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Donation of Rěčice, Hunting Grounds

Begin 01.09.1258
End 31.08.1277

Properties

ID	7631
System Class	Acquisition
Case Study	Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16
Event	Donation

Description

Tsar Constantine I Asen donated a hunting ground near the village of Rěčice to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg.

Relations

Actors (2)

Name	Class	Begin	End	Relation Type	Description
Constantine I Asen	Person				Constantine I Tich Asen was between the years 1258 and 1277 Tsar of the Second Bulgarian Empire. He became Tsar after the murder of Koloman and the defeat of Mico in the Bulgarian civil war of 1256-57. He married the Nicean Princess Eirine Laskarina and later Maria Palaiologina. Both wives influenced his foreign affairs. The internal politics were dominated by the disputes among the boyars. He died in a battle against the rebells commanded by Ivajlos.
Monastery of Saint George-Gorg	Group				The Monastery of Saint George-Gorg was a monastery in or near Skopje in the 14th century, but was deserted and cannot be localised with certainty in modern day Skopje.

Events (1)

Name	Class	Begin	End	Description
Donation of Rěčice	Acquisition			Tsar Constantine I Asen donated the village of Rěčice to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg.

Places (1)

Name	Class	Begin	End	Description
Rěčice, Hunting Grounds	Place			Tsar Constantine I Asen donated summer pastures near Rěčice to the Monastery of St George-Gorge (Vь Položkoi ōblasti selo Rěčici, i to darovan’noje s(ve)toïmь Romanomъ c(a)rjemь S(ve)tōmu Geōrgiju sъ vinograd(i), sь nivijemъ, (i) sъ žrъnъkami, sъ perivolmi, sь sěnokosi, sь zaběloï, sь planinami, sь lovištemъ zvěrnoïmъ, i sь vsěmi dohodkoï i sь vsěmi pravinami).

Sources (1)

Name	Class	Description
Skopje Monastery of St. George 1	Source	The Bulgarian Tsar Konstantin I Asen (reigned 1257-1277) confirmed previous donations of properties and people to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg near Skopje and added his own. The charter is dated to the years of his reign (1257/58-1277).