14th Century Names of Lay Proprietors in the Themes of Thessaloniki and Strymon
by Maridonna Benvenuti
©2001 Andrea Hicks
from Peasant Society in the Late Byzantine Empire by Angeliki E. Laiou-Thomadakis, Princeton University Press, 1977, ISBN 0-691-95252-2.
As the main source of wealth, the land was distributed by the Palaeologan Emperors to their followers and to civil and military officials in the form of pronoia. The original grants carried an obligation of service, military or other. Eventually the pronoia became hereditary and the holders did not necessarily fulfill their obligations. Furthermore, what had been primarily a grant of revenues often became a grant of territorial rights as well. Their revenues consisted of the taxes which the peasants had at first paid to the state, plus part of the surplus, paid as rent and collected in the form of part of the yield. The peasants became dependent peasants, as groups of families and villages were granted to the landlord. The Palaiologoi, the Kantakouzenoi and the Synadenoi among others, became The Great Magnates who had much larger properties that yielded immense revenues. The largest landlord, however, was the church.
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Name as given |
Date |
Village or Region |
|
Alexios Amnon |
1321 |
Ierissos |
|
Alexios Chortatzes Palaiogos |
1353 |
Near Zichna |
|
Alexios Doukas |
1335 |
Zavarnikeia, Theme of Christopolis |
|
Alexios Evrippiotes, Sons of |
1317 |
Puoggion near Thessaloniki, deserted |
|
Andrikopolos Indanes |
1300 |
Loroton |
|
Anna Tornikana Pinkernissa (f) |
1358 |
Velzistha |
|
Arsenios Tzamplakon |
1342 |
Zichna-Serres-Topolia |
|
Demetrios Asan |
1349 |
Ermeleia |
|
Demetrios Doukopoulos |
1300 |
Neakitou |
|
Demetrios Farmakes |
1347 |
Region of Kalamaria |
|
Demetrios Isauros |
1317 |
Mavro Vouno |
|
Demetrios Kavasilas |
1347 |
Region of Kalamaria |
|
Demetrios Philanthropenos |
1304 |
Korakomone near Halmyros |
|
Devlitzenos Palaiologos |
1321 |
Aghios Athanasios |
|
Eufrosyne Saratene (f) |
1330 |
Pelorygion |
|
Euthhymios Filomates |
1300 |
Loroton |
|
Georgios Anataulas |
1388 |
Portarea |
|
Georgios Farmakes |
1347 |
Plagena, Therma |
|
Georgios Kapsokavadas |
14 C |
Kastrion |
|
Georgios Vardanes |
14 C |
Kastrion |
|
Ioannes Choumnos |
1343 |
Loktista-Devoliani near Zichna |
|
Ioannes Isauros |
1300 |
Drymostia |
|
Ioannes Margarites |
1342 |
Zichna-Serres-Topolia |
|
Ioannes Palaiologos |
1271 |
Kastrion (Gradec) |
|
Ioannes Pothos |
1327 |
Near Chantax |
|
Ioannes Spartenos |
1265 |
Lozikin |
|
Ioannes Tarchaneiotes |
1321 |
Drymosita |
|
Konstantinos Palaiologos |
1317 |
Mavro Vuono |
|
Konstantinos Spartenos |
1265 |
Lozikin |
|
Kosmas Pangalos |
1313 |
Near and in Serres |
|
Kourves Palaiologos |
1365 |
Potholinos, on Strymon |
|
Leon Koteanitez |
1293 |
Preasnitza |
|
Manouel Deviltzenos |
14 C |
Kastrion |
|
Manouel Garianos |
1318 |
Evniani |
|
Manouel Mesopotamites, Syr |
1343 |
Drachova |
|
Marina Modene (f) |
1306 |
Kaisaropolis |
|
Michael Kavallarios (Serpes) |
1321 |
Psalida, Ourliakos,Apostolitai |
|
Michael Keroulas |
1321 |
Loroton |
|
Michael Keroulas Smyrnaios |
1321 |
Psalida, Ourliakos,Apostolitai |
|
Michael Palaiologos |
1321 |
Osdravikin |
|
Michael Proeleusis |
1304 |
Korakomone near Halmyros |
|
Michael Spartenos |
1314 |
Lozikin |
|
Michael Vlachernites |
1321 |
Drymostia |
|
Nikeforos Martinos |
1317 |
Monospiton |
|
Nikephoros Chrysos |
14 C |
Kastrion |
|
Nikolaos Doukas |
1335 |
Zavarnikeia, Theme of Christopolis |
|
Nikolaos Filommates |
14 C |
Kastrion |
|
Palaeologos Synadenos |
1328 |
Ezova |
|
Patrikios Manouel Angleos |
1306 |
Villages in Theme of Serres and Thessaloniki |
|
Petros Doukopoulos |
1324 |
Lozikin |
|
Petros Martinos, Syr |
1300 |
Psalida |
|
Petros Palaiologos |
1314 |
Lozikin |
|
Philippos Devlitzenos |
1326 |
Sgourou and Kyrou near Thessaloniki |
|
Rammatas Pothos |
1327 |
Near Chantax |
|
Saratenos Indanes (Protokynegos) |
1321 |
Loroton |
|
Sevastos Athanasios |
1322 |
Kamenikeia |
|
Stefan Chreles |
1333 |
Area in and around Stip |
|
Stephen Ursos II |
1300 |
Kastrion |
|
Syrgiannes Gazes |
14 C |
Kastrion |
|
Theodoes Lampenos |
1321 |
Drymosita |
|
Theodora Kantakouzene |
1329 |
Near Serres |
|
Theodoros Angelos, Kyr |
1300 |
Stomion |
|
Theodoros Chrysafes |
1321 |
Karvaioi |
|
Theodoros Komnenos, Protostrator |
1328 |
Ezova |
|
Theodoros Synadenos |
1333 |
Near Zichna |
|
Theodors Kounales |
1321 |
Mystakonon |
|
Theordora Palailogina (f) |
1327 |
Prevista |
|
Vasileos Modenos |
1320 |
Zeugelateion Malouka |
|
Xene Sarantene (f) |
1330 |
Pelorygion |
|
Zegros Radomiros |
1320 |
Baniani near Skoplje |
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