Possibilités économiques des paysans dans les domaines du district du fonds public de Pécsvárad dans la première partie du 19ème siècle

Abstract

The purpose of the study. The purpose of the study is to determine how different the situation of serfs living in public foundation manors differed from that of serfs living in private manors or church manors. Applied methods. We analyzed the manorial accounts of the public foundation district of Pécsvárad, which is located in Hungarian National Archives of Baranya County, as well as other censuses and court documents. The focus of the examination was the three abbey estates in Pécsvárad. Outcomes. The accounts showed that the source of income of public foundation manors were significantly different from that of private or church manors. The “robot” reports show that the serfs had ample opportunity to get rid of this burdensome service. The favorable terms of the land leases proved that the serfs living in the public foundation district had more opportunities for economic growth, and they took advantage of this. Farming on leased lands and clearings, significantly increased the economic opportunities of the serfs. The lack of “allodium” offered the serfs ample space for farming.Keywords: estate, public foundation, “robot”, “allodium”, leased land