The aim of the study is to make clear the relationship of the Hungarian queens to their dowry towns – dowry estates that originated as institutions by the end of the first half of the 15th century. At first, they were supposed to serve as a source of income for widowed queens; later, the endowment of a town became an after-wedding tradition. The study focuses on the royal estates in the central areas of present day Slovakia, especially the mining towns that were amongst the most profitable towns in the Kingdom of Hungary.
