„Ennek előtte Lazar Mihali Uram fianak fogadta vala Deli Farkas Uramat” – Deli Farkas és az abrudbányai bányák
“Prior to This Sir Mihali Lazar Adopted Sir Farkas Deli as His Son” – Farkas Deli and the Mines from Abrud

Summary/Abstract: This article enquires into the motivations of a treasury official – Farkas Deli – to have himself adopted by his own serf. There could be many reasons to justify this even in the case of serfs like Mihály Lázár such as his mineral properties, the legal privilege to freely dispose about his mines and other properties in his last will as a citizen of Abrud, albeit with some restrictions. Mihály Lázár’s life stands as evidence that on the territory of the Principality of Transylvania mining offered some opportunities for social and economic advancement not only for privileged social groups but also for serfs.

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