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- Title
Did he Really Do it? Frederick V of Ptuj – Coward or Victim?
- Authors
Bele, Martin
- Abstract
The article addresses the brief 13th century dispute between the Styrian noble families of Ptuj (German: Pettau) and Liechtenstein. The related texts should be considered as some of the earliest still preserved examples of medieval propaganda of one Styrian family against an other. The paper’s purpose is to highlight the most important narrative source of the time, Ottokar aus der Gaal’s Styrian Rhyme Chronicle. This Chronicle was written by a Liechtenstein vasal, and was meant to portray Frederick V of Ptuj as a coward – specifically during the battle on the Marchfeld. The article discusses the reason behind and the course of the feud, the actual accusation of cowardice, the validity of the accusation and lastly the epilogue of the whole dispute between the parties. Both of the Styrian nobles involved – Otto II of Liechtenstein and Frederick V of Ptuj – obviously came to an agreement sometime in the early 1280s and sealed hostilities with a marriage of their children.
- Subjects
LIECHTENSTEIN; CHILD marriage; RHYME; VICTIMS; VENDETTA; PROPAGANDA
- Publication
Acta Historiae Artis Slovenica, 2020, Vol 25, Issue 2, p11
- ISSN
1408-0419
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3986/ahas.25.2.01