Донација деспота Ђурђа Вуковића (Бранковића) Павлу Биринију из Вероне: проблем аутентичности
Donation of Despot Đurađ Vuković (Branković) to Paul Birini of Verona: The Problem of Authenticity

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the critical edition of a document issued by the Chapter of Buda on September 7, 1442. The document states that despot Đurađ Vuković (Branković), appearing in person before the Chapter on behalf of his family, declared the cession of five of his fortresses: Zvornik, Teočak, Világosvár, Slankamen and Bečej with their estates, as well as the towns of Túr and Tisza Varsány, to his cousin Paul Birini of Verona, the son of Duke Michael, Bosnian marquis from the lineage of emperor Stephen (Dušan). The document was previously known from 18th and 19th century Hungarian editions. In Serbian historiography it was considered to be counterfeit since the time of Ilarion Ruvarac, primarily due to the unknown personality and rather pretentious titles of the addressee. It was mostly accepted that the donation charter is a forgery created on the basis of a genuine charter, since all the afore-mentioned estates were, indeed, in possession of the despot's family. However, the document, which previously belonged to the Hungarian Chamber Archive, and which is currently kept in the Archive of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (shelfmark: Historical Collection 13187), has all the characteristics of original 15th century chapter charters. This edition contains a description, diplomatic analysis, overview of previous editions, text and translation of the donation charter, as well as data on the mentioned estates, historical circumstances and the obscure person of Paul Birini.

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