Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary

Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary is the first Western language account of medieval landholding and noble society in Hungary. Rady indicates that although all noble land was held by the ruler, a complex web of relationships still permeated the Hungarian nobility. In his discussion of the institutions of lordship, clientage and office-holding, the author draws direct parallels between medieval Hungary and its better-known Western neighbors.

Martyn Rady is Senior Lecturer in Central European History, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London.