The Nádasdy Mausoleum is a series of full-length portraits of Hun and Hungarian leaders and kings published in Nuremberg in 1664 at the expense of Count Ferenc Nádasdy under the title: Mausoleum potentissimorum ac gloriosissimorum Regni Apostolici Regum et primorum militantis Ungariae Ducum (The Mausoleum of the Most Powerful and Glorious Apostolic Kingdom and the Kings and Military Leaders of Hungary). The depictions of the Hungarian kings are complemented by descriptions in Latin and German.[1][2]

The title page of the Nádasdy Mausoleum

Count Ferenc Nádasdy (1625–1671) was the lord-lieutenant of counties of Vas, Zala and Sopron, and lord chief justice of the Kingdom of Hungary between 1655–1670. He was one of the country's richest and most educated lords, a patron of science and art, his name is associated with the publication of this series of engravings.[2][3]

The chronicle

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The engravings are followed by Latin eulogies about the depicted person, followed by a relatively faithful, but in some cases very mannered German translation.[1]

Illustrations

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The chronicle including with the title page contains 60 full-page images made with mixed techniques (engraving and etching).[1] The images are listed in the same order as their appearance in the chronicle.

Illustration Description
Keve, 1st Prince of Hungary
 
Keve, 1st Prince of the Huns
  • Captain Keve of the Huns.
Kadicsa, 2nd Prince of Hungary
 
Kadicsa, 2nd Prince of the Huns
Keme, 3rd Prince of Hungary
 
Keme, the 3rd Prince of the Huns, Military Judge
Béla, 4th Prince of Hungary
 
Béla, 4th Prince of the Huns, Defeated the Romans, Prince Macrinus, Leader of Pannonia
Buda, 5th Prince of Hungary
 
Buda, 5th Prince of the Huns
Attila, King of Hungary
 
Attila, King of the Huns, Medes, Dacians, the Fear of the World, the Scourge of God
  • King Attila of the Hunnic Empire.
Árpád, 7th Prince of Hungary
 
Árpád, 1st Captain of Hungary
  • Árpád, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.
Szabolcs, 8th Prince of Hungary
 
Szabolcs, 2nd Captain of Hungary
Gyula, 9th Prince of Hungary
 
Gyula, 3rd Captain of Hungary
Kund, 10th Prince of Hungary
 
Kund, 4th Captain of Hungary
Lehel, 11th Prince of Hungary
 
Lehel, 5th Captain of Hungary
Vérbulcsú, 12th Prince of Hungary
 
Vérbulcsú, 6th Captain of Hungary
Örs, 13th Prince of Hungary
 
Örs, 7th Captain of Hungary
Géza, Prince of Hungarian Christians
 
Géza, 1st Prince of the Christian Hungary
  • Grand Prince Géza of Hungary.
Saint Stephen, 1st Christian King of Hungary
 
Saint Stephen, Apostle and 1st King of Hungary
Peter, 2nd King of Hungary
 
Peter, 2nd King of Hungary
Aba, 3rd King of Hungary
 
Aba, 3rd King of Hungary
Andrew, 4th King of Hungary
 
Andrew I, 4th King of Hungary
Béla, 5th King of Hungary
 
Béla I, 5th King of Hungary
Solomon, 6th King of Hungary
 
Solomon, 6th King of Hungary
Géza, 7th King of Hungary
 
Géza I, 7th King of Hungary
Saint Ladislaus, 8th King of Hungary
 
Saint Ladislaus I, 8th King of Hungary
Coloman, 9th King of Hungary
 
Coloman, 9th King of Hungary
Stephen II, 10th King of Hungary
 
Stephen II, 10th King of Hungary
Béla II, 11th King of Hungary
 
Béla II the Blind, 11th King of Hungary
Géza II, 12th King of Hungary
 
Géza II, 12th King of Hungary
Stephen III, 13th King of Hungary
 
Stephen III, 13th King of Hungary
Ladislaus II, 14th King of Hungary
 
Ladislaus II, 14th King of Hungary
Stephen IV, 15th King of Hungary
 
Stephen IV, 15th King of Hungary
Béla III, 16th King of Hungary
 
Béla III, 16th King of Hungary
Emeric, 17th King of Hungary
 
Emeric, 17th King of Hungary
Ladislaus III, 18th King of Hungary
 
Ladislaus III, 18th King of Hungary
Andrew II, 19th King of Hungary
 
Andrew II, 19th King of Hungary
Béla IV, 20th King of Hungary
 
Béla IV, 20th King of Hungary
Stephen V, 21st King of Hungary
 
Stephen V, 21st King of Hungary
Ladislaus IV, 22nd King of Hungary
 
Ladislaus IV, 22nd King of Hungary
Andrew III, 23rd King of Hungary
 
Andrew III the Venetian, 23rd King of Hungary
Wenceslaus, 24th King of Hungary
 
Wenceslaus, 24th King of Hungary
Otto, 25th King of Hungary
 
Otto the Bavarian, 25th King of Hungary
  • King Otto of Hungary.
Charles I, 26th King of Hungary
 
Charles I, 26th King of Hungary
Louis I, 27th King of Hungary
 
Louis I, 27th King of Hungary
Mary, 28th King of Hungary
 
Mary, 28th King of Hungary
  • Queen Mary of Hungary.
Charles II, 29th King of Hungary
 
Charles II the Short, 29th King of Hungary
Sigismund, 30th King of Hungary
 
Sigismund the Emperor, 30th King of Hungary
Albert, 31st King of Hungary
 
Albert the Emperor, 31st King of Hungary
Ladislaus V, 32nd King of Hungary
 
Ladislaus V the Posthumous, 32nd King of Hungary
Vladislaus I, 33rd King of Hungary
 
Vladislaus I the Polish, 33rd King of Hungary
John Hunyadi, Governor of Hungary
 
John Hunyadi, Governor of Hungary
Matthias Corvinus, 34th King of Hungary
 
Matthias I Corvinus, 34th King of Hungary
Vladislaus II, 35th King of Hungary
 
Vladislaus II, 35th King of Hungary
Louis II, 36th King of Hungary
 
Louis II, 36th King of Hungary
John Zápolya, 37th King of Hungary
 
John Zápolya, 37th King of Hungary
Ferdinand I, 38th King of Hungary
 
Ferdinand I, 38th King of Hungary
Maximilian, 39th King of Hungary
 
Maximilian, 39th King of Hungary
Rudolph, 40th King of Hungary
 
Rudolph, 40th King of Hungary
Matthias II, 41st King of Hungary
 
Matthias II, 41st King of Hungary
Ferdinand II, 42nd King of Hungary
 
Ferdinand II, 42nd King of Hungary
Ferdinand III, 43rd King of Hungary
 
Ferdinand III, 43rd King of Hungary
Ferdinand IV, 44th King of Hungary
 
Ferdinand IV, 44th King of Hungary

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Kőszeghy, Péter. A Nádasdy-Mausoleum (Fatum Pannoniae) (in Hungarian).
  2. ^ a b "Nádasdy Ferenc: 'Magyarország hatalmas és dicső királyai'".
  3. ^ Jókayné Bozsó, Szilvia (6 June 2007). "Magyar királyok ábrázolása a Nádasdy Mausoleumban" [Depiction of Hungarian kings in the Nádasdy Mausoleum] (PDF). Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem Kiadói szerkesztő. I.
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