Die Großbotschaften Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallersteins und Elçi İbrahim Paşas (1699–1701)

@incollection{QHOD_o:owip.l.hbg.17000617.1, url = {https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:owip.l.hbg.17000617.1}, doi = {}, title = {Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallerstein an Kaiser Leopold I., Pera, 17. Juni 1700}, author = {Wolfgang IV. Oettingen-Wallerstein}, editora = {Mayer, Manuela}, booktitle = {Die Großbotschaften Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallersteins und Elçi İbrahim Paşas (1699–1701)}, series = {Digitale Edition von Quellen zur habsburgisch-osmanischen Diplomatie 1500–1918}, number = {Projekt 7}, editor = {Strohmeyer, Arno and Dandachi, Laila and Grigoriou, Dimitra and Kurz, Stephan and Mayer, Manuela and Yılmaz, Yasir}, editorb = {Strohmeyer, Arno}, editorc = {Sonnberger, Jakob and Kurz, Stephan}, editorctype = {data modelling}, editoratype = {redactor}, editortype = {editor}, editorbtype = {project lead}, date = {2026}, origlanguage = {de}, origdate = {1700-06-17}, annote = { ÖStA, HHStA Wien Staatenabteilungen, Türkei I Kt. 174, fol. 134r-143v, 146r-v }, publisher = {Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Habsburg {and} Balkan Studies}, location = {Wien}, title_translation_de = {Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallerstein an Kaiser Leopold I., Pera, 17. Juni 1700}, title_translation_en = {Wolfgang IV zu Oettingen-Wallerstein to emperor Leopold I, Pera, June 17, 1700}, booktitle_translation_en = {The Grand Embassies of Wolfgang IV zu Oettingen-Wallerstein and Elçi İbrahim Paşa (1699–1701)}, booktitle_translation_de = {Die Großbotschaften Wolfgang IV. zu Oettingen-Wallersteins und Elçi İbrahim Paşas (1699–1701)}, series_translation_de = {Digitale Edition von Quellen zur habsburgisch-osmanischen Diplomatie 1500–1918}, series_translation_en = {Digital Scholarly Edition of Habsburg-Ottoman Diplomatic Sources 1500–1918}, series_translation_tr = {Habsburg-Osmanlı Diplomasisi Kaynakları Dijital Edisyonu 1500–1918}, keywords = {Oettingen-Wallerstein pleads for new orders to be sent from Vienna since it has been more than three months that he received new orders and responses to his letters, as he aspires to have all issues resolved soon enough to travel home before autumn. The grand ambassador reports about the disappointing development in the matter of freeing Christian prisoners since the Ottomans seem certain about only releasing prisoners considered to be 'German' and transferred many prisoners back onto ships and galleys. After discussing the treaty of Karlowitz at length Oettingen-Wallerstein achieved the promise to handle prisoners of all other 'nations' after the Habsburg had sent their prisoners to the border for an exchange. Oettingen-Wallerstein makes clear the distinction between 'private' prisoners and ones held by the state and demands the Ottomans come and ransom them the same way as he had to do in Constantinople with tedious negotiations with the 'owners' and a lot of money. Meanwhile he reports to have had no luck with continuing the negotiations about privately owned slaves even though he made a contract with the kapudan pasha on a set price. The grand ambassador pleads Vienna to send the money he has to spend on the prisoners since he had to take out another loan, this time on unfavorable conditions for 10000 fl., and suggests the emperor get the money from the estates like in times of Leslie and promises to send a detailed report about the used money via Karl Ludwig von Sinzendorf, who he entrusted with handling the bulk of the prisoner issue. Oettingen-Wallerstein also requests Vienna send escorts to the borders to receive the two parties of prisoners he sends via Wallachia and Serbia. The emperor should also make sure to take the initiative by locating Ottoman prisoners, ordering them to be given up at an adequate price, depending on the conduct of the Ottomans, and sending them towards to border to be ready for exchanges and putting the Ottomans into debt and disadvantage that way. The grand ambassador complains in detail about the hardships the Ottomans put him through to free prisoners by hiding them, relocating them from ship to ship and disregarding orders from officials. He managed to get sultanic approval for 24 Hungarians and Croats, as a way to show that the emperor cares not only about German subjects, to be freed but the kapudan pasha was strongly opposed and even tried to move the slaves out of reach by shipping them off. Oettingen-Wallerstein reports that he knows about a 35 years ceasefire agreement having been completed between the Tsardom of Russia and the Ottoman Empire, though he has not yet been able to obtain a copy of the treaty and will send the exact contents soon, as he has already bribed a scribe in the matter. Furthermore, he requests instructions as to how to adress and treat the Russian diplomats as they are not yet officially an embassy.}, abstract = {Oettingen-Wallerstein pleads for new orders to be sent from Vienna since it has been more than three months that he received new orders and responses to his letters, as he aspires to have all issues resolved soon enough to travel home before autumn. The grand ambassador reports about the disappointing development in the matter of freeing Christian prisoners since the Ottomans seem certain about only releasing prisoners considered to be 'German' and transferred many prisoners back onto ships and galleys. After discussing the treaty of Karlowitz at length Oettingen-Wallerstein achieved the promise to handle prisoners of all other 'nations' after the Habsburg had sent their prisoners to the border for an exchange. Oettingen-Wallerstein makes clear the distinction between 'private' prisoners and ones held by the state and demands the Ottomans come and ransom them the same way as he had to do in Constantinople with tedious negotiations with the 'owners' and a lot of money. Meanwhile he reports to have had no luck with continuing the negotiations about privately owned slaves even though he made a contract with the kapudan pasha on a set price. The grand ambassador pleads Vienna to send the money he has to spend on the prisoners since he had to take out another loan, this time on unfavorable conditions for 10000 fl., and suggests the emperor get the money from the estates like in times of Leslie and promises to send a detailed report about the used money via Karl Ludwig von Sinzendorf, who he entrusted with handling the bulk of the prisoner issue. Oettingen-Wallerstein also requests Vienna send escorts to the borders to receive the two parties of prisoners he sends via Wallachia and Serbia. The emperor should also make sure to take the initiative by locating Ottoman prisoners, ordering them to be given up at an adequate price, depending on the conduct of the Ottomans, and sending them towards to border to be ready for exchanges and putting the Ottomans into debt and disadvantage that way. The grand ambassador complains in detail about the hardships the Ottomans put him through to free prisoners by hiding them, relocating them from ship to ship and disregarding orders from officials. He managed to get sultanic approval for 24 Hungarians and Croats, as a way to show that the emperor cares not only about German subjects, to be freed but the kapudan pasha was strongly opposed and even tried to move the slaves out of reach by shipping them off. Oettingen-Wallerstein reports that he knows about a 35 years ceasefire agreement having been completed between the Tsardom of Russia and the Ottoman Empire, though he has not yet been able to obtain a copy of the treaty and will send the exact contents soon, as he has already bribed a scribe in the matter. Furthermore, he requests instructions as to how to adress and treat the Russian diplomats as they are not yet officially an embassy.}, urldate = {2026-05-08}, },