The Diary of Nicolau Lanckman of Valckenstein: an embassy between pilgrimage and diplomacy

O Diário de Nicolau Lanckman de Valckenstein: uma embaixada entre a peregrinação e a diplomacia

Authors

  • Douglas Mota Xavier de Lima Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA).
  • Welber Martins de Sousa Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31668/revistaueg.v13i1.14430

Abstract

The article discusses the travel diary of the German ambassador Nicolau Lanckman de Valckenstein, a fourteenth-century account of the German embassy sent to the kingdom of Portugal in 1451, in order to conclude the marriage between D. Leonor de Avis and Frederick III, emperor of the Holy Empire. The study aims to analyze different dimensions related to medieval diplomatic journeys, particularly the writing of diplomacy and the pilgrimage undertaken by the traveler. The case study demonstrates that, sometimes, reports from embassies come from different initiatives, which combine the interests of political authorities with the traveler's predilections; just as, during the conduct of the diplomatic mission, the ambassadors' preferences affected the routes to be followed, the pace of the journey and the places of stop.

Keywords: Medieval travel. Embassy reports. Pilgrimage.

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Author Biographies

  • Douglas Mota Xavier de Lima, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA).

    Doutor em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF); docente da Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA).

  • Welber Martins de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)

    Graduando em História da Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA); bolsista de Iniciação Científica no projeto "Na rota dos relatos de embaixadas (Europa, século XV)".

Published

2024-01-30

How to Cite

The Diary of Nicolau Lanckman of Valckenstein: an embassy between pilgrimage and diplomacy: O Diário de Nicolau Lanckman de Valckenstein: uma embaixada entre a peregrinação e a diplomacia. (2024). REVHIST - Revista De História Da UEG, 13(1), e312403. https://doi.org/10.31668/revistaueg.v13i1.14430