O prvoj generaciji Jakšića na tlu južne Ugarske – Stefanu i Dmitru u delu Rerum Ungaricarum Dekades
Rerum Ungaricarum Decades on the First Generation of Jaksic Family, Stephen and Dmitar, in Southern Part of the Kingdom of Hungary

Summary/Abstract: Scrutinizing the work of an Italian humanist, the paper analyses the life of the first generation of Jaksic family, Stephen and  Dmitar, in southern part of the Kingdom of Hungary. It focuses on the first eight books of the Fourth decade of Rerum Ungaricarum decades. The information on Jaksic brothers are direct, indirect and there are also numerous events they took part in that are not mentioned in Bonfini’s work. It is not possible to write about the conquest of Nadjmihalj (1474) without the aforementioned historical source, as it actually served as the main basis for all later researches. Dmitar is explicitly mentioned as a commander of flag-bearers in Mathias Corvinus’ war against the Polish (1473). The brothers also played an important role in the king’s war against Frederick the Third in Austria (1477). Although he writes about the rising of Benedict Veres in Transylvania in many details, Bonfini does not mention the Jaksic brothers directly. Howevever, other sources confirm their involvement in this matter, as well as the expansion of the manor of Nadjlak soon after the military intervention. After the war with Bohemia (1468-1471), Matthias Corvinus „donated due rewards to his numerous collaborators“, including Stephen and Dmitar. They played an important part in the conquest of Šabac (1475-1476), the war against Ali-beg in Banat (1476), the battle of Kenyermezo (1477) and at he river Una (1483), although Bonfini does not mention these details directly. The death of Dmitar Jaksic (1486) caused an unneglectable deterioration of the relations between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottomans, but Bonfini does not mention it either.

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