Members of the Merchant Guild in Košice in the Middle Ages. Contribution to the Research of Town Elites in Košice in the Middle Ages
Members of the Merchant Guild in Košice in the Middle Ages. Contribution to the Research of Town Elites in Košice in the Middle Ages
Author(s): Miroslava SlezákováSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Economic history, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century
Published by: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach
Keywords: Košice; Trade; Elites; Merchants; Merchant guild;
Summary/Abstract: Article deals with the members of medieval Merchant Guild in Košice. The fi rst mention of this corporation comes from year 1446 when the guild rules originated. They were left in medieval guild book. Records contain names of guild members, aldermen, debtors on membership fees and the supplements of guild rules. The Guild was group of wealthy and influential Košice citizens. Members called themselves Reichin Cromern (rich merchants) to distinguish from poor tradesmen. Some of them were mayors or long-standing aldermen. They paid high taxes and owned houses, gardens and fields. Many members, according to their family names, were not only traders.
Journal: The City and History (Mesto a dejiny until 2019)
- Issue Year: 1/2012
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 16-25
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
