Nikola Stepanić Selnički
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".
Nikola Selnički | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nikola Stepanić[1] 1553 Selnica, Konjščina |
| Died | 1602 |
| Nationality | Habsburg, Ottoman |
| Other names | Nicolaus Zelniczey |
| Occupation | Catholic priest |
Early life
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]
Vlach question
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]
References
- Rječnik 1954, p. 829.
- Goldstein 1994, p. 241.
- Rječnik 1956, p. 530.
- Protić, Milovanović & Pavlović 1907, p. 339.
- Drzhavna 1922, p. 204.
- Kostić 1990, p. 215.
- Kudelić 2007, p. 191.
Sources
- Goldstein, Ivo (1994). Sisačka bitka 1593. Zavod za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. ISBN 9789531750257.
- Kudelić, Zlatko (2007). Marčanska biskupija: Habsburgovci, pravoslavlje i crkvena unija u Hrvatsko-slavonskoj vojnoj krajini (1611. - 1755). Hrvatski Inst. za Povijest. ISBN 978-953-6324-62-0.
- Rječnik (1954). Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika.
- Protić, Stojan; Milovanović, Milovan; Pavlović, Dragoljub (1907). Delo. A.M. Stanojević.
- Rječnik (1956). Rječnik hrvatskogo ili srpskoga jezika, na svijet izdaje Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. U kńižarnici L. Hartmana na prodaju.