Knez or Kenez (Romanian: cnez/cneaz or chinez; Hungarian: kenéz; Latin: kenezius, Serbian Cyrillic: кнез) was one of the titles given to the leader of the Vlach communities in Wallachia and western Balkans during the Middle Ages. == Terminology == In the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, official documents, written in Latin, applied multiple terms when they mentioned the Vlach leaders (or chiefs) in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Knez or Kenez (Romanian: cnez/cneaz or chinez; Hungarian: kenéz; Latin: kenezius, Serbian Cyrillic: кнез) was one of the titles given to the leader of the Vlach communities in Wallachia and western Balkans during the Middle Ages. == Terminology == In the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, official documents, written in Latin, applied multiple terms when they mentioned the Vlach leaders (or chiefs) in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 13th and 14th centuries.
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