Published: 2010-12-31

The inhabitants of Racibórz in Kraków in the 14th century. A criterion of the name in the studies on the nationality of the inflowing bourgeoisie

Jerzy Rajman

Abstract

The article describes the history of the bourgeois families in the 14th century in Kraków, who derived from Racibórz and cultivated the tradition of their origin by means of systematically spelling their names in the Racibórz way. The source basis includes the local books of Kraków, conducted systematically since 1300, though having the oldest record dating back to 1289, court books from the second half of the 14th century and documents of different provenance. The oldest representative of the inhabitants from Racibórz in Kraków was Herman from Racibórz, fulfilling the function of the town councilor in Kraków many times at the beginning of the 14th century, an opponent of Władysław Łokietek’s ruling, one of the main initiators of rebellion in 1311. The author analyses the history of Herman’s family, considers the possibility of the identification of the family of Aleksy from Racibórz, a town councilor from the second half of the 14th century. He also presents the role of other families from Racibórz, especially the ones deriving from Fryderyk and Fryczek. The author also took a position on a commonly‑known opinion in the literature that Herman from Racibórz and others, as well as the majority of the bourgeoisie from Kraków in the 14th century were Germans. Not questioning the fact that they were German‑speaking, he underlines the fact that Polish, German and Czech was used both in Racibórz and Kraków.

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Rajman, J. (2010). The inhabitants of Racibórz in Kraków in the 14th century. A criterion of the name in the studies on the nationality of the inflowing bourgeoisie. Średniowiecze Polskie I Powszechne, 2, 118–141. https://doi.org/10.31261/SPiP.2010.06.06

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