Baranya. Történelmi közlemények 9-10. évfolyam (1996-1997)

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At this time (1748) the capitular office confirmed the diploma, issued 300 years before, in Hungarian. The confirmation included all the members of the family who converted to Catholic faith from Protestant. To an application handed in 1759 the congregation of Baranya County confirmed the unconditional noble status of the Nemes family, in 1764. This meant that without any royal land grant or noble diploma they were declared as noblemen. From the name (Nemes = 'noble') it can be inferred that the family lived a noble way of life as early as 1495, or at least the people considered them so. The court document shows that the family had a peasant lifestyle during and after the Turkish rule. Imre ODOR: The political élite in the 18th c. Baranya The prestige of the county's noble men in Hungary was determined by their role in the local administration. Naturally, the size of the land property also played an important factor. Marriage was an important part of the career-strategy of noble families. Apart from qualification, that was a requirement for getting a position in this age; talent, and strong family relationships were also needed. During next 100 years after the Rákóczi War of Independence (1703-1711) 287 members of 108 families held or accepted offices in county administration. 28 families invariably were present in the administration. These families, preserving their office and political status, were a determinant factor of the county's political life. The study outlines the carreer of these families, and aimes to explore and show other factors of the noblemen's prestige. Attila MÁRFI: The guest performance of Déryné on the eve of the Reform-Age in Pécs The author has dealt with the Hungarian theatre and the guest performances of Déryné in Pécs in several former articles. This paper shows a new aspect of the performance of the famous actress, embedding it into the theatrical history of Hungary. In the first half of the 19th century, Pest, Buda, Kassa and Kolozsvár were the scenes of the Hungarian strolling theatre, and later Győr and Székesfehérvár became its centres. Pécs had a secondary role, as it had no permanent company, only guest performances. After a copie of decades more favourable circumstances made it possible to found a new permanent theatre. The early stage of this process is shown in this study, as we follow the history of Déryné and the Székesfehérvár company's performance.