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Koprivnica’s Position and Treatment by Central Government during the Reign of King Mathias Korvin (1458. - 1490.)
Borislav Grgin
; Filozofski fakultet, Zagreb
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According to the preserved original historiography sources, the central government’s attitude and treatment of Koprivnica was in major part similar to the overall king’s treatment of burgs and their inhabitants. In the beginning, the king, being motivated to seek allies for the crown, had encouraged emancipation and independence of burgs and towns from the nobility of Celje and their successors. Later on, in already changed circumstances, the king supported local nobility in their interest dispute with Koprivnica citizens (for example, Turner and Mogrovina estates). Finally the king Korvin left Koprivnica in the hands of newly emerging nobility, the sons of vice-roy Ernuszt, as he was lacking interest in Koprivnica’ establishment and considered the town unimportant to his own interior and exterior policies. Even after the reign of King Korvin had passed, Koprivnica still remained in the hands of nobility. The only change was that after a period of being governed by the old established nobility, it now ended up in the hands of the the king’s new favourites of lesser heritage. Judging by all available data, Koprivnica was not better off, nor it underwent any significant social or economic growth during the reigns of king Mathias Korvin and Ernuszt nobility. Neither the town’s own status was improved a bit within the kingdom, or the province of Slavonnia. Due to some objective facts, like already reached limits in social development within Croato-Hungarian kingdom, and king’s own subjective lack of enthusiasm and inertia, Koprivnica was an example of burgs and towns suffering under the imposed limits and restrictions under the reign of Mathias Korvin, failing to overcome them. In Koprivnica’s case, it was a task, yet to be achieved, in a distant future. This is why we can, in conclusion, name the Korvin’s era as one of unused opportunities and potentials for Koprivnica.
Ključne riječi
Middle Ages; Mathias Korvin; Koprivnica; rule; government
Hrčak ID:
79091
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Datum izdavanja:
1.6.2003.
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