Batthyány family collection

The Collection consist of 76 archival files dealing mainly with affairs of the Batthyány family and issues related directly or indirectly to them. These files include about 200 records in Latin, German, Hungarian and Czech such as letters (correspondence), resolutions, orders, certificates and other administrative documents dealing with properties of all kind created by the Batthyány family members themselves or other European medieval noble man, kings and emperors as well as their administrative workers between 1470 and 1868. None of these documents seems to be concerned about Jews or their matters. Althought the 76 files have been abundantly ordered in chronological order, in some cases, a certain number of documents embracing a wider range of period were assembled in the same file because of their obviously common topic. The collection's both diplomatic and administrative documents give a deep insight of the Batthyány family's everyday life between the 15th and 19th centuries. The majority of the documents show a clearly relation to the Batthyánys or their matters. However, among these are also a few number of private letters and official documents, which could not be linked to the family. Their possible direct or indirect relation to the family is not excluded, but the attempt to reveal this connection may require a deeper knowledge of the history of the Batthyánys. Despite their age, the documents written on parchment and paper are in a relative good shape. Read more