ANA JAKŠIĆ: A WOMAN OF HER TIME
ANA JAKŠIĆ: A WOMAN OF HER TIME

Summary/Abstract: This study focuses on Ana (Anne), a noble lady of Serbian origin from the 16th century. She was a daughter of Petar (Peter) from the well-known noble family of Jakšić of Nădlac. Ana, married into the families of Bánffy and Kendy, followed a similar road like other noble ladies in those times and was a creature of her time, fighting for her family and possessions. She was confused with her cousin of the same name in previous genealogies of the Jakšić family. Despite her Serbian origin, she was integrated in the social, political, and religious life of Transylvania. The way she understood her world and her attitude was, therefore, generated not by her origin, but by her belonging to the noble class of the community she lived in.

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