Institute of History
Topic
Society in the Medieval Kingdom of Hungary: Origin, Changes, and Disappearance of Social Groups and Categories on Royal or Church Estates in the 13th–14th Centuries
PhD. program
Slovak History
Name of the supervisor
Pavol Hudáček, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Arts, Comenius University Bratislava
Annotation
The dissertation delves into the economic and social history of the Middle Ages, focusing on the structure and form of Hungarian society during the transformative periods of the Árpád and Anjou dynasties. Collaborating with the supervisor, the PhD student will select a specific social category (e.g., royal populi, condicionarii, udvarniks, dušníci, filii jobagionum, servientes, etc.) to explore its origins, changes, and disappearance, if any. The research may also concentrate on a specific territory or a single ecclesiastical institution (e.g., county, royal estate, bishopric, monastery, etc.) as a research probe within the broader socio-legal changes of Hungarian society. Theoretical concepts of previous research need reevaluation, including a critical examination of the so-called servant organization in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Central European context, involving a comparison with the social situations in Poland and the Czech lands, can be considered in treating this topic.
Requirements: Knowledge of Slovak, Latin, English (min. B2), and familiarity with Hungarian are highly desirable. The ability to read medieval sources in the original is an advantage.
Requirements: Knowledge of Slovak, Latin, English (min. B2), and familiarity with Hungarian are highly desirable. The ability to read medieval sources in the original is an advantage.