IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 717: Ruling, Administering, and Maintaining a Composite Empire: Emperor and King Sigismund of Luxemburg, 1368-1437, VI - War and Diplomacy in the East

Tuesday 8 July 2014, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:	Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung & Institut für Geschichte, Universität Wien / Institute of Historical & Social Sciences, Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts, Zagreb
Organisers:	Alexandra Kaar, Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung / Institut für Geschichte, Universität Wien Suzana Miljan, Institute of Historical & Social Sciences, Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts, Zagreb
Moderator/Chair:	Mihailo Popović, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Abteilung Byzanzforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien
Paper 717-a	Was Sigismund of Luxemburg a 'Wiser Man' at the End of His Reign?: Ottoman and Eastern Case Studies (Language: English) Alexandru Simon, Center for Transylvanian Studies, Romanian Academy of Sciences, Cluj-Napoca Index terms: Crusades, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History
Paper 717-b	In the Circle of Mistrust: King/Emperor Sigismund and Bosnia (Language: English) Neven Isailović, Institute of History, Belgrade Index terms: Military History, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History
Paper 717-c	Serbian Rulers and Anti-Ottoman Policy of Sigismund of Luxemburg (Language: English) Aleksandar Krstić, Institute of History, Belgrade Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History
Abstract	The last of the sessions discusses the Eastern policy of Emperor and King Sigismund, which during his reign increasingly concentrated on facing the Ottoman threat. A general overview of the role of Eastern policy in Sigismund's plans will be provided by the first paper on the basis of the analysis of six case studies. The second paper will discuss the mutual influence of King Sigismund on Bosnian policy and vice-versa, placing attention on royal ideology and anti-Ottoman alliances. The third paper discusses a similar situation on the example of the despotate of Serbia, particularly focusing on the period of Despot Stephen Lazarević.