### court judges of Buda, commendant
court judges of Buda Originally the court judge (provisor curiae) was the name of the person in charge of the economic life of the castle district, he was responsible to the commander of the castle. King Matthias separated the court judges of the Buda castle from the commanders of Buda from 1458, and the court judges became responsible for estates which supported the royal court. In 1518 the castles of Munkács, Tata, Komárom, Visegrád, Óbuda, market towns Zsámbék, Solymár, Kesző, islands Kos and Csepel, the Jász and the Cumans were under the authority of the court judges of Buda. GB commendant A commendant was an advowee of a monastery or an ecclesiastic or secular person appointed by the Pope, who was obliged to maintain the institute under his authority instead of the abbot chosen by the monks. He could use sums left over from the revenue of the monastery, but he could not sell the estate. It was a popular system in the 15th century, which contributed to the decline of church institutions and church principles. By giving away commendant offices rulers sought to solve the revenue problems of their protégés. GB