The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman ConquestUniversity of Michigan Press, 1987 - 683 pages |
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Page 454
... nobles wanted to dethrone a king , they had sufficient power ( their own supporters ) to do so . Rights and contracts meant almost nothing , and raw power counted for everything ; and this became particularly true in the Bosnian state ...
... nobles wanted to dethrone a king , they had sufficient power ( their own supporters ) to do so . Rights and contracts meant almost nothing , and raw power counted for everything ; and this became particularly true in the Bosnian state ...
Page 457
... nobles found themselves and their lands on the territory of , and thus under the suzerainty of , the king or one of the great nobles . At times a powerful but lesser family would try to assert its full independence from the king or a ...
... nobles found themselves and their lands on the territory of , and thus under the suzerainty of , the king or one of the great nobles . At times a powerful but lesser family would try to assert its full independence from the king or a ...
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... nobles , as seen , also caused considerable unrest . The major nobles , some of whom had enormous estates , were for all practical purposes independent rulers of their own lands . The mountainous geography helped them to preserve this ...
... nobles , as seen , also caused considerable unrest . The major nobles , some of whom had enormous estates , were for all practical purposes independent rulers of their own lands . The mountainous geography helped them to preserve this ...
Contents
The Balkans in the Late Twelfth Century | 1 |
Raška and Zeta 120607 to ca 1216 | 49 |
Notes | 56 |
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