Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333800850)

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.

Author: M. Rady
ISBN-10: 0333800850
ISBN-13: 9780333800850
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2000
Pages: 231
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 31