Diaconescu, Marius (szerk.): Mediaevalia Transilvanica 1998 (2. évfolyam, 1. szám)
Relaţii internaţionale
Relaţii internaţionale The Political Relations between Wallachia and the Hungarian Kingdom during the Reign of the Anjou Kings Marius Diaconescu 1. Introduction During the Middle Ages, the political relations were governed by certain specific requirements. The medieval state meant one and the same with the sovereign's person - emperor, king, prince, etc. The relations between the medieval states were the same as those between their rulers. The basic principle of the feudalism was that of the vassality which designed the relationship between the ruler and the vassal* 1. The relations of the Romanian states with the neighbouring ones, especially with the great powers, follow the same feudal principles. The historiography has often approached the relations between Wallachia and the Hungarian Kingdom, in studies particularly focused on this topic as well as in syntheses. The works of classical authors as D. Onciul2, N. Iorga3, and Gh. Brătianu4, to refer only to the best known researchers of the problem, have been enriched, within the Romanian historiography, by other writings, more or less relevant5. Some of the contributions strictly tackling the subject are especially remarkable as compared to the rich literature published during the last 50 years. Maria Holban's studies, collected in a volume significantly entitled On the History of the Romanian-Hungarian Relationships6 compelled recognition in the Romanian literature, despite many discrepancies and far-fetched interpretations lacking The hereby research is part of a series tackling the relationships existing between Wallachia and Hungary until 1526. 1 M. Bloch, Feudal Society, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1968,1-EL, pp. 145 et passim. 2 D. Onciul, Radu Negru şi originile Principatului Ţării Româneşti, in idem, Scrieri istorice, I, Bucureşti, 1968 (critical edition, edited by A. Sacerdoţeanu), pp. 328-428; idem, Originile principatelor Române, in ibidem, pp. 560-715. 3 N. Iorga, Lupta pentru stăpânirea Vidinului în 1365-9 şi politica lui Vladislav Vodă faţă de Unguri (following up: Lupta pentru stăpânirea Vidinului), in Convorbiri literare, XXXIV, 1900; idem, Carpafii in luptele dintre Români şi Unguri (following up: Carpaţii in luptele dintre Români şi Unguri), in AARMS1, s. II, t. XXXVIII, 1915-1916; also the syntheses concerning Istoria românilor, the book Ctitorii, Bucureşti, 1937, passim. 4 Gh. I. Brătianu, L'expedition de Louis Ier de Hongrie contre le prince de Valachie Radu Ier Basarab en 1377, in RHSEE, 1925, pp. 73-82; idem, Les rois de Hongrie et les Principautés Roumaines qu XIVe siécle, in Bulletin de la Section historique de VAcademie Roumaine, XXVUI, 1947, pp. 67-105. 5 I. Minea, Magyar-bolgár-oláh érintkézes Nagy Lajos alatt, Budapest, 1907; idem, Războiul lui Basarab cel Mare cu regele Carol Robert (noiembrie 1330), CI, 5-7, 1929-1932; V. Motogna, La războaiele lui Vlaicu-Vodă cu Ungurii, 1368-9, in R. Ist., IX, 1923, fase. I, p. 12-20; I. Lupaş, Atacul regelui Carol Robert contra lui Basarab cel Mare. 1330 (Lupta de la Posadă), ACMI, secţia Transilvania, 1930-1931; C. Lăzărescu, Despre lupta din 1330 a lui Basarab voivode cu Carol Robert, RI, XXI, 1935; E. Lăzărescu, Despre relaţiile lui Nicolae Alexandru voevod cu ungurii, RI, XXXn, 1946; etc. 6 Maria Hóiban, Din cronica relaţiilor româno-ungare în secolele XIII şi XIV, Bucureşti, 1981, passim. MediaevaHa TransUvanica, tom II, 1998, nr. 1.
