyas) Corvinus (1440?—90), could muster enough strength to withstand the onslaught of the Turks. Matthias’s […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/10/matthias-corvinus-and-his-library/feed/ 0 The Effects of King Sigismund’s Hussite Wars on the Art of War http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/22/the-effects-of-king-sigismund%e2%80%99s-hussite-wars-on-the-art-of-war/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/22/the-effects-of-king-sigismund%e2%80%99s-hussite-wars-on-the-art-of-war/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 18:32:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=20942 The Effects of King Sigismund’s Hussite Wars on the Art of War Fa, ÁRPÁD (Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University, Budapest, Hungary) AARMS Vol. 9, No. 2 (2010) Abstract This paper elaborates upon the effects on the art of war of the crusades launched in the first half of the 15th century against the Hussites, who intended to […]

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