ON THE CHARTER OF QUEEN HELEN OF ANJOU FOR THE VILLAGE OF ZATOR (1276‒1306) Cover Image

О ПОВЕЉИ КРАЉИЦЕ ЈЕЛЕНЕ АНЖУЈСКЕ ЗА СЕЛО ЗАТОР (1276‒1306)
ON THE CHARTER OF QUEEN HELEN OF ANJOU FOR THE VILLAGE OF ZATOR (1276‒1306)

Author(s): Miljan Gogić
Subject(s): 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Историјски институт Црне Горe
Keywords: Helen of Anjou; Kotor; Zator; ruka; pečat; posluh; district

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses the contents of the text of the charter issued by Queen Helen of Anjou to the village of Zator‒which is in the immediate vicinity of Kotor –during her reign in Zeta (1276‒1306). The charter has been preserved in multiple transcripts, as well as Italian translations.The charter states the boundaries of the village, as defined by Queen Helen,which were established on the site. Penalties are prescribed in the case of any unlawful use of this area by the surrounding population. The charter stipulates legal norms which determine the pecuniary tributes paid by the inhabitants of the village, in relation to court proceedings. A fine is prescribed for any breach of these norms. The paper concludes that a part of the border of the village of Zator had corresponded with a part of the border of the Kotor district since the first half of the 14th century.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 53-72
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Slavic (Other)