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=== 1651 Register of Subjects According to Their Religion (Soupis poddaných podle víry z roku 1651) === | === 1651 Register of Subjects According to Their Religion (Soupis poddaných podle víry z roku 1651) === | ||
=== Introduction === | ==== Introduction ==== | ||
The ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' lists town by town, village by village, almost every man and woman, and many children in Bohemia in the year 1651. The census was ordered by the Habsburg ruler as part of the re-Catholization process. The goal of the census was to determine how many people had remained loyal to the Roman Catholic faith, who had become protestant, and whether they were willing to say they would convert to Catholicism. | The ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' lists town by town, village by village, almost every man and woman, and many children in Bohemia in the year 1651. The census was ordered by the Habsburg ruler as part of the re-Catholization process. The goal of the census was to determine how many people had remained loyal to the Roman Catholic faith, who had become protestant, and whether they were willing to say they would convert to Catholicism. | ||
=== Historical Background === | ==== Historical Background ==== | ||
The ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' was drawn up in 1651 as part of the attempt of the Habsburg monarchy to re-Catholize Bohemia after victory at the Battle of the White Mountain in 1620. Bohemian nobles and higher clergy were largely anti-Habsburg and continued to hope for a restoration. | The ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' was drawn up in 1651 as part of the attempt of the Habsburg monarchy to re-Catholize Bohemia after victory at the Battle of the White Mountain in 1620. Bohemian nobles and higher clergy were largely anti-Habsburg and continued to hope for a restoration. | ||
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Most feudal estates had complied with the requirements of the ''Patent'' by the summer of 1651. But on June 1651, before the project of writing up the register had been completed in all regions of the country, the office of the Governor of Bohemia issued a second Patent, abandoning the detailed, standardized form and ordering local administrators simply to provide a brief report concerning non-Catholic individuals. As a result, on some feudal estates the register in the original format was never drawn up at all. In others, it had already been written up but it had not yet been sent in to the central government. The situation differed from one region to another, and it is sometimes impossible to discover, why it has not survived. | Most feudal estates had complied with the requirements of the ''Patent'' by the summer of 1651. But on June 1651, before the project of writing up the register had been completed in all regions of the country, the office of the Governor of Bohemia issued a second Patent, abandoning the detailed, standardized form and ordering local administrators simply to provide a brief report concerning non-Catholic individuals. As a result, on some feudal estates the register in the original format was never drawn up at all. In others, it had already been written up but it had not yet been sent in to the central government. The situation differed from one region to another, and it is sometimes impossible to discover, why it has not survived. | ||
=== Description === | ==== Description ==== | ||
[[Image:1651 census of Podebrady.jpg|thumb|right|400px|<center>1651 Census of Podebrady</center>]] | [[Image:1651 census of Podebrady.jpg|thumb|right|400px|<center>1651 Census of Podebrady</center>]] | ||
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In conclusion, we can state that the Bohemian ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' accomplished its purpose. It mapped out the "terrain" of Bohemia in 1651 and provided a certain basic foundation of information which the ecclesiastical hierarchy needed in order to make progress with re-Catholization and obtain restitution of church property. | In conclusion, we can state that the Bohemian ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' accomplished its purpose. It mapped out the "terrain" of Bohemia in 1651 and provided a certain basic foundation of information which the ecclesiastical hierarchy needed in order to make progress with re-Catholization and obtain restitution of church property. | ||
=== Publication === | ==== Publication ==== | ||
[[Image:Bohemian regions1751-1849.jpg|thumb|right|350px|<center>Bohemian Regions 1751-1849</center>]] | [[Image:Bohemian regions1751-1849.jpg|thumb|right|350px|<center>Bohemian Regions 1751-1849</center>]] | ||
The ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' (Soupis poddaných podle víry z roku 1651) was published by The National Archives in Prague for the following regions: | The ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' (Soupis poddaných podle víry z roku 1651) was published by The National Archives in Prague for the following regions: | ||
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The final volume of each regional set contains an index of place names and a fold out map of 1:200,000 scale. The Family History Library has published copies of the 1651 register (FHL INTL Book 943.71 X2). | The final volume of each regional set contains an index of place names and a fold out map of 1:200,000 scale. The Family History Library has published copies of the 1651 register (FHL INTL Book 943.71 X2). | ||
== References == | == References == | ||