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''König Ottokars Glück und Ende'' is a tragedy in five acts written by Franz Grillparzer in 1823. Based on the historical events surrounding the life of Ottokar II of Bohemia, the play deals with the fall of the king from the height of his powers to his death, having lost most of his supporters and lands, largely through his own actions. Grillparzer had originally wanted to write a tragedy about Napoleon, however, fearing censorship from Austrian authorities, instead used King Ottokar II of Bohemia (1253–1278) as the central figure, as there were a number of parallels in personality traits and circumstances. The play was completed in 1823, but publication was delayed by censorship issues, notably the "unfortunate allusion to Napoleon's second marriage to Marie-Louise of Austria, and its unfavourable portrayal of Bohemia". The wife of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria read the play and urged her husband to allow it to be publicly performed, which took place for the first time on February 19, 1825 in Vienna's Burgtheater. The play's nationalistic themes in particular were criticised when first released, and remain controversial today. However the tight personal tragedy of Ottokar, at once the cause and the victim of events around him, as well as the elegance of the verse, has maintained the popularity of the play among students and audiences to the present. == Characters == *''Primislaus Ottokar'', King of Bohemia *''Margarethe von Österreich'', widow of Heinrich von Hohenstaufen, his wife *''Benesch von Diedicz'', ''Milota und Zawisch'', the Rosenbergs *''Berta'', daughter of Benesch *''Braun von Olmütz'', Chancellor to the King *''Bela'', King of Hungary *''Kunigunde von Massovien'', his granddaughter *''Rudolf von Habsburg'' *''Albrecht und Rudolf'', his sons *''Friedrich Zollern'', Burggraf of Nuremberg *''Heinrich von Lichtenstein'' and ''Berthold Schenk von Emerberg'', Austrian knights *''Old Merenberg, Friedrich Pettauer and Seyfried Merenberg'', Styrian knights *''Herbott von Füllenstein'' *''Ortolf von Windischgrätz'' *''Ottokar von Hornek'' *''Merenberg's wife *''Paltram Vatzo'', Mayor of Vienna *Mayor of Prague *A royal herald *Der Küster von Götzendorf *Chancellor of the Archbishop of Mainz *''Elisabeth'', Margarete's chambermaid *Kunigunde's chambermaid *Members of the German electoral committee *Bohemian, Austrian, Styrian, Carinthian nobility and warriors 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「König Ottokars Glück und Ende」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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