Podjela kastruma i vlastelinstva Greben krajem 14. stoljeća: neki aspekti unutarnjega razvoja svjetovnoga vlastelinstva
The division of the castrum and the estate of Greben in the end of 14th century: some aspects of the internal development of the secular estate

Author(s): Ana Novak, Mario Kevo
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Culture and social structure , 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: estate; castrum Greben; noblemen de Greben; Kingdom of Slavonia; the Middle Ages; development of a secular estate;
Summary/Abstract: Based on the written documents as well as on the reconnaissance of the terrain the authors reconstruct one part of the history of the castle of Greben as the administrative center of the Greben estate and the center of the Greben family. The origin of the formation of the Greben estate are in the middle of the 13th century, but during the 14th century this estate was organized and finally divided due to the great number of members of two main lineages of the Greben family. Inner division of the estate was limited by the importance and status of the individual members of the family, therefore the authors had presented the family genealogy as well. Even more, the political and social role of the individual members of the Greben family in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary-Croatia is depicted. For description of the physical division of the castrum Greben the most important is a charter issued in 1399, so the authors argue that historical importance of this document is unquestionable. Even more, the authors argue that this document is also important for understanding of highly complex phases of the construction of the castle – castrum Greben.

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