Kryštof Josef Hollandt
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Kryštof Josef Hollandt was a Moravia
n lawyer and professor of law at University of Olomouc in years 1695-1707, author of commentary on institutiones.
Kryštof Josef Holandt graduated Faculty of Philosophy of University of Olomouc and faculties of law of University of Vienna
and Charles University.
He became Professor of Law at the University of Olomouc in 1695. Unlike his predecessors, who taught only secular law, he started teaching also canon law
. The Jesuits, who were leading the University at the time, however considered canon law as their own domain and filed a protest by the emperor. Consequently, in 1696 the emperor Leopold I.
issued a Decree authorizing the lectures of canon law by Hollandt (however, this covered only the lectures of canon law to the law students, the theology students continued to have separate lectures of canon law at the Faculty of Theology until 1771).
Hollandt had to leave the post in 1707 due to mental illness. Despite that Holandt managed to publish his own commentary on institutiones named Examen iuridicum in Olomouc in 1711.
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
n lawyer and professor of law at University of Olomouc in years 1695-1707, author of commentary on institutiones.
Kryštof Josef Holandt graduated Faculty of Philosophy of University of Olomouc and faculties of law of University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
and Charles University.
He became Professor of Law at the University of Olomouc in 1695. Unlike his predecessors, who taught only secular law, he started teaching also canon law
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
. The Jesuits, who were leading the University at the time, however considered canon law as their own domain and filed a protest by the emperor. Consequently, in 1696 the emperor Leopold I.
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
issued a Decree authorizing the lectures of canon law by Hollandt (however, this covered only the lectures of canon law to the law students, the theology students continued to have separate lectures of canon law at the Faculty of Theology until 1771).
Hollandt had to leave the post in 1707 due to mental illness. Despite that Holandt managed to publish his own commentary on institutiones named Examen iuridicum in Olomouc in 1711.