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The Agency of Blaise Magyar, the Ban of Bosnia, Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia, during his First Term of Duty (1470-1472). A Contribution to Research into Performing the Duties of a Ban in the Late Fifteenth Century
Vedran Klaužer
orcid.org/0000-0003-4766-830X
; Hrvatski institut za povijest, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
In this article, the author explores the activities of Blaise Magyar, a military commander of King Matthias Corvinus, who became the Ban of Slavonia, Croatia and Dalmatia in 1470 and performed this duty until 1472. Therefore the main focus of the research is based on detecting and interpreting the administrative, judicial and military activities of Blaise Magyar during his service. The judicial activities of the aforementioned ban are presented through the judicial procedures of the octaval courts, in which the highest judicial instance was the ban himself. The courts sat regularly in session four times per year in the seats of major Slavonian counties, i.e. in Križevci or in Zagreb. Other administrative activities that were not associated with the institution of the octaval courts were performed by the ban while perambulating the areas of the County of Križevci and of Zagreb in the period between his presiding over the octaval courts. Since the period covers turbulent times, in which the king was still trying to consolidate his royal power and authority over various rebellious noblemen, with the constant presence of the Ottoman threat, the author also depicts the political and military activities of Ban Blaise. Simultaneously with the process of the king’s strategy of installing two persons simultaneously in the position of Slavonian ban, the author also places an emphasis on the activities of Blaise Magyar when sharing his office and dignity with Damian Horvat of Litva. Considering that every person installed in the position of the ban had the right to elect his own vice-ban, the author provides an explanation of the system of their appointments as it worked in practice. Another important emphasis is placed on the question of the ban’s itinerary (depicted in Appendix 3) and the usage of the ban’s seal as an important sign of the ban’s power.
Ključne riječi
Blaise Magyar; Ban of Bosnia; Dalmatia; Croatia and Slavonia; itinerary; vice-ban; the fifteenth century
Hrčak ID:
95087
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Datum izdavanja:
28.12.2012.
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