Family Law of the Piast Poland

Artur Lis
ISBN: 978-83-8061-356-0
Stron: 246
Format: B5 (oprawa twarda)
Rok wydania: 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abbreviations

Introduction
1. Subject of the study
2. Sources
3. Literature
4. The structure of the thesis

Chapter I. Juridical and Literary Sources as the Basis of Knowledge about Medieval a Family
1. "The Polish Chronicle" by Gallus Anonymous
2. "The Polish Chronicle" by Master Vincentis
3. "The Oldest Collection of Polish Laws", i.e., "The Book of Elbląg"
4. "The Book of the Foundation of St. Mary's Monastery in Henryków", i.e., "The Book of Henryków"

Chapter II. Legal Importance of Consanguinity in the Light of the Sources
1. Parental authority
1.1. Consanguinity
1.2. Paternal power
1.3. Men - the attitude towards parents and brothers
1.3.1. Krak and his sons
1.3.2. Bolesław the Wrymouth and Zbigniew
1.3.3. Casimir the Just and his offspring
1.4. Upbringing by parents
1.4.1. Bolesław the Wrymouth and Salomea
1.4.2. Mieszko the Old and Eudoxia
1.5. Upbringing by regents
1.5.1. Richeza, wife of Mieszko II, as an example of a bad regent
1.5.2. Helena, wife of Casimir the Just, as a model regent
1.6. Status of legitimate and illegitimate children
1.7. Adoption
1.8. First haircut
2. Principle of guardianship
2.1. Guardianship over the minors. Custody

Chapter III. Personal Marriage Law of the Piast Era
1. Family and legal relations
1.1. Ways leading to marriage
1.2. Forms of contracting marriage
1.3. Impediments to marriage
1.4. Dissolution of marriage
1.5. Status of widowhood
2. Positive models of spouses
2.1. Mieszko and Doubrava
2.2. Bolesław the Brave and Emnilda
3. Negative models of spouses
3.1. Władysław Herman and Judith Mary
3.2. Władysław the Exile and Agnes
4. Rule in emergency: Wanda - a single ruler

Chapter IV. Legal Grounds of Family Material Existence
1. Economic functions of a family
2. Property law
3. Marriage property law in the light of the sources
4. Institutions of succession law as security for family rights
4.1. The concept of inheritance. Intestace succession
4.2. Testate succession

Conclusion

Bibliography
1. Sources
2. Literature

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