Royal Commissars in the Perambulations of Estates’ Boundaries in the Rus’ Palatinate, 15th–16th Centuries
The article highlights the role of the royal commissars in the demarcations of the boundaries of the land estates in the Rus’ palatinate during the 15th and 16th centuries. The analysis of the surviving lists of the commissars who were appointed by the king for the demarcation of the royal estates in the Przemyśl land shows that all major local office-holders were called to perform the functions of commissars. The royal commissars were mostly local power holders. They played the role of political mediators facilitating political communication between the king and provincial political communities of the nobility.
