!!!Sturmpetition 1619

Sturmpetition 1619: On June 5, 1619 a group of 50 Protestant 
Austrian aristocrats, headed by Paul Jakob von Starhemberg, went to 
the Hofburg palace to petition Archduke Ferdinand II. When the 
situation escalated and physical violence seemed imminent, several 
cavalry companies of the Dampierre regiment, under the command of 
Gilbert de Saint Hilaire came riding into the Hofburg palace. The 
aristocrats feared that the troops had been called in to arrest them, 
moderated their behaviour and the Sturmpetition petered out. Ferdinand 
attributed his rescue to having said a prayer before a crucifix, which 
can today be seen in the high altar of the chapel of the Hofburg 
palace. Painters of the 19%%sup th/%  century popularised the event. 
Until 1918 the commander of the Cuirassier Regiment No. 8 had the 
right to see the Emperor without prior notice.

!Literature
K. Voelker, Die Sturmpetition der evangelischen Staende, 
Jahrbuch fuer die Geschichte des Protestantismus in 
Oesterreich 57, 1936.


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