Urbs - Magyar várostörténeti évkönyv 8. (Budapest, 2013)
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320 Abstracts The emergence of the Herbstein family and the fact that Transylvania took under its control the mining area again (1585) resulted important realignment in the Szatmár mining district in the last two decades of the 16th century. ANNAMÁRIA JENEY-TÓTH Princes and Their Courts in Kolozsvár during the First Half of the 17th Century In the last third of the 16th century a new practice was established in Kolozsvár, one of the most important cities in the Principality of Transylvania. Namely, the Prince of Transylvania was allowed to spend annually 3-5 days in the city. That was regulated through protocols. The staying of the Prince could have various reasons. In these events not only the Prince but his court was residing in the city as well which consisted of hundreds and in some cases more than 1000 people. Among the said occasions the fourteen diets and special sessions of them which took place in the city must be highlighted. The most crucial ones happened on 30 March 1608 (election of Prince Gábor Báthory) and on 24- 25 October 1613 (election of Prince Gábor Bethlen). The next important group of the events is formed by the legislative sessions (6) of the counties of the Partium. Mostly (30 times) the reason of the residences was that Kolozsvár laid on the Prince’s way. In the two-third of these cases the Princes were staying in the city accompanied by Hungarian, Turkish, Tatar, Moldavian, Wallachian, Polish, French and Venetian envoys. The weddings of the members of the princely family, for instance Anna Bátory’s and István Bethlen’s wedding ceremonies were remarkable and memorable events. Performance of the board meant a vital planned and executed logistical operations for the city and its leadership. First of all, the financial base had to be grounded which was solved mostly through tax assessment. The next step was the collection and storage of foods (meat, cereals, and wine) and fodders in appropriate amount. The Prince mostly sent prebendaries to the city which included the list of the members of the retinue and the amount of their portion. The citizens organized the food and fodder supply of the crowds of the court (daily one pound meat and four loaves of bread), but they had to fulfil the demands generated by the Prince, the envoys and the chief officers belonging to the court (and their kitchen). (For instance: the Lent, extra needs, preparing for Saturday, requests of the craftsmen responsible for cakes and noodles, lictarium)
