Search results for "Primogeniture" - New World Encyclopedia
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- of being inherited by the first-born son (primogeniture)—meant that over each generation the size of a tenant farm was reduced, as it was split ...33 KB (5,040 words) - 13:17, 6 March 2024
- sons also vied for succession; the rule of primogeniture was not firmly established and often the son who proved to be the strongest succeeded. More ...42 KB (6,697 words) - 18:48, 31 December 2021
- bills in three years, including laws to abolish primogeniture, establish freedom of religion, and streamline the judicial system. In 1778, Jefferson& ...48 KB (6,926 words) - 21:19, 30 April 2023
- William III of England (The Hague, November 14, 1650 – Kensington Palace, March 8, 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III ...49 KB (7,679 words) - 11:02, 9 May 2023
- state. Fraternal polyandry and inheritance by primogeniture had been common in Ladakh until the early 1940s when government of Jammu and Kashmir made ...43 KB (6,368 words) - 05:33, 4 March 2023
- Anne Stanley. If, however, the rules of male primogeniture were upheld, the successor would be James VI, King of Scots. Still other claimants were ...47 KB (7,593 words) - 16:23, 13 February 2024
- into conflict with the feudal principle of primogeniture where the succession goes to the first born son. Little is known of family structure ...49 KB (7,613 words) - 23:47, 3 December 2023
- As primogeniture replaced the division of succession which had been defined by law before the fourteenth century, issues of inheritance caused ...49 KB (7,556 words) - 03:06, 23 December 2022
- Purely on the basis of the laws of primogeniture, however, France had the best claims since they were derived from the eldest daughters. ...62 KB (10,084 words) - 04:10, 4 November 2022
- In cultures that practice primogeniture, codifying the distinction between elder and younger siblings into the norms of family life, the eldest ...66 KB (10,046 words) - 00:36, 25 March 2024
- male heir according to the law of primogeniture. The Hundred Years ... in some country areas, although primogeniture has been illegal since ...109 KB (16,195 words) - 06:41, 1 April 2024
- which was determined by the male-preference primogeniture in effect at the time.Andrew Marr, The Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II and Her People (MacMillan ...84 KB (12,053 words) - 16:21, 13 February 2024
- of passing everything to the eldest son (primogeniture). The Carolingians disallowed inheritance to illegitimate offspring. ===Empire divided=== ...115 KB (16,736 words) - 17:52, 14 December 2023
