The Elefanthy: The Hungarian Nobleman and His Kindred

by Erik Fugedi and Erik Fügedi

In an exploration of the life and customs of the Hungarian nobility, this book compares historical reality and legal literature on the example of one noble family--the Elef nthy kindred from northern Hungary (present-day Slovakia). The author begins by outlining the customary law regarding noble status, inheritance and marriage, as summarized in the famous code of Stephen Werbőczy (1514). He then compares these norms with the documentary evidence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9639116203
• ISBN13: 9789639116207
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"