Два необјављена латинска писма деспота Стефана Лазаревића
Two Unpublished Latin Letters of Despot Stefan Lazarević

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the critical edition of two short, previously unpublished and in Serbian historiography unnoticed letters of Despot Stefan Lazarević (1389–1427). The documents are preserved in the National Archives of Hungary in Budapest (Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár Országos Levéltárа, Diplomatikai levéltár), shelfmarks DL 56516 and 56517. The letters were sent between 1412 and 1420/1421 to István Remetei and Benedek Döbröntei, representatives (comites) of the Serbian despot on his estates in Szatmár County in Hungary. The Serbian ruler received these estates from the Hungarian King Sigismund of Luxembourg in 1411. By the first letter, sent from Belgrade, Despot Stefan orders Remetei to organize the transportation of a craftsman, the bellfounder Hans “The German”, to his home. The despot's second letter, dated in Batočina, contains the oldest known information about this settlement in the Morava valley in Serbia. By this letter, Despot Stefan orders Remetei and Döbröntei to conduct military preparations and to be ready to join him with their men when he summons them. This document confirms the testimony of other sources that Hungarian familiars were used by Despot Stefan for his needs in Serbia, primarily for wars against the Ottomans.

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