Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary
M Rady
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Paperback. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Russia and East Europe
Number of Pages
231
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349420766
SKU
V9781349420766
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99-15
About M Rady
MARTYN RADY is Senior Lecturer in Central European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, and General Editor of the Slavonic and East European Review. His previous books include Medieval Buda (1985), Emperor Charles V (1988) and Romania in Turmoil: A Contemporary History (1992).
Reviews for Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary
...this first reliable and scholarly English-language synthesis of Hungary's medieval institutions...will undoubtably become the standard Western work on this topic. Slavic Review