Християнската знат в земите на днешна Република Северна Македония през XV–XVII в.
Christian Nobility in the Lands of the Present-Day Republic of North Macedonia (15th – 17th Centuries)
Author(s): Tervel PopovSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, History of Church(es), Local History / Microhistory, Middle Ages, Modern Age, Special Historiographies:, Theology and Religion, 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: nobility; North Macedonia; Ohrid; Kratovo; Duce Dimitar Pepić; Bulgarian nobles.
Summary/Abstract: During the 15th – 17th centuries, in the lands of the present-day Republic of North Macedonia, Christian nobility continued to exist. The Christian spahi, who were quite numerous in the southwest of the Bulgarian lands in the 15th century, gradually disappeared from Ottoman records. In urban centres such as Ohrid and Kratovo, the boyar estate remained. Duce Dimitar Pepić from Kratovo was the most distinguished Christian nobleman in the historical and geographical region of Macedonia in the 16th century, and he was respected by the people as a ruler. We have evidence about many Bulgarian nobles who became ktetors of churches and monasteries, thereby supporting not only the Christian fate, but also their people.
Journal: Епохи
- Issue Year: XXX/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 218-229
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Bulgarian