The Letter of Vidin Tsar John Stratsimir for the Merchants of Braşov Cover Image

Писмо видинског цара Јована Страцимира брашовским трговцима
The Letter of Vidin Tsar John Stratsimir for the Merchants of Braşov

Author(s): Dragić M. Živojinović
Subject(s): History, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Центар за напредне средњовековне студије
Keywords: John Stratsimir; Tsardom of Vidin; Braşov; Hungary; letter; trade; year 1369–1380

Summary/Abstract: The article contains the edition, translation, commentary and photographs of a letter addressed by the ruler of the Tsardom of Vidin, John Stratsimir (1356–1396), to the honorable members of the city council of Braşov, guaranteeing to the Braşov merchants freedom of trade and the Tsar’s protection in his country. The document itself is not dated but its inner information, i.e. the mention of distinguished town officials Jacob, Hermann and Peter, who are referred to in various charters of King Louis I of Hungary (1342–1382) issued to Transylvanian communes, combined with known facts about the Hungarian occupation of Vidin, suggest that it was created between 1369 and 1380.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 187-194
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Serbian