Family patrimony and the legacy of the first-born son. Some examples from european monarchiesin the 11th- 12th centuries

Komatina, Ivana (2021) Family patrimony and the legacy of the first-born son. Some examples from european monarchiesin the 11th- 12th centuries. Istraživanja : Journal of historical researches, 32. pp. 36-54. ISSN 0350-2112

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Abstract

The paper examines the concept of family patrimony on the example of three medievalmonarchies between the mid-11th and late 12th. centuries. Though far away from one another, Spain,England and Serbia witnessed almost identical political circumstances when the ruler passed the throneto a younger son, bypassing the first-born son, thereby also directly infringing the right of primogeniture.As a rule, such decision resulted in years-long conflicts among the brothers. However, the commondenominator in all three cases is that family patrimony was entrusted to the eldest son regardless of thefact that he was not an heir to the throne, which implies that it was his inalienable right

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