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• Autore/i
  Vidic, F. et al.
• Titolo pubblicazione
  I Cobenzl. Una famiglia europea tra politica, arte e diplomazia (1508-1823)
• Curatore/i
  Vidic, F., Stasi, A.
• Istituzione coinvolta nella pubblicazione
  Archivio di Stato di Gorizia
• Casa editrice
  Lithos
• Luogo pubblicazione
  Roma
• Abstract
  The Cobenzls were an extraordinary family that distinguished itself in one of the most surprising (but still almost unknown) social rises of the Upper Adriatic region in 1500-1800. Since the very first, they were able to deal with Europe's leaders, such as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Ivan the Terrible, Christina of Sweden, Charles VI, Maria Theresa, Frederick II of Prussia, Catherine of Russia, and Napoleon. At the same time, they were patrons of many artists, such as Mozart, Da Ponte, Caucig, Meytens, and David. The Cobenzl family came from the small village of San Daniele del Carso/Štanjel near Gorizia, and built its fortune from generation to generation in the service of the Habsburgs. They became famous throughout Europe in the fields of politics, diplomacy, philosophy, and art. The "Relatione delle cose di Moscovia" (1576) by Giovanni Cobenzl (1530-1594) was the result of an adventurous journey across the steppes and ice, will be the basis of western knowledge about Russia. Two centuries later, Giovanni Filippo Cobenzl (1741-1810) accompanied Emperor Joseph II on a tour of pre-revolutionary France, leaving behind a diary full of unpublished information. These are just two examples among many that emerge from research that places Gorizia regional history in its proper European context, overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers. The history of the family -- whose rich archive is preserved in Gorizia -- has been investigated for the first time in depth, thanks to the collaboration of 32 scholars from 8 different countries and in the light of the most recent historiographical approaches. Gorizia, Vienna, Ljubljana, Trieste, Brussels, Paris, Moscow and Saint. Petersburg are just some of the scenarios of this vast fresco that sees the Cobenzl legacy still alive in the Hermitage, the Royal Academy of Belgium, in castles such as Predjama and the Postumia caves, in Slovenia, Friuli, and Vienna, where Cobenzl became the name of an entire suburb.
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