Tripartitum

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The Tripartitum was a significant codification of Hungarian law completed in 1514 by Istv\u00e1n Werb\u0151czi. This work established the legal equality of all nobles, regardless of their status, and emphasized aristocratic rights over royal authority. It also reinforced the subjugated position of the peasantry, worsening their conditions. The Tripartitum effectively equated the interests of the aristocracy with the legal identity of the nation. Werb\u0151czi was a statesman and jurist whose work served as Hungary's fundamental legal text for over four centuries.1

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István Werbőczi
His resulting work, the famous Tripartitum (1514), most notably proclaimed the complete equality of all nobles, both great and small, and stressed the rights of the aristocracy at the expense of royal sovereignty. It also reinforced the servile status of the peasantry, thus leading to a further deterioration of their…
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His resulting work, the famous Tripartitum (1514), most notably proclaimed the complete equality of all nobles, both great and small, and stressed the rights of the aristocracy at the expense of royal sovereignty. It also reinforced the servile status of the peasantry, thus leading to a further deterioration of their…
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