2020, volume 2
VENITURILE ŞI CHELTUIELILE DOMENIULUI BRAN LA ÎNCEPUTUL SEC. AL XVI-LEA
Simon Zsolt, Senior researcher third grade, PhD, “Gheorghe Şincai” Research Institute of Social and Human Sciences of the Romanian Academy, Târgu Mureş
Abstract
In this paper I analyze the medieval incomes and expenses of the castle domain of Bran (in Hungarian: Törcsvár, in German: Törzburg), compound of the castle itself and nine surrounding villages, situated in the Southeastern corner of Transylvania. The main sources of this investigation are the demesne’s remained medieval financial accounts, covering the years 1504–1513 and 1522–1526; charters referring to the domain remained only in small numbers.
Keywords: Transylvania; Bran; castle; finances; Middle Ages
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2020-0009
Pages: 17-39