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ABSIRACT In the courts attraction. Ihe scenes of the integration of the Hungarian aristocracy in Vienna (1711-1765) The integration of the Kingdom of Hungary into the Habsburg Monarchy, or the Composite Monarchy of the Habsburg dynasty (zusammengesetzte Habsburgermonarchie) as it is called in recent international literature, was a very difficult and conflict-laden process. In the period between 1526 and 1711, the relationship between the Hungarian nobility and the Habsburg dynasty was extremely varied. In the country, which was divided into two and then three parts after the Battle of Mohacs, the Hungarian lords supported either the Habsburg kings or the Princes of Transylvania (before 1570 the Szapolyais), depending on their power aspirations, the location of their estates, their family and personal strategies, or their political outlook and their ambitions. In the ,,long” 17" century, conflicts, and dissatisfaction with the Habsburg government in the society of estates led to armed rebellions and internal wars on several occasions (think of the movements marked by the names of Bocskai, Bethlen, Thököly or Rákóczi). A special place among the movements is occupied by the longest-lasting Rákóczi freedom struggle, which broke out after the expulsion of the Ottomans in response to the centralisation policy pursued by Leopold I. The year 1711, which marks the beginning of the boundary of this volume, can be considered a milestone in the history of Habsburg-Hungarian relations because of the Peace of Sathmar succeeded in placing the cooperation between the Kingdom of Hungary and Vienna on a new footing, thus creating the conditions for long-term internal stability and economic prosperity in the country. Charles VI (Charles III as King of Hungary) took the accords of the peace of Sathmar seriously, broke with his father’s practice of government, and from his accession to the throne the court’s policy towards Hungarian affairs changed markedly. The improvement of the relationship between the Habsburg government and the Hungarian nobility was already noticeable at the time of the Diet of 1722-1723, when the Pragmatica Sanctio was adopted, but the results of the long-term consolidation were even more visible after the death of Charles VI, when the famous Diet of 1741 assured the support of Maria Theresa (in her perilous situation regarding her succession). During the reign of Maria Theresa, the Hungarian aristocracy and the Hungarian political elite in Vienna had a much wider margin of manoeuvre, and members of the natio Hungarica were given access to court and government positions that had never
