Court officials in the central imperial administration of Byzantine empire in the early palaeologian period

The article gives a clear account of the actual problem of the central imperial administration in the Byzantine Empire in XIII-XIV centuries. The author analyzes the problem of organization and authority for titles-officials in the system of the central imperial (palace) administration, defines the socially purpose of the palace titles-officials hierarchy, their status in provincial administration, characterizes the legal status and powers of the mesadzone.