Supetar Cartulary
| Supetar Cartulary | |
|---|---|
| Sumpetar Cartulary Cartulary of St. Peter on the territory of the Republic of Poljica Jura sancti Petri de Gomai | |
Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia, Lawrence, Archbishop of Split , Petar Crni |
Supetar cartulary or Sumpetar cartulary (Croatian: Supetarski kartular) is a 12th-century cartulary which contains charters from the years 1080 to 1187.[1]
Although the cartulary itself just lists the possessions of the monastery of St. Peter in Selo on the territory of the
Today, it is kept in the treasury of the
Description
The cartulary traces the foundation of the monastery of Saint Peter on the territory of the
It contains rich
Later addendum
The cartulary also contains a later addendum, with information on the political situation in late 11th century Croatia, naming six feudal noble families (Čudomirić, Kačić, Kukar, Mogorović, Snačić, Šubić) from which bans (viceroys) of Croatia, Bosnia, Slavonia, Požega, Podravina, Albania and Srijem were elected from and others which were eligible for being elected as župans and states that in the case that the reigning king of Croatia dies without an heir a new king is elected by the bans, giving primacy to the bans of Croatia, Bosnia, and Slavonia. However, the specific writing about bans is dated to the late 13th and early 14th century, and was constructed for political purposes.[5]
References
- ^ Zelić-Bučan, Benedikta, Članci i rasprave iz starije hrvatske povijesti, str. 186
- ^ Stipišić, Jakov, Pomoćne povijesne znanosti, Zagreb 1972, str. 165.
- ^ Raukar, Tomislav, Hrvatsko srednjovjekovlje, Zagreb 1997, str. 198.
- ^ Novak-Skok, p. 259.
- ^ Švob, Držislav (1956), Pripis Supetarskog kartulara o izboru starohrvatskog kralja i popis onodobnih banova (PDF) (in Croatian), Zagreb: Školska Knjiga, pp. 101–117, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2014
Further reading
- Novak, Viktor i Petar Skok. Supetarski kartular. Zagreb: JAZU, 1952. Source