Silesian Aristocrat Count Heinrich Wilhelm von Wilczekand His Role in Central European Policyin the First Half of the Eighteenth Century

Authors

  • Jiří Brňovják PhD, Educational Advisor, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic , PhD, преподаватель, Остравский университет, Острава, Чехия

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31168/2412-6446.2018.1.2.02

Keywords:

Jindřich Vilém Vlček, Heinrich Wilhelm von Wilczek, Habsburg monarchy, Upper Sile-sia, Rzeczpospolita, Peter the Great, Charles XII, Augustus III

Abstract

The article examines the lives of the Austrian diplomat of Czech origin Heinrich Wil-helm von Wilczek and his descendants, historical signifi cance of the Wilczek family, and the fate of their possessions in Silesia and Austria, as well as the family’s ties with Russia.

Author Biography

  • Jiří Brňovják, PhD, Educational Advisor, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, PhD, преподаватель, Остравский университет, Острава, Чехия

     

    E-mail: jiribrnovjak@seznam.cz

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Published

16-07-2018

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1-2 (2018)

Section

Articles