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- Title
POLITIČNI ODNOSI MED OBČINAMA BUDVA IN DUBROVNIK OD LETA 1358 DO KONCA 14. STOLETJA.
- Authors
PREMOVIĆ, Marijan
- Abstract
The political relations between Budva and Dubrovnik from 1358 until the end of the 14th century were very intense. During 1359, they were in hostile relations, because of the Budva pirates' attacks on Dubrovnik merchants. With their skilful diplomacy, the citizens of Dubrovnik successfully resolved these misunderstandings. The following year, a peace agreement was concluded, followed by the friendly relations between the two towns. During the conflict between Dubrovnik and the prince Vojislav Vojinović and Kotor 1361-1362, Budva was Dubrovnik's ally. St. Blasius city authorities granted citizenship to lord Površko (1361-1364) at the end of October 1361, for alliance and military support. This diplomatic gift expresses gratitude, respect, and friendship. When Površko was killed in November 1364 by Kotor, the citizens of Dubrovnik sent a galley to save his family. The city authorities showed hospitality and provided material support to Površko's family. Duke Nikola Zakaria (1364-1388) replaced the deceased Površko as castellanus in the town of Budva. During the war between Venice and Genoa from 1378 to 1381, Dubrovnik needed a military ally in the southern Adriatic. The great Dubrovnik diplomacy again won Budva over to their side in the fight against the Venetians who ruled in Kotor. This was the motive for granting citizenship to Nikola, the master of Budva, at the end of July 1379. The concept of granting citizenship and friendship to Budva's masters included helping Dubrovnik in the fight against Kotor. Budva had the task to attack Kotor and block the communes, to control the commercial import and export of goods. In return, the masters of Budva were given shelter for themselves and their family in the town, assistance in weapons, food, money, and gifts. In chronological order, we processed the diplomatic missions of deputies from Dubrovnik in Budva and their basic guidelines. The documents show that the deputies' goals were different: support the Castellan of Budva in the fight against Kotor (1361-1362), mediation in the conflicts of Đurađ II Balšić over Budva with Radič Crnojević in 1395 and Duke Sandalj Hranić in 1398, etc. Gifts played an important role in diplomatic relations between Dubrovnik and Budva. The most frequent gifts to Budva's masters were textiles that Dubrovnik gave to gain concrete and long-term political benefits. Budva was economically underdeveloped and the traders from Dubrovnik were bypassing Budva, because there was not enough opportunity for business and profit. In search of a job and a better life, a small number of people from Budva came to study various crafts in Dubrovnik or were engaged as servants and maids. Based on the analysis of the sources in the reported period, we came to the conclusion that Budva and Dubrovnik had very good political relations.
- Subjects
DUBROVNIK (Croatia); FOREIGN trade regulation; JOB hunting; DIPLOMATS; FOURTEENTH century; GUIDELINES; UNEMPLOYMENT
- Publication
Acta Histriae, 2020, Vol 28, Issue 4, p623
- ISSN
1318-0185
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.19233/AH.2020.32