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Privilege of Koszyce was a set of concessions made by
Louis I of HungaryLouis the Great Louis the Great Louis the Great was Apostolic King of Hungary from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370 until his death. (See Titles section)...
to the
PolishPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
szlachtaSzlachta is the noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the increasingly polonized territories under their control . The nobility arose in the late Middle Ages and existed through the 18th century and into the 20th century...
in 1374. The privileges were granted in
KošiceKošice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the Hornád River at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the borders with Hungary...
. In exchange, one of Louis' daughters (
CatherineCatherine of Hungary was the eldest child of King Louis I of Hungary and his second queen, Elizabeth of Bosnia.-Heiress presumptive:Catherine's birth was long expected, as her parents' marriage was childless for the first seventeen years...
,
MaryMary was queen regnant of Hungary from 1382 until her death in 1395.-Childhood:...
or
Hedwig) was to ascend the throne of Poland after his death.
SzlachtaSzlachta is the noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the increasingly polonized territories under their control . The nobility arose in the late Middle Ages and existed through the 18th century and into the 20th century...
obtained undermentioned privileges:
- tribute release, with the exception of 2 groschens
Groschen was the name for a coin used in various German-speaking states as well as some non-German-speaking countries of Central Europe , the Danubian principalities...
from one field and 4 groschen from monastic properties,
- release of duty of building and repair castles, with the exception war,
- offices only for poles,
- Szlachta for fight on the war got soldier's pay,
- release of building towns and bridges,
- release of support king's court when he was voyaging in the kingdom.