Társadalomtörténeti múdszerek és forrástípusok. Salgótarján, 1986. szeptember 28-30. - Rendi társadalom, polgári társadalom 1. - Adatok, források és tanulmányok a Nógrád Megyei Levéltárból 15. (Salgótarján, 1987)
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532 were to be found mainly in the lower and middle parts of the county (the lowland areas) whereas in upper (mountainous, poorly endowed) lands the gentlemen were satisfied (were forced to be satisfied) with the traditional services (money, paymentes-in-kintO of the serfs. JÓZSEF HUDI : The political elit of Veszprém county in the 18th-19th centuries For the sake of the statistical analysis, the author saw himself forced to a certain simplification, to define the political elite of the county as the office-holders living in the county. Beside this, however, care was taken to consider those, who though did not hold office, still influenced the political life of the county. The study used the minutes and documents of the general assemblies of the counties, the returns of various censuses, the certificates of office-holding, materials pertaining to certifying gentry privilige and materials of family archives. Recollections and memoirs and articles of the press were utilized as well. The introduction gives an overview of the changes in 18th-19th century Hungarian public administration, especially in the self-government of the counties. The modernization of the central administration of the Empire is contrasted here with essential stagnation and limits of county government autonomy. In spite of this there is a certain differentation and specialization within the county administration as well, taking place from the second half of the 18th century; the staff of the administration grows, but its hierarchy and procedure are determined chiefly by traditions and usage. Beside the traditionally leading gentry there appeared a group of " honoratiores " (intellectuals) making a bid for political power. The particular offices were filled partly through election, partly by appointment (some officers were elected by the general public of gentlemen, others were oppointed by " főispán " (the chief executive officer of the crown in the county). The right of the latter to appoint officers serves the interests of the central government, often against the interests of the Estates. Instead of the impersonal service-relation (bureaucracy) there are still usually personal relationships of dependence to be found, the high principle of the independence of the public servant is still an illusion. The results of In ,/estigations ; In the 18th-19th"centuries (between 1700-1847) 411 members of 238 families held office. Out of these, 138 families held office only in the 18th, 56 families only in the-19th, and 48 families continuously in both centuries. Of these latter 48 continuously office-holding families there were four, who had only one active member in the 19th century as well, further 18 families had not more than two office-holding members. There remain then 26 families giving 3-10 office-holders in the course of nearly 150 years. (For example, 10-10 office-holders were given by the Vigyázó and Kun families, the Martonfalvays gave 8, the Rosos and Ányos families 7 each.) Looking at the highest office achieved by the families, in the decades before 1848 there were 14 families whose status and political power was left unchanged, 8 families rose and only 4 families sunk somewhat. The landed gentry interest group with a political weight in the country was
