The Landed Estates of the Esterhzy Princes: Hungary During the Reforms of Maria Theresia and Joseph II

by Rebecca Gates-Coon and Professor Rebecca Gates-Coon

In their own domains within eighteenth-century Hungary, the Esterhazy family rivaled their Habsburg rulers in splendor and refinement. During the reigns of Maria Theresia and Joseph II, the monarchy sought to curtail the power of the Esterhazy and other nobles by implementing centralizing reforms in their lands. Historian Rebecca Gates-Coon documents the world of the Esterhazy estates during these years of reform. Drawing on extensive research in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801847850
• ISBN13: 9780801847851
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"