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Centuries of Dutch-Hungarian relations. St. Elisabeth of Hungary (1207-1231). This year is the 800th anniversary of her birth. the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Andechs-Merania married at the age of 14 (Ludwig IV of Thuringia).
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St. Elisabeth of Hungary(1207-1231) This year is the 800th anniversary of her birth
the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Andechs-Merania • married at the age of 14 (Ludwig IVof Thuringia)
Her children: Hermann, Sophia, Gertrude • Sophia’s husband was Henry II, Duke of Brabant whose descendant is Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
-relinquished her wealth to the poor - built hospitals -became a symbol of Christian charity
Her legend: she was taking bread to the poor in secret her husband asked her what she had in the pouch she opened it and the bread turned into roses
Mariavan Hongarije Louis II (King of Hungary) Mariavan Hongarije
She came from the Habsburg dynasty and married the King of Hungary Louis II
Maria was the Queen of Hungary and Bohemia from 1521 to 1526
After her husband’s death her brother, Charles V appointed her the governor of the Netherlands for 24 years
Actual Dutch-Hungarian relations started with the Reformation • fight for autonomy and freedom of religion • Hungarian Reformed schools sent students to study in the Netherlands for centuries • their stay was funded by Dutch scholarships • they studied in Harderwijk, Utrecht, Leiden, Groningen and Franeker
Apáczai Csere János • a great 16th century scientist • Studied in The Netherlands • Hungarian Encyclopaedia • married Aletta van der Maet
Károli/Vizsoly Bible Károli Gáspár, a Calvinist pastor and the dean of Gönc, first published this Bible in 1590 in Vizsoly, Hungary. This is the first complete Hungarian version of the Bible and is commonly known as the Vizsoly Bible.
For centuries the Hungarian Károli Bible was printed in the Netherlands and Switzerland
He was born in 1650 in a town, called (Alsó)Misztótfalu • Travelled to Amsterdam in 1680 to learn printing • His aim was to print the revised Hungarian-language Bible • Learnt: letter moulding typography
Because of wars, he started to have the Bible printed on his own
He had the publications covered in leather ornamented with gold then brought them back to Hungary
Michiel Adriaenszoon deRuyter • 1607-1676 • rescued 26 Hungarian Protestant preachers from slavery in Naples
Admiral de Ruyter • 400th anniversaryof his birth 24 March 2007
Monument of the galley slaves in Debrecen, Hungary “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7-8
Charitable Hosts • After the two World Wars sufferingpoor and orphaned Hungarian children were invited to stay in the Netherlands and Belgium for months or years • Some of the children were adopted
Emigrants from Hungary • in 3 waves, after • WW I • WW II • 1956