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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dition and mother tongue of the family members. They were much more educated than an average noble family: Stephen pursued his studies at the University of Vienna, Oswald Jr. studied at the University of Bratislava, while one of the sons of the latter attended the University of Krakow. It is also without doubt that they were bilingual, that is they mastered both Hungarian and Slovakian languages, therefore it is no accident that they were often called Korldtsky. One of the subchapters demonstrates their retainers and their social status.

The eighth chapter is a data store showing the changes in the family property arranged by counties and settlements. The time limit was set to the dying out of the male line. Therefore only those 16th century census-like sources were dealt with - after 1546 - from which numerical data could be gained concerning the value (number of households) of each settlement. In fact this data store consists of one-sentence-long extracts, and the author is exempted from demonstrating the possessory actions of the Korlátkövi’s in details. The properties of the family - although in a rather simplified form - are shown in the chart below:

Date

By hereditary right

By right of pledge

C.

M.

Mt.

E.

Ep.

P.

Pp.

E.

Ep.

P.

Estates of Oswald I. in 1456

1

9

1

4

2

4

Estates of Oswald II. in 1511 and joint estates of his sons until 1526

2

1

21

16

8

4

Estates of Peter in 1526 (without the joint estates with his brothers)

1

2

2

16

17

1

2

4

1

1

C. = Castles, M. = Mansions, Mt. = Market-towns, E. = Estates (villages), Ep. = Estate parts, P. = Predia (desert villages or lands), Pp. = predium parts

The work ends with an appendix of documents (unedited epistles of the family members, their testaments and family contracts until 1546) and the itineraries of the male family members. The book comprises seven charts (including two genealogical tables) and three maps.