Jan Zhořelecký, zhořelecké vévodství a poslední Lucemburkové v příležitostných zhořeleckých tiscích 17. století ; John of Görlitz, the Görlitz Duchy and the Last Members of the Luxembourg Dynasty Presented in Pamphlets from Görlitz Dating to 17th Century

The article presents German pamphlets originating in Lusatia, dedicated to the devastating fire that destroyed the town of Görlitz in March, 1691. The tragedy was a milestone in the history of the town and it was an opportunity to look back and evaluate the history from the current perspective. The importance of the event as the „point of historic memory“ was strengthened by the fact that a catastrophe of the same kind was, in legend, the reason for the founding of the town by Přemyslid duke of Bohemia Soběslav. The authors of these multi-paged pamphlets were mostly the citizens of Görlitz who... Mehr ...