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- Collection of degrees from Hungarian National Archives Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok County Archives.
- (1422-1667; Hungarian facsimiles)
- From a searchable database at the Leibniz Institute for European History, University of Mainz.
- (1463 - 1706; facsimiles and transcriptions with German and English interfaces)
- From a searchable database at the Leibniz Institute for European History, University of Mainz.
- (1491 - 1534; facsimiles and transcriptions with German and English interfaces)
- Downloadable facsimiles
- (1526-1790; Hungarian and English)
- From a searchable database at the Leibniz Institute for European History, University of Mainz.
- (1530 - 1786; facsimiles and transcriptions with German and English interfaces)
- Urkunden und Actenstücke zur Geschichte der Verhältnisse zwischen Österreich, Ungern und der Pforte im XVI. und XVII. Jahrhunderte
- Documents and Reports on the History of Relations between Austria, Hungary and the Ottoman Empire in the 16th and 17th Century
- Additional facsimiles found in gallery
- (1526-1711; Hungarian facsimiles)
- Documents from history of Lutheran Church in Hungary.
- Ordination records (1610-1940)
- Church Visitation Records (1713-1931)
- Parish records (1823-1952)
- Meeting minutes (3 September 1843 - 10 November 1961)
- (1610 - 10 November 1961; Hungarian facsimiles)
- Written by Friedrich Schiller.
- Available in multiple formats from Project Gutenberg.
- (1618-1648; English translation)
- Peace Treaty ending the Thirty Years War.
- (24 October 1648, English translation)
- Description of 17th century Hungary.
- (1664; English)
- War declared against Austrian princes.
- (1682; English)
- Read about the collection here.
- From Budapest City Archives.
- (1696-1919; Hungarian facsimiles)
- Online Hungarian books of the 18th - 21st centuries.
- (18th-21st century; facsimiles)
- The "Rákóczi Manifesto of the Christian world in the War of the reasons and purpose" established the Rákóczi Freedom in Hungary of 1703.
- Manifesto authored by Rákóczi Ferenc II.
- Available in various formats here.
- From Hungarian Electronic Library (MEK).
- (1703; Hungarian trascnription)
- Proclaimed by Emperor Charles VI to underscore the indivisibility of the Habsburg lands.
- (19 April 1713; German-language transcription)
- List of digitized newspapers.
- (1766-1832; Hungarian facsimiles)
- Digitized book relating court decisions and other affairs regarding Maria Theresa Empress and Queen of Hungary
- Compiled by Münchener DigitalisierungsZentrum
- (1769; Latin and Hungarian facsimiles with German interface)
- Downloadable facsimiles
- (1790-1867; Hungarian and English)
- Romanian and Hungarian periodicals from Transylvania.
- (1795-1950; Facsimiles)
- Album of a Journey through Southern Russia and the Crimea, by Way of Hungary, Wallachia, and Moldova
- Documents an expedition in 1837 through southeastern Europe and the southern parts of the Russian Empire.
- Information about the geography, history, archaeology, and peoples and cultures of the region.
- (19th century; French facsimile)
- Searchable book-length travel reports digitized at the University of Michigan.
- (19th-20th century; hundreds of facsimiles in multiple languages)
- Collection of documents and photos from Jewish culture in Hungary.
- Also browse the collections by item.
- Includes items from Holocaust and before the Holocaust.
- (19th and 20th century; photos, Hungarian interface, Hungarian and Yiddish facsimiles)
- Austro-Hungarian literature collection from the Munich City Library
- In cooperation with Münchener DigitalisierungsZentrum
- (18th-19th century; facsimiles; German, Hungarian and Latin)
- Speeches of this Hungarian lawyer, journalist and politician. Called the Father of Hungarian Democracy.
- (1802-1894; English)
- Records from city council meetings in Budapest, including records from Buda and Pest city council meetings minutes before they merged.
- Read about the collection here.
- From the Budapest City Archives.
- (1804-1891 ; Hungarian, German, and Latin facsimiles)
- Personal account of the travels of French geologist F.S. Beudant.
- (1818; English translation)
- Works of one of the leaders of the 1849 revolution.
- (1823-1849; Hungarian)
- National Anthem of Hungary. Adopted in 1844.
- (1823; Hungarian text, English translation)
- From the Avalon Project
- (1829-1909; English translations and transcriptions)
- Book. Travel to Southern Russia and Crimea, through Hungary, Wallachia and Moldova.
- (1840; French facsimile)
- Selected documentary material of the Archbishop of Kalocsa.
- Digital copies from the Hungarian Electronic Library
- (1848-1851; Hungarian facsimiles)
- Digital copies from the Hungarian Electronic Library
- (1848-1890; Hungarian facsimiles)
- (April 1849; English translation)
- List of the digitized newspaper "Sunday News".
- (1854-1921; Hungarian facsimiles and transcriptions)
- Der Ausgleich mit Ungarn. Vom österreichischen Standpuncte beleuchtet.
The Compromise with Hungary as Seen from the Austrian Standpoint.
- Supplement to Issue No. 883 of the Neue Freie Presse.
- Polemic published by Franz Freiherr von Sommaruga. (Vienna: C. Gerold's Sohn, 1867)
- Summarizes concerns for Austria about recommendations of the Hungarian Parliament regarding the imminent Double Monarchy.
- (February 14, 1867; German transcriptions)
- XII. Gesetzartikel - Official German Text of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise Agreement
- from: Landesgesetz-Sammlung für 1865-1867. 2nd improved official ed. (Pest, 1872).
- (12 June 1867; transcription)
- Die Dezemberverfassung (The December Constitution) consists of the following six parts, together establishing legal parameters for the Austro-Hungarian double monarchy within the non-Hungarian lands:
- Constitution amending the earlier constitution of 1861 and setting up the parameters of the Austro-Hungarian double monarchy in force for the non-Hungarian lands. (R.G.Bl. 141/1867)
- (21 December 1867; German-language transcription with annotations)
- Constitutional sub-section for the rights of citizens in the non-Hungarian lands of the double monarchy. (R.G.Bl. 142/1867)
- (21 December 1867; German-language transcription with annotations)
- Constitutional sub-section setting up a supreme court mechanism for the non-Hungarian lands of the double monarchy. (R.G.Bl. 143/1867)
- (21 December 1867; German-language transcription with annotations)
- Constitutional sub-section establishing judicial powers for the non-Hungarian lands of the double monarchy. (R.G.Bl. 144/1867)
- (21 December 1867; German-language transcription with annotations)
- Constitutional sub-section establishing parliamentary and executive powers for the non-Hungarian lands of the double monarchy. (R.G.Bl. 145/1867)
- (21 December 1867; German-language transcription with annotations)
- Also known as: Delegationengesetz (R.G.Bl. 146/1867)
- The operational law (until 1918) for all lands of the Austro-Hungarian double monarchy.
- (21 December 1867; German-language transcription with annotations)
- Constitutional epilogue establishing the point in time at which the above six laws forming the December Constitution should go into effect for for the non-Hungarian lands of the double monarchy. (R.G.Bl. 147/1867)
- (21 December 1867; German-language transcription with annotations)
- Downloadable facsimiles
- (1867-1918; Hungarian and English)
- This document is reprinted from Seton-Watson, R.W. The Southern Slav Question and the Habsburg Monarchy.
- London: Constable and Co., 1911. The translation is by Seton-Watson.
- (1868; English translation)
- Memoirs of Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya, Hungarian admiral and statesman (nagybányai Horthy Miklós).
- Annotations by Andrew L. Simon.
- (1868-1957; English translation)
- Includes Budapest housing plans with reactions and critiques from primary sources.
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- (1870-1945; facsimiles, Hungarian transcriptions)
- Facsimiles of prison records from multiple collections.
- Read about the collection here.
- From the Budapest City Archives.
- (1873-1951; Hungarian facsimiles)
- Plans, photos, and documents from the life of Béla Lajta, a Hungarian architect.
- (23 January 1873 - 12 October 1920; Hungarian facsimiles)
- Documents from private and public notaries of Budapest.
- Collection of documents from multiple collections.
- From Budapest City Archives.
- (1875-1975; Hungarian facsimiles)
- Russia and Austria-Hungary agreed to this treaty in Budapest.
- Both parties agree not to expand military operations and pledge mutual support in the case that the Ottoman Empire collapsed. Austria-Hungary agrees to be neutral in the case that Russia has another war with the Ottoman Empire.
- (15 January 1877; Russian transcription)
- Book with texts of the treaties and their translations
- (1879-1914; English facsimile)
- Treaty between Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy.
- Includes additional declarations from each country.
- (May 20-28, 1882; English transcription)
- List of digitized newspapers.
- (1891-1904, 1908-1922; Hungarian facsimiles and transcriptions)
- Map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1906, just over a decade before its dissolution.
- (1906; zoomable map)
- Petitions, diaries, newspaper articles, letters, and records related to Hungarian Jewish Boy Scouts.
- (1906-1945; Hungarian facsimiles)
- (pre-1914 - post-1918; translations and transcriptions)
- Footage of royals, including the funeral of Franz Joseph
- Compiled by British Pathe
- (1914-1922; videos; English interface)
- Die Österreichisch-Ungarischen Dokumente zum Kriegsausbruch
Austro-Hungarian Documents on the Outbreak of War
- Sub-title: Diplomatische Aktenstücke zur Vorgeschichte des Krieges 1914 (Diplomatic Documents on the Prehistory of the 1914 War)
- 2 July 1914 - 27 August 1914 (German and French originals in full-text searchable transcriptions)
- Die Österreichisch-Ungarischen Dokumente zum Kriegsausbruch
Austro-Hungarian Documents on the Outbreak of War
- Sub-title: Diplomatische Aktenstücke zur Vorgeschichte des Krieges 1914 (Diplomatic Documents on the Prehistory of the 1914 War)
- 2 July 1914 - 27 August 1914 (German and French originals in print-format transcriptions)
- Diplomatic Documents leading to World War I.
- Section I, Nos 1-19, Appendices 1 and 2.
- (1914; English translations)
- ("Diplomatic Correspondence on the Relations of Austria-Hungary to Italy from 20 July 1914 to 23 May 1915")
- (20 July 1914 - 23 May, 1915; facsimiles of correspondence in German and French)
- Treaty between Central Powers and Soviet Russia ending Russia's involvement in WWI.
- (March 3, 1918; English)
- A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
- (1914-1918; transcriptions and translations)
- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey, for the one part, and Russia, for the other part, declare that the state of war between them has ceased.
- From the Avalon Project
- (1918; English)
EuroDocs > History of Hungary: Primary Documents > Hungary: 1526-1918
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Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
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