On the Role of the Transfer of Things and Services for Social Ties in Exile

The Example of the Austrian Exile Esther of Starhemberg in the 17th Century

Authors

  • Josef Löffler Universität Wien, Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25365/oezg-2020-31-1-2

Keywords:

social ties, material culture, materiality, migration, nobility, things, goods, exile, family network, Counter-Reformation, Habsburg Monarchy, early modern period

Abstract

This article investigates the migration of the Austrian aristocrat Esther von Starhemberg to the city of Regensburg in the time of the Counter-Reformation in the Habsburg Monarchy. The main source of this case study is Countess Starhemberg’s voluminous correspondence with her family. The article examines the socio-spatial ties of Esther von Starhemberg in her transregional social space, which included the new place of residence, her region of origin and her friends and relatives. The focus is placed on social practices related to the transfer of everyday things, luxury goods, servants and services and their impact on social ties.

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Published

2020-09-15

How to Cite

Löffler, J. (2020). On the Role of the Transfer of Things and Services for Social Ties in Exile: The Example of the Austrian Exile Esther of Starhemberg in the 17th Century. Austrian Journal of Historical Studies, 31(1), 24–47. https://doi.org/10.25365/oezg-2020-31-1-2

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2020): Ways to Migrate

Section

research paper

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Copyright (c) 2020 Josef Löffler

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