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State Service in Sixteenth Century Novgorod
The First Century of the Pomestie System
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2009
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State Service in Sixteenth Century Novgorod is about the first century of the legal development of the pomestie established by Ivan III after the conquest of Novgorod. The cadasters from the two provinces (Shelonskaia and Vodskaia) with the highest concentration of pomesties showed most remained in the original landlord's family. The acquisition of additional land from deceased family members and the exchanges for land near other relatives without the state's prior permission is evidence of its recognition of the family's interest in the land. Although the turnover was higher after the 1550s, most estates no longer in the original families' possession were abandoned or confiscated by Ivan IV's oprichniks. Since patrimonial votchinas were confiscated too, the higher turnover is evidence of the tsar's fear of treason rather than the pomestie's conditionality. The continuing possession of most Vodskaia tax units held in pomestie tenure in 1582 by the original landlords' families enfeoffed a century earlier supports this thesis. These findings negate the traditional distinction between the conditional pomestie and allodial votchina. The loyal pomeshchiks of sixteenth century Russia could expect to pass their lands to other family members as long as they served the state.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-4385-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-4386-3
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
342
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Chapter 01. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 37
Chapter 02. The Exchange and Acquisition of Additional Land in Early Sixteenth Century Shelonskaia Province No access Pages 38 - 75
Chapter 03. The Inheritability of the Early Sixteenth Century Shelonskaia Pomestie No access Pages 76 - 106
Chapter 04. The Revisionary Cadaster of 1552 and the Mid-Century Shelonskaia Pomestie No access Pages 107 - 131
Chapter 05. The Cadaster of 1571 and the Shelonskaia Pomesties of Novgorod District No access Pages 132 - 155
Chapter 06. The Cadaster of 1576 and the Shelonskaia Pomesties of Porkhov District No access Pages 156 - 189
Chapter 07. The Exchange and Acquisition of Additional Land in Early Sixteenth Century Vodskaia Province No access Pages 190 - 201
Chapter 08. The Inheritability of the Early Sixteenth Century Vodskaia Pomestie No access Pages 202 - 228
Chapter 09. The Cadaster of 1582 and the Later Sixteenth Century Vodskaia Pomestie No access Pages 229 - 246
Chapter 10. Conclusion No access Pages 247 - 254
Appendix A. The Shelonskaia and Vodskaia Cadasters, 1480–1576 No access Pages 255 - 258
Appendix B. The Shelonskaia Pomesties of 1539 No access Pages 259 - 260
Appendix C. The Shelonskaia Pomeshchiks, 1539 No access Pages 261 - 272
Appendix D. The Classification of the Vodskaia Pomesties, 1540 No access Pages 273 - 276
Appendix E. The Vodskaia Pomeshchiks of 1540 No access Pages 277 - 280
Appendix F. Linear Regression Variables No access Pages 281 - 300
Appendix G. The Shelonskaia Pomeshchiksof 1552–53 No access Pages 301 - 302
Appendix H. Shelonskaia Manorial Parcels, 1571 No access Pages 303 - 306
Appendix I. The Shelonskaia Pomesties of 1576 No access Pages 307 - 314
Appendix J. Glossary of Russian Terms No access Pages 315 - 320
