Christian.Standhartinger(at)oeaw.ac.at
is a research associate in the research unit History of the Habsburg Monarchy.
Christian Standhartinger holds a master’s degree in History and Romance Studies (Spanish Philology and Literature) from the University of Vienna. He spent one semester abroad at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid as an Erasmus student. Since 2017, he has been a scientific assistant in a project centered around the editing and publication of letters of empress Maria Anna (1606-1646), directed by Katrin Keller and Andrea Sommer-Mathis. From January 2021 to April 2024, he was a member of the research project „Der Wiener Hof um 1800. Eliten, Herrschaft und Repräsentation (1790-1835)“ (FWF P 33221) at the IHB. Since January 2023, he is a PhD candidate at the University of Vienna. His thesis on Johanna Theresia, countess of Harrach (1639–1716), explores spheres of agency of a 17th century noblewoman between court society, noble household and manorial estates and is supervised by Katrin Keller.
Period: 17th and 18th centuries
Area: Habsburg Monarchy, Spain
Topics: History of the Imperial Court in Vienna, letter correspondences and ego-documents of the nobility, cultural history of pregnancy and childbirth