“CUIUSCUMQUE NATIONIS HOMINES, SAXONES VIDELICET, HUNGARII, SCLAUI SEU ALII”. ETHNICITY REFLECTED IN THE RULES OF LAW AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS OF MEDIEVAL HUNGARY

The study is concerned with the question of the existence of nations in the Kingdom of Hungary especially in the Middle Ages and mainly on the basis of legal norms and official documents. Therefore, it considers the relationship between the Natio Hungarica and the other nations, as well as the terms populus, natio and gens. The study also asks how long this “medieval” model of the relationship of the country and nations persisted, and which substantial social changes played a role in the context of the origin and changes of the concept of the nations of the Kingdom of Hungary.