On the eve of the Congress of Košice. A document of Queen Elisabeth of 7 September 1374 Cover Image

W przededniu zjazdu koszyckiego. Dokument królowej Elżbiety Łokietkówny z 7 września 1374 roku
On the eve of the Congress of Košice. A document of Queen Elisabeth of 7 September 1374

Author(s): Andrzej Marzec
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Political history, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Louis the Great; Queen Elisabeth of Poland; Košice; privileges of nobility; political elites; royal succession; royal itinerary;

Summary/Abstract: The paper is devoted to an unpublished document of Elisabeth of Poland, dated 7 September 1374. It is important for showing the preparations for the congress of Louis the Hungarian and Polish lords in Košice, at which the famous privilege for the nobility was issued, containing guarantee of succession of the king’s daughters to the Polish throne. The document allows to ascertain some details of the queen’s itinerary and learn more about the preparations for the important congress.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 82
  • Page Range: 139-148
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish