The anti-Turkish expedition to Hungary in 1566 - the reconstruction of the structure of the Bohemian estate's troops

The aim of the bachelor thesis is the reconstruction of personal structure of the expedition of the Bohemian troops which was sent to Hungary led by William of Rosenberg in 1566. The first chapter discusses the background of Turkish wars from their beginning to 1606. Next it discusses the picture of a Turk and his effects on Early modern society. The end of the chapter deals with historiography focused on Turkish topic and it analyzes period sources that are necessary for reconstruction the estate's troops. The second chapter discusses previous circumstances and the actual course of the expedition in 1566. The third one reconstructs the personal structure of higher commanders and sub-commanders who went to Hungary. The aim of this reconstruction is to identify the regional origin of commanders, their property background, social status and the influence of military experiences on their next career. The last chapter deals with everyday life of the expedition and it focuses on prayers against Turks, required behaviour of noble men in the battlefield and their real behaviour. It also analyzes individual excuses and pretexts used by noble to let them go back home. The whole work is finished with a conclusion which contains the analysis of all gained information about personal structure of the Bohemian estate's expedition in 1566