STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1771, sig. 109-4/1526

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4 - 4 - The people are the impression of a "Germanization". It is nevertheless completely wrong to believe that the Jesuits intended Germanization herewith. They were guided solely by the idea of using the state power and the economy at that time for their Roman, cherry-political purposes of power. What nationality was affected by it was completely the same to them. So they were formally on the side of the Habsburg monarchy and were thus irreconcilable opponents of the great German government. In order to obscure the impression of Germanization, during the siege of Prague by the Swedes in 1648, the Jesuits assembled their own company, consisting of 64 Jesuits and 57 pupils. The Jesuits still thought that it was thanks to the bravery of this company that they could not conquer the old town at that time. Even today, the Jesuits still like to use this to emphasize their special relationship with the Czech people.The importance of the Jesuit reached their high point when Father Wilhelm L a m o r m a i n i. had taken over the adjudicatory office with Emperor Ferdinand for many years through these relations suitische Ferdinands-Usität were placed in Prague. The Anerk suitischer Leitung von ne Entwicklung der Jes Jahre 1696 studied pupils on Jesuits Ctinenainr