Medieval Serbian charters includes mainly royal chrysobulls (hrisovulje) and charters (povelje) determining the legal status of endowments and regulation of the population, their rights and obligations of the monastic estates. As of 1989, there were 165 preserved monastery charters, a few royal chrysobulls, and one city charter.
Work Date Type DescriptionCharter of Hilandar (1st)1198–99monastery charterStefan Nemanja for Hilandar. Founding charter.Charter of Hilandar (2nd)1200–01monastery charterStefan the First-Crowned for Hilandar.Charter of Žiča1220monastery charterStefan the First-Crowned for Žiča. Founding charter.Charter of Skoplje1299–1300monastery charterStefan Milutin for the . Includes regulations from the Soldier's Law.St. Stephen Chrysobull1314–16monastery charterStefan Milutin for Banjska. Founding charter.Charter of Gračanica1321monastery charterStefan Milutin for Gračanica. Founding charter.Dečani chrysobulls1330monastery charterStefan Dečanski for Visoki Dečani. Founding charters.Charter of Treskavac1331–45monastery charterStefan Dušan for Treskavac.Charter of Ston1331–45charterStefan Dušan for Ston.Charter of Kroja1343city charterStefan Dušan for Krujë.Holy Archangels' Chrysobull1348–52monastery charterStefan Dušan for Monastery of the Holy Archangels.Prilep Chrysobull1346–55charterStefan Dušan for Karyes.Arhiljevica Chrysobull1354charterStefan Dušan for Arhiljevica.Charter of Ravanica1381monastery charterLazar for Ravanica. Founding charter.Mining Code1412code of lawStefan Lazarević for Novo Brdo.St. Paul's Decree1430monastery charterĐurađ Branković for St. Paul's Monastery.
See also
Serbian manuscripts Serbian chronicles Medieval Serbian law Medieval Serbian literature
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