Travails of the Widow in Law in Florence at the End of the Fifteenth Century: An Illustrative Case
Likely to outlive their typically older husbands, Florentine widows' fate and that of their property were of abiding concern to husbands and their heirs. Widows' dowries especially represented a "debt" for the husbands, which came due on the dissolution of marriage. A debt, howev...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
[2018]
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2018, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 691-711 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBJ Italy NCF Sexual ethics TH Late Middle Ages XA Law |
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Dowry
B FATHERS & daughters B Husbands B Divorce law B Florence (Italy) B History B LEGISLATIVE bodies; Dissolution B LEGAL status of widows B Marriage |