Neumann Tibor: A Korlátköviek. Egy előkelő család története és politikai szereplése a 15-16. században - A Győri Egyházmegye Levéltár kiadványai. Források, feldolgozások 5. (Győr, 2007)
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234 The Korlátkövi family father - of royal chamberlain (cubicularius, from 1502) and treasurer (tavernicus, from 1509). The king placed such confidence in him that in the beginning of 1512 he inherited the titles of his father (castellan in Komárom and Tata and comes in Komárom). In May 1515 the king made him the Steward of the Royal Household, which provided him with baronial rank in the governing circles. The wish of the old monarch is in connection with the fact that emperor Maximilian had made Korlátkövi an imperial baron in the same year and gave him the castles of Komárom and Tata with the reservation that he might not sell them until his son’s coming of age. The paper analyses the baronial work of Korlátkövi, the background of his new position as High Steward of the Royal Household (supremus magister curiae, gained in the 1520s), his frequent governmental ad hoc commissions and diplomatic duties ensuing from his office as an advisor. Apart from his baronial function his contribution as the comes of Komárom and tavernicus is also dealt with along with his military work. There is a separate sub-chapter devoted to his political orientation and allies. The author does not agree with a later idea that Korlátkövi might have been a secret ally of John Szapolyai, voivode of Transylvania. Although on the basis of relevant sources the political power of Korlátkövi gradually increased from 1521, he was never part of the primary governing élite. While - like other members of the political élite - making every effort to gain more power, he was a loyalist striving to strengthen the power of the king apparently being a true servant of him. There are separate sub-chapters about how he obtained the castle of Lak (Somogy county), about the lawsuits he pursuited to gain power over Ostry Kamen (Hung. Eleskő, Bratislava county) and how he put in a claim for an estate (a part of which was considered to be a part of Hungary by contemporary sources) in Moravia. The sixth chapter analyses the work of Dorothea Ország, widow of Peter and his younger brother, Sigismund Korlátkövi after 1526. In this confused period the wealthy baronial widow could not keep the estates obtained by her husband and even her brother-in-law initiated proceedings against her. Therefore in 1534 - presumably with the support of her nephew, Master of the Table, Ladislas Ország and King Ferdinand - she had her younger daughter, Elizabeth betrothed with the talented hussar captain of the Habsburg sovereign, Francis Nyári of Bedeg. He promised to retrieve the remote estates and simply seized a significant part of the wealth owned by Korlátkövi. There was nothing left to do for Sigismund than to give half of the Korlátkövi property to Nyári contributing to his further strengthening. Although Sigismund seemed to husband his resources skilfully, he never participated in national politics. On the other hand he preferred using the title “independent baron of Branc” he had inherited from his brother. With his death in 1546 the male line of the family died out. There is a separate sub-chapter demonstrating the struggle of the female line for the family estates (1534-1551). The seventh chapter deals with socio-historical questions. It analyses the residence habits of the castle-owning nobles in Nitra county as well as the function of their castles and their changes between 1450 and 1550, detailing the permanent residences of the Korlátkövi’s. It also examines the material culture and the eru
