Abstract
The study opens with an outline of the state of research concerning the reception of the Spanish drama at the imperial court of Vienna in the 17th century, the historical connections between the Spanish and the Austrian Habsburgs forming the starting point for a description of Emperor Leopold's I. literary interests as weH as the activities of his ambassador in Spain, Franz Eusebius count pötting. In particular, the Viennese representation of Calderón's Fineza contra fineza (1671) proves its importance by the editio princeps being realised in the imperial capital. The foHowing part of the study offers a chronological analysis of the 15 documented representations of Spanish dramas at the Viennese court. The reader will find short summaries of the identified plays as weH as references to tranlations, adaptations and similarities with contemporary works of imperial court poets.
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