The Elefánthy : the Hungarian nobleman and his kindred

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The Elefánthy : the Hungarian nobleman and his kindred

by Erik Fügedi ; edited by Damir Karbić ; with a foreword by János M. Bak

Central European University Press, 1998

  • : cloth

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Az Elefánthyak : a középkori magyar nemes és klánja

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"First published in Hungarian ... in 1992 by Magvető, Budapest" -- t.p. verso

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In an exploration of the life and customs of the Hungarian nobility, this text compares historical reality and legal literature on the example of one noble kindred: the Elefanthy of northern Hungary (present-day Slovakia). The text begins by outlining the customary laws regarding noble status, inheritance and marriage, as summarized in the famous code of Stephen Werboczy (1514). The author then compares these norms with the documentary evidence and establishes that the legal literature differs in regard to social mobility and kindred solidarity. With regard to this information, the fate of the Elefanthy family is traced through several generations, enabling the author to draw conclusions on the inheritance, the rise and fall of various branches, marriage strategies, and the "survival skills" of the kindred. In his summary, the author outlines some of the avenues for further research, including the peculiar Hungarian form of retainership (familiaritas), and the relationships between noble families and between the nobility and local communities.

Table of Contents

Foreword (Janos M. Bak) CHAPTER I Introduction 1. The "Lesser Nobility " 2. Seventeen Hundred Case 3. Genus and Generatio 4. Historical Anthropology 5. A Note on Genealogical Terminology 6. Werboczy as a Frame of Reference CHAPTERII The Tripartitum and Reality . Werboczy's System 1. The Kindred 2. Father and Guardian 3. The Mother 4. The Offspring 5. The Ancestral Estate 6. Una Eademque Nobilitas In the Light of the Records 1. A Military Elite 2. The Landowner 3. Marriage 4. The Solidarity of the Noble Kindred 4.1. The Right of Free Disposition and Limited Grant 4.2. Prefection The Self-government of the County CHAPTERIII The Elefanthy Kindred 1. History 1.1. Origins 1.2. Between Matthew Csak and the Angevin King 1.3. A New Generation 1.4. The Fifteenth Century 2. Questions and Issues 2.1. Reproduction 2.2. Marital Strategy 2.3. The Estate 2.4. Giving and Using Names 2.5. Military Service and Familiaritas 2.6. The Church and the King 2.7. The County CHAPTERIV 1. Epilogue 1.1. Stratification 1.2. Saturation and Impoverishment 1.3. Familiaritas as aStrategy Notes Notes to Foreword Notes to Chapter 1 Notes to Chapter 2 Notes to Chapter 3 Notes to Epilogue List of Abbreviations Gazetteer of Geographical Names List of Figures List of Tables

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