| Series |
American Liszt Society studies series ; no. 1
American Liszt Society studies series ; no. 1. ^A283451
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| Contents |
Liszt Carolyne, and the Vatican documents: the story of a thwarted marriage -- The Vatican archives. From the secret Vatican archives, Nunciature of Vienna, 1860-61, vol. 427. The file of Monsignor Antonino De Luca (papal nuncio to Vienna) for the diocese of Fulda, containing a special annex: the matrimonial case of Wittgenstein versus Iwanowska -- From the secret Vatican archives, shelf mark Z60, diocese of Zhitomir in Ukraine. The file of the Holy Congregation of the Tridentine Council, pertaining to Princess Carolyne's annulment, 1859-61 -- From the archive of the Vicariato di Roma, at St. John Lateran. Shelf mark N. 4477, L/41. The file containing the marriage application of Liszt and Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein, 1861 -- From the papers of Cardinal Antonelli, secretary of state -- Epilogue. The Rome of Pius XI and Gustav von Hohenlohe / Alan Walker. |
| Abstract |
In the past, serious biographers of Franz Liszt have found the matter of the thwarted marriage of Liszt and Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein most puzzling, but no longer! The core of this publication is the sixty or so documents which have lain in the Vatican archives for more than a hundred and twenty years until brought to light by Prof. Walker in 1983 and 1985. These documents allow us to piece together for the first time Carolyne's twelve-year struggle to procure an annulment of her first marriage, a necessary first step to clear the way for her nuptials with Liszt. These documents will be published in English and Latin, with substantial commentary in an introductory essay by Prof. Walker, and will include selected pages and one entire document in facsimile. |
| General note | Includes documents translated from French, Russian, and German. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 91024067 |
| ISBN | 0945193092 : |
