Századok – 2019
2019 / 3. szám - EGY REFORMKORI ÉLETPÁLYA ÚJ KONTEXTUSAI. TANULMÁNYOK BÁRÓ WESSELÉNYI MIKLÓSRÓL - Szilágyi Márton: Egy rangon aluli házasság társadalmi környezete. Wesselényi Miklós házasságának egykorú megítélése
EGY RANGON ALULI HÁZASSÁG TÁRSADALMI KÖRNYEZETE 562 concerned, her foreign origin was hardly considered (only its social aspects intrigued those who wondered at Wesselényi’s choice). The bride did not even boast of a Hungarian noble title. Her ignorance of the Hungarian language left no more trace in the surviving opinions than the fact that she came from outside the Kingdom of Hungary. The reason why public opinion appreciated (indeed, welcomed) the Baron’s marriage was that it appeared as a triumph over physical weakness; a sign of mental fortitude instead of collapse, one that can best be grasped in the foundation of a family and the fathering of offsprings. What did shock the public, however, was the second marriage of Anna Lux after the death of the Baron.
