person
István Verbőczi
Verbőczi
also: Werbőczy István, Stephan Werbőczi
István Verbőczi (c. 1458–1541), the great Hungarian jurist who codified Hungarian customary law in the Tripartitum (1514) and served as royal personal presence (személynök); his leadership of the lesser nobility made him both powerful and opposed by the magnate class.
Reading notes
- Drama Fragments (Five Pieces) §22 royal personal presence
The személynök (personal presence) was the judge who presided over the royal court of justice in the king's name; Verbőczi István (1458–1541) was the great jurist who codified Hungarian customary law in the Tripartitum.
- Louis II (Fragment) §33 Verbőczi, the personal presence
István Werbőczy (c. 1458–1541), jurist and champion of the lesser nobility, compiled the Tripartitum (1514), the foundational codification of Hungarian customary law. The 'royal personal presence' (személynök) was a high judicial office he held under Louis II.