A Czech aristocrat on a diplomatic mission aiming to promote an alliance against Turks and avert a crusade against Hussites. Squire Jaroslav's witness of the embassy to Louis XI in 1464.
2009
Abstract
The article analyses the 1464 journal of Squire Jaroslav which deals with the voyage of the embassy sent by George of Podebrady to the court of Louis XI. The emphasis is put on the diplomatic aspects and on the image of foreign countries in the source.