Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Rady, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333800850 ISBN-13: 9780333800850 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: "Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary" is the first Western language account of medieval landholding and noble society in Hungary. Rady indicates that although all noble land was held by the ruler, a complex web of relationships still permeated the Hungarian nobility. In his discussion of the institutions of lordship, clientage and office-holding, the author draws direct parallels between medieval Hungary and its better-known Western neighbors. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Austria & Hungary - History | World - General - History | Modern - General |
Dewey: 943.9 |
LCCN: 00041491 |
Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.02 lbs) 231 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Chronological Period - Modern |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The absence in medieval Hungary of fief-holding and vassalage has often been cited by historians as evidence of Hungary's early 'deviation' from European norms. This new book argues that medieval Hungary was, nevertheless, familiar with many institutions characteristic of noble society in Europe. Contents include the origins of the Hungarian nobility and baronage, lordship and clientage, the role of the noble kindred, conditional landholding, the organization of the frontier, the administration of the counties, and the establishment of representative institutions. |