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cess Julianne Rákóczi married Count Ferdinand Gobert-Aspremont (1645-1708),
a French-born aristocrat loyal to the Viennese Court, and, in a time, her wealth
was inherited by their children.?
During his short tenure, Prince Francis Rákóczi II ruled his estates and vi¬
neyards exemplarily in Tokaj Wine-Region at the turn of the 17" and 18" centu¬
ries. Between 1701 and 1711, according to the gualities of botrytisation, he regu¬
larly listed, systemised, and classified all the vineyards and wine-growing estates
in Tokaj Wine-Region on several occasions. Moreover, his wine-growing activity
had never yet prevented the fact that, meanwhile, he had become the leader prince
of the War of Liberation against the Viennese Court between 1703 and 1711 at¬
tached to his family name.”
At the end of the War of Liberation, concluded in the Szatmár treaty in 1711,
Francis Rákóczi II was offered a general pardon by the Viennese Court. However,
he did not accept it, and he chose exile till his death. Therefore, all his vineyards
held in Tokaj Wine-Region were confiscated by the authorities and delegated
to the control of the Viennese Court in 1712. At a time, these were donated to
those high-born families who remained strongly loyal to Habsburgs, for example,
Andrässy, Buttler, Erdödy, Gober-Aspremont, Haller, Klobusiczky, Mudräny,
Nigrelli, Orczy, Szirmay, Trautson, and so on.”
To sum up very briefly and succinctly, the Räköczis had a lion’s share in deve¬
loping and reviving Tokaj Wine-Region. Without this family, we cannot speak at
all about Tokaj, indeed, because the fate of the Rákóczi family is tightly related to
the history of Tokaj: churches, courthouses, estates, and, of course, vineyards have
hitherto saved (preserved, guarded) their memories, and names in this region.
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3 MNL-OL A 57. No. 66:1059.; MNL-OL E 156. No. 13:22.
26 MNL-OL E 156. UC. No. 11:4., No. 70:51/a., No. 70:51/b., No. 104:56., No. 104:58., No. 116:69, No.
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27 MNL-OL E 156. UC. No. 27:10.
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