Generous provisions or legitimate shares? Widows and the transfer of property in 17th-century Holland

被引：8
作者：
Schmidt, Ariadne [1 ]
机构：
[1] Int Inst Social Hist, Amsterdam, Netherlands
来源：
HISTORY OF THE FAMILY | 2010年 / 15卷 / 01期
关键词：
Early modem period; England; Holland; Marital property and inheritance law; Widowhood;
D O I：
10.1016/j.hisfam.2010.01.004
中图分类号：
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号：
1204 ;
摘要：
This article addresses the role of inheritance in the economic well-being of widows in early modern urban Holland. It discusses marital property law and inheritance law, as well as inheritance practices, by analysing marriage contracts and wills. The egalitarian distribution of property and the strong commitment to the nuclear family embedded in law was strengthened by wills. Widows benefited from these tendencies. A comparison with English law points to the strong position of Dutch widows. The legal system enabled widows to continue the household after the death of their spouses and in this respect their situation was remarkably similar to that of widowers. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：13 / 24
页数：12
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