CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Varga, Benedek |
|---|---|
| Title | Constructing Royal Power in Late-Eighteenth Century Hungary |
| Summary | The thesis examines the development of the theory of royal power in Hungary between 1764 and 1792. Maria Theresa and Joseph II introduced grand reform programs throughout their realm. Their major goal was to make the operation of the monarchy efficient and to break the limits of customary law. The aim of this thesis is to examine the theory of enlightened absolutism based on which these grand reforms were initiated. Three frameworks were identified in which the nature of royal power was described and understood. A historic framework which built upon the authority of historical figures and appropriated it for the construction of absolute royal power, a natural law framework, where concepts of natural law were introduced in order to overcome the limits of historic arguments, and finally a mechanical imagination was also employed to cast into sharper relief the ways in which monarchy should operate. I argue that there was continuity between Theresian and Josephist theory of royal power. |
| Supervisor | Kontler, László |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/varga_benedek.pdf |
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