Banderies
The gang Rien are an old Hungarian branch of service , which was one of the mounted divisions.
The banderies were provided by the Hungarian nobility , with each family following its head under its own flag ( Latin : banderium ). King Sigismund's war constitution of 1435 obliged all large landowners - including the clergy - to set up a banderium that corresponded to their respective property. Prelates and magnates had to equip one rider for every 33 subjects, i.e. three for 100 subjects. This number was extended by Ladislaus V : According to a law passed in 1454, four horsemen and two fighters had to be provided on foot for 100 subjects.
Wladislaw II renewed the Banderial Constitution in 1492. One mounted soldier was to be equipped for every 20 subjects; However, this only referred to those who did not have to put up a banderium as magnates. For the magnates, the same law stipulated that the usual strength of banderies had to be 400 horsemen, half of whom were hussars and half were heavy riders . In 1498 it was legally stipulated which prelates and magnates were obliged to set up such a banderium: 42 secular lords, as well as two archbishops, 11 bishops, 7 monasteries and 7 chapters (these made up a total of 27 church banderies).
Some banderies, such as those of the king and the Serbian despot , consisted of 1,000 horsemen.
After the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the banderies were almost destroyed, they then appeared in a strength of 10 to 12 horsemen. Since 1601, all gentlemen whose banderies were weaker than 50 riders had to join the county banderies.
The band constitution was abolished during the rule of the Turks . In the 19th century, however, the mounted MPs who were sent by the counties were still referred to as banderies .