The land estate of boyar Hrizea from Bălteni
The land estate of boyar Hrizea from Bălteni

Summary/Abstract: Hrizea from Bălteni was one of the most important high officials in Wallachia in the third and fourth decade of the 17th century. A favourite of Radu Mihnea and a boyar with an unknown origin (we do not know exactly whether he belonged to the local elite or only a Levantine from the hospodar’s clientele), Hrizea managed to hold the most important offices in the state from 1621 until the end of his life, in 1642: great treasurer, great chancellor and ban. This paper aims to present a less highlighted aspect of his career: the way in which these high offices enabled him to acquire a solid economic base, the ground for the consolidation of his political and social position in the Wallachian society.

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