PRIMOGENITURE

in law, the rule of inheritance whereby land descends to the oldest son. Under the feudal system of medieval Europe, primogeniture generally governed the inheritance of land held in military tenure (see knight). The effect of this rule was to keep the father's land for the support of the son who rendered the required military service. When feudalism declined and the payment of a tax was substituted for military service, the need for primogeniture disappeared. In England, consequently, there was enacted the Statute of Wills (1540), which permitted the oldest son to be entirely cut off from inheriting, and in the 17th cent. military tenure was abolished; primogeniture is, nevertheless, still customary in England. In the United States primogeniture never became widely established. For other traditional types of inheritance, see gavelkind; borough-English.

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Brittany and the Angevins: Province and Empire, 1158-1203
Book by J. A Everard; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Anjou, House Of, Brittany (France)--History, France--Relations--Great Britain, Great Britain--Relations--France, Henry--Ii--King Of England--1133-1189
...written copy of its terms. The custom of primogeniture in Brittany The Assize is usually described...Brittany the principle of succession by primogeniture. The first substantive provision of...obtinet dominatum, certainly ordains primogeniture, but it does not necessarily introduce...
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The Family in the Western World from the Black Death to the Industrial Age
Book by Beatrice Gottlieb; Oxford University Press, 1994
Subjects: Civilization, Western--History, Genealogy
...of substance almost invariably used primogeniture and, as we have seen, wealthy townfolk...France the movement toward universal primogeniture was slower and the situation remained...widely accepted. It was in Germany that primogeniture had to overcome its greatest obstacles...
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When Brothers Dwell Together: The Preeminence of Younger Siblings in the Hebrew Bible
Book by Frederick E. Greenspahn; Oxford University Press, 1994
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Brothers In The Bible, First-Born Children In The Bible, Sisters In The Bible
...evidence may be less supportive of primogeniture than is commonly assumed can be found...centuries-long debate over British primogeniture. During that time, a host of objections...human practice as demonstrating that primogeniture was neither universal nor natural...
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War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690-1720
Book by Christopher Storrs; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Sardinia (Italy)--History--1708-1861, Sardinia (Italy)--History--Aragonese And Spanish Rule, 1297-1708, Savoy (France And Italy)--History, Victor Amadeus--I--King Of Sardinia--1666-1732
...Europe was the growing use of both primogeniture i.e. inheritance by the first born...patrimony included within the entail . Primogeniture and entail had been adopted by many...authorising the establishment of long-term primogeniture. 54 Not all families adopted entail...
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The Law of the Father? Patriarchy in the Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism
Book by Mary Murray; Routledge, 1995
Subjects: Marital Property--Great Britain--History, Patriarchy--Great Britain--History, Social Classes--Great Britain--History, Women's Rights--Great Britain--History, Women--Legal Status, Laws, Etc--Great Britain--History
...nineteenth century it was stated that primogeniture had a peculiar value in preserving...of the constitution. The absence of primogeniture and settlement would leave many peerages...estate to support their honours. 36 Primogeniture would no doubt have been practised...
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journal articles on: Primogeniture  - 362 results

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Kent and Primogeniture in King Lear
Journal article by Ronald W. Cooley; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 48, 2008
Subjects: Kent, England--Portrayals, Kent, England--Social aspects, King Lear (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, Primogeniture--Portrayals
Kent and Primogeniture in King Lear. by Ronald W. Cooley...the prevailing English system of primogeniture. (6) This detail is especially...Englands particularly strict system of primogeniture. To begin, it is probably necessary...
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Kent and Primogeniture in King Lear
Journal article by Ronald W. Cooley; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 48, 2008
Subjects: Characters and characteristics in literature--Criticism and interpretation, Geographical names--Criticism and interpretation, King Lear (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, Literary characters--Criticism and interpretation, Names, Geographical--Criticism and interpretation, Primogeniture--Criticism and interpretation, Shakespeare, William (English playwright)--Criticism and interpretation, Shakespeare, William (English playwright)--Works
Kent and Primogeniture in King Lear. by Ronald W. Cooley...the prevailing English system of primogeniture. (6) This detail is especially...Englands particularly strict system of primogeniture. To begin, it is probably necessary...
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Wordsworth on Covenants, "Heart Conditions," Primogeniture, Remains, and the Ties That Bind in "Michael" and Elsewhere
Journal article by Stuart Peterfreund; Criticism, Vol. 40, 1998
Subjects: Covenants--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Michael (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Wordsworth, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...covenants, "heart conditions," primogeniture, remains, and the ties that bind...inheritance of Michaels estate by reason of primogeniture.(18) Isabel cannot secure that...inherited the estate, also by reason of primogeniture (about which, more below). Like...
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Of Print and Primogeniture, or, the Curse of Firsts
Journal article by Rafia Zafar; African American Review, Vol. 40, 2006
Subjects: African American literature--Works, African American women authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American women authors--Works, African American women writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American women writers--Works, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Works, Collins, Julia C.--Criticism and interpretation, Collins, Julia C.--Works, The Curse of Caste, or The Slave Bride (Novel)--Authorship, The Curse of Caste, or The Slave Bride (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Wilson, Harrie E. Adams--Criticism and interpretation, Wilson, Harrie E. Adams--Influence
Of Print and Primogeniture, or, the Curse of Firsts. by Rafia Zafar When asked if I would...American. Furthermore, if we are to continue on this path of primogeniture in print, William Wells Browns Clotel and Frank Webbs The Garies...
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Frank Must Marry Money: Men, Women, and Property in Trollope's Novels
Journal article by Janette Rutterford, Josephine Maltby; The Accounting Historians Journal, Vol. 33, 2006
Subjects: Accounting, England, History, Novels, Property management, Property transfers, Trollope, Anthony (1815-82)
...within families, particularly through primogeniture, entail, and the marriage settlement...wealth transmission, the system of primogeniture and entail, were attracting criticism...his novels referred. INHERITANCE: PRIMOGENITURE AND ENTAIL Inheritance forms a key...
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Primogeniture Unmasked
Magazine article; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 31, Winter 2007
Subjects: Family corporations--Forecasts and trends, Family corporations--Taxation, Family-owned business enterprises--Forecasts and trends, Family-owned business enterprises--Taxation, Family-owned businesses--Forecasts and trends, Family-owned businesses--Taxation
Primogeniture Unmasked. THE SOURCE: "Who Should--and Shouldnt-Run the Family Business" by Stephen J. Dorgan, John J. Dowdy, and...
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How to Lose an Empire
Magazine article by Eamonn Fingleton; American Conservative, Vol. 9, August 2010
Subjects: Comparative analysis, Economic conditions, Economic history, Globalization, International trade, Ottoman Empire, Political economy, Power, United States
...one important difference: the Ottomans did not beUeve in primogeniture. After a reigning sultan passed on, it was not just brother...capriciously, authoritarian. Meanwhile, the lack of a primogeniture tradition proved a stumbling block in a different way...
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Katherine Grey Heir to Elizabeth: According to the Will of Henry VIII, It Was the Younger Sister of the Ill-Fated Lady Jane Grey Who Would Follow Elizabeth I to the Throne of England. Yet Few Now Know of the Short, Passionate and Dangerous Life of Katherine Grey
Magazine article by Leanda De Lisle; History Today, Vol. 59, September 2009
Subjects: Countesses--Evaluation, Grey, Katherine--Evaluation, Kings and rulers--Analysis, Kings and rulers--Succession, Political history--Analysis, Royal succession--Analysis, United Kingdom--History, United Kingdom--Political aspects
...had no claim to the throne under the traditional rules of primogeniture. Logically, to accept Elizabeths right to become queen...Elizabeths crown on the grounds that she had the right of primogeniture. Mary had refused to ratify the subsequent peace treaty...
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In the Blood: The Secret History of the Habsburgs
Magazine article; History Today, Vol. 46, September 1996
Subjects: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor--Biography, Holy Roman Empire--Personalities, Kings and rulers--Succession, Marie-Teresa, Duchess of Tuscany--Political activity
...Habsburgs had been gravitating towards the principle of primogeniture. The Emperor Leopold I, in 1687 and 1703, had moved away...of Joseph I, and established that the new principle of primogeniture would begin with his own children. When Charles presented...
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Shakespeare's Cordelia and the Power of Character
Magazine article by Diane Dreher; World and I, Vol. 13, April 1998
Subjects: King Lear (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Shakespeare, William--Criticism and interpretation
...the body politic, a violation of cosmic order, denial of primogeniture, and a certain prelude to civil war. In Renaissance England...Shakespeares time, the English were accustomed to rule by primogeniture. Goneril, as the eldest child, should inherit the kingdom...
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newspaper articles on: Primogeniture  - 116 results

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QUEEN HAILS WOMEN POWER; ?ON THE DAY 300-YEAR-OLD LAW IS CHANGED TO LET FIRST-BORN DAUGHTERS ASCEND TO THRONE Palace Insists Primogeniture Reform Is Matter for Ministers
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 28, 2011
...DAUGHTERS ASCEND TO THRONE Palace Insists Primogeniture Reform Is Matter for Ministers. Byline...Cameron brokered the deal to scrap male primogeniture, where a girl in line to the throne...uncomfortable position. Under male primogeniture rules, which have their roots in Norman...
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Gender Victorious. Giving Women the Chance to Succeed May Not Be So Easy; Well Done Ma'am: Elizabeth Has Been a Brilliant Queen
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 21, 2008
...tracts of the British countryside. Primogeniture is an odd thing. Of course, its perfectly...uniform. Whats more, the rules of primogeniture have not just been restricted todesiccated...and I perhapsrealised at the time, primogeniture informed all decisions made about us...
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(1) ROYAL REVOLUTION (2) TWO LEADING HISTORIANS DEBATE THE MERITS OF MODERNISING THE MONARCHY (3) Does the Royal Firm Need a Relaunch?
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 20, 1996
...old rule, the 11th-century law of primogeniture. Under this rule, males inherit before...enthusiasm. One is the abolition of male primogeniture, which would end automatic male succession...changes. Take, for instance, male primogeniture. Why should the eldest male succeed...
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PERSPECTIVE: Crowning Absurdity of the British System Even in Japan, Resort to a Concubine to Produce a Male Heir Is out of the Question Nowadays; It May Be Technical Stuff, but a Debate in the Lords Today Could Be Significant for the Monarchy, Says Chris Game
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 14, 2005
...succession from agnatic to cognatic primogeniture, which, I venture to suggest, most...constitutional laws. And the aquatic primogeniture bit-thats where the sex discrimination...has an older sister. Under cognatic primogeniture the eldest child would succeed, regardless...
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THE Act of Settlement Has Long Been; ANALYSIS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 27, 2009
Subjects: United Kingdom. Settlement Act 1701
...is an offence against human rights. Primogeniture, the automatic precedence of men over...see as the twin evils of the Act and primogeniture began seriously at the turn of the...18th century law or the principle of primogeniture would put a question mark over the...
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encyclopedia articles on: Primogeniture  - 21 results

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Primogeniture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PRIMOGENITURE in law, the rule of inheritance whereby...feudal system of medieval Europe, primogeniture generally governed the inheritance...for military service, the need for primogeniture disappeared. In England, consequently...
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Romanov
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...thereafter regulated by the law of primogeniture. The direct successors of Michael...decree of 1722 denounced the law of primogeniture and declared that the choice of a successor...assassinated, restored the succession by primogeniture in 1797. His successors reigned as...
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Jefferson, Thomas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...a new state government. He urged the abolition of entail and primogeniture to prevent the continuance of an aristocracy; both practices were abolished, although primogeniture existed until 1785. His bill for establishing religious freedom...
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Golden Bull
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...virtually nullified papal claims to intervene in or to confirm an election. The electoral right was to descend by male primogeniture in the henceforth indivisible lay electorates (except in Bohemia, where the crown was elective). The Golden Bull sanctioned...
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Entail
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the "heirs of his body," i.e., his lawful offspring, in successive generations. In the inheritance the rule of primogeniture was observed. The subsequent development of the entail reflects a continuing struggle between the effort to preserve large...
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