Naslov
Slavonia and Transylvania (1272-1342): Oligarchs, King's Men, and the (Trans)Formation of the Local Noble Communities

Autori
Nekić, Antun

Izvornik
Povijesni prilozi (0351-9767) 40 (2021), 60; 141-191

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Medieval Hungary, medieval Slavonia, medieval Transylvania, general as-sembly ( congregatio generalis ), oligarchs, nobility, regional identity

Sažetak
Historians have long identified the structural similarities between the positions of Slavonia and Transylvania within the conglomerate of territories bound to the Crown of St Stephen (Archiregnum Hungaricum), but their comparison has never surpassed thesuperficial level of juxtaposing the quasi-regal authorities of the ban and the voivode.Considering the period from the 1270s until the 1340s this paper primarily focuses onthe general assemblies that took place in these two provinces and looks at the formation of regional identities linked to the nobility’s collective action of coming together inassemblies. Trough this prism, it also analyzes the functioning of composite political structures and the relationship between the center and the specific localities. Politicalinstability triggered the first assemblies in both provinces, and from the 1270s until the1290s local processes mirrored the decisions and actions of the royal court, as was thecase with almost all the assemblies held in Slavonia during the 1270s, and it was thesame with the Transylvanian cases from 1288 and 1291. However, in Transylvania, incontrast to Slavonia, the assemblies continued to be held without the incentive from theroyal court, that is they became a part of the local repertoire. Tese different experiences in the early period had a strong impact on the nobility and its power of collectiveaction from the 1320s when the programme of the restoration of the royal authority was carried out in both provinces by using the same mechanisms.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest

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