... refers only to the noble class, before 1514 as well as until the beginning of the 19th century ( Evans, 1986, p. 180). These definitions reflect the great political power the nobility in Hungary had over many centuries. The first Christian king of Hungary, István or St. Stephen, defeated the power of the tribal oligarchs and continued the efforts of his father Géza to establish a strong centralized power. Under the dynasty of the Árpáds1, which lasted from 972 until 1301, and under the reign of the three Anjou kings (1301-1437), the power of the estates was limited by strong monarchs. But since the twelfth century, a constant struggle between the crown and the estates arose and marked the following centuries. The Anjou kings and the famous king Matthias Corvinus (who ruled between 1458 and 1490) managed to restrict the efforts for self-determination of the noble class. But after ...

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