OAMENII REGELUI – ASPECTE INSTITUŢIONALE DIN PRIMA PARTE A SECOLULUI AL XIV-LEA DE PE TERITORIUL TRANSILVANIEI ŞI AL BANATULUI MEDIEVAL
HOMINES REGIS – INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 14TH CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: One of the many key factors of the medieval state is the function known as homo regius. From a social point of view, this office seems to be a local extension of the monarchy, as the bailiff is the representative and even the substitute of the sovereign and the person in charge with passing forward and implementing the ruler’s orders. In most cases, documents mention the bailiff in relation to issues of ennoblement and conferring proprietary rights, his role being that of claiming ownership in the name of the king and of subsequently reporting the events that took place on the spot. Homo regius was usually accompanied by a representative of the councils, convents or churches, institutions which would compile an on-site report of his achievements and submit it to the king. However, the bailiff’s responsibilities were not limited to these issues; in some cases his tasks included investigating and reporting the situations of the different domains or properties, establishing and setting their limits and borders, investigating the complaints of the parties involved in court trials, or acting as a witness before the king or the judges in court matters.The large number of written documents which mention the bailiff invest this function with a particular degree of importance amongst feudal ranks.

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