Források Erdély és Havasalfölde 16. század végi politikai kapcsolataihoz
Historical Sources Concerning the Political Relations Between Transylvanian Principality and Wallachia at the End of the 16th Century

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present new historical sources concerning the political relations between the Transylvanian Principality and Wallachia, respectively between Prince Sigismund Báthory and Voivode Michael the Brave at the end of the 16th century. Out of these sources, the first document is well-known among the historians, and contains the pact and alliance concluded on May 20, 1595 between Sigismund Báthory and Michael the Brave, according to which Wallachia acknowledged the suzerainty of Prince Báthory. However, this version of it, has not been published so far. The second document, which is dated also on May 20, 1595 is unknown, and therefore of paramount significance, to scholars, foregrounds the appointment of Michael the Brave as Voivode by Prince Báthory on the throne of Wallachia vita ipsius durante. In the same document the Prince established the incomes of the Voivode and granted his own (i.e. Michael the Brave’s) estates in Wallachia to the Voivode and his legitimate male heirs. The texts of these two documents were preserved in a formulary of the Transylvanian princely chancellery from the end of the 16th century. The last document, which is known by historian through a Latin resumé, is published in extenso for the first time. This mandate of institution (litterae introductoriae) from April 4, 1596 concerns some estates in the Doboca county, which were donated by Prince Báthory to Michael the Brave, Voivode of Wallachia and princely counselor.

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