Nikola Selnički | |
---|---|
Born | Nikola Stepanić
[1] 1553 Selnica,
Konjščina |
Died | 1602 |
Nationality | Habsburg, Ottoman |
Other names | Nicolaus Zelniczey |
Occupation | Catholic priest |
Nikola Stepanić Selnički ( Latin: Nicolaus Zelniczey, Hungarian: Zelniczey IV. Miklós) was a Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs (1596-1598) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb (1598-1602). With his 1598 and 1599 activities aimed to impose his feudal authority over Serbs who populated a year earlier vast territories in Slavonia, abandoned for more than 40 years, he initiated the "Vlach question".
According to Sakcinski, Selnički was born in Selnica near Konjšćina in 1553 in a family which is a branch of Turopolje nobility. [2] According to some other sources Selnički was a son of Stephan from Bosnia, who descended from a noble family. [3] He studied in at University of Paris and in Bologne. [2]
He wrote a chronicle with detailed description of the 1593 Battle of Sisak which is not preserved. [2]
When Serb settlers came to Habsburg military frontier (in modern-day Croatia) they were settled on the land which remained vacant for more than 40 years. [4] Soon after Serbs were settled in Slavonia, Selnički began with his activities against them. [5] In 1598 Selnički received information that emperor Rudolf was going to grant Serbs privileges which would guarantee their status of people free from their feudal obligations. [5] Selnički was the first of Croatian nobility who tried to impose his rule over Serb settlers. [6] Furthermore, Selnički actually was the initiator of the "Vlach question" in Croatia with his intention to impose his feudal authority over Serbs, populated a year earlier on his estates by Varaždin general Sigismund. [7]
In July 1599 Selnički requested that Serbs (Vlachs) populated a year before on the territory of his estates should not be given any privileges. [2]
Nikola Selnički | |
---|---|
Born | Nikola Stepanić
[1] 1553 Selnica,
Konjščina |
Died | 1602 |
Nationality | Habsburg, Ottoman |
Other names | Nicolaus Zelniczey |
Occupation | Catholic priest |
Nikola Stepanić Selnički ( Latin: Nicolaus Zelniczey, Hungarian: Zelniczey IV. Miklós) was a Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs (1596-1598) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb (1598-1602). With his 1598 and 1599 activities aimed to impose his feudal authority over Serbs who populated a year earlier vast territories in Slavonia, abandoned for more than 40 years, he initiated the "Vlach question".
According to Sakcinski, Selnički was born in Selnica near Konjšćina in 1553 in a family which is a branch of Turopolje nobility. [2] According to some other sources Selnički was a son of Stephan from Bosnia, who descended from a noble family. [3] He studied in at University of Paris and in Bologne. [2]
He wrote a chronicle with detailed description of the 1593 Battle of Sisak which is not preserved. [2]
When Serb settlers came to Habsburg military frontier (in modern-day Croatia) they were settled on the land which remained vacant for more than 40 years. [4] Soon after Serbs were settled in Slavonia, Selnički began with his activities against them. [5] In 1598 Selnički received information that emperor Rudolf was going to grant Serbs privileges which would guarantee their status of people free from their feudal obligations. [5] Selnički was the first of Croatian nobility who tried to impose his rule over Serb settlers. [6] Furthermore, Selnički actually was the initiator of the "Vlach question" in Croatia with his intention to impose his feudal authority over Serbs, populated a year earlier on his estates by Varaždin general Sigismund. [7]
In July 1599 Selnički requested that Serbs (Vlachs) populated a year before on the territory of his estates should not be given any privileges. [2]