SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE IN THE ROMANIAN MIDDLE AGES
SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE IN THE ROMANIAN MIDDLE AGES

Summary/Abstract: Succession has played, throughout history, an important role in establishing the poles of political and economic power. Moreover, the succession to the throne was a fundamental element of the institution of the reign, becoming an institution in itself. The succession to the ruling of a group gradually evolves in history, simultaneously with the evolution of legal norms and customs, from the slavery-type democracy, in which the coordination of the group, of the community, of the unions of community is collective, to the mixed elective hereditary system, for nomination of the successor of the ruler. Through this article, the authors aim to make a brief presentation of the historical evolution of the legal institution of succession to the throne, a synthesis of the main aspects of the topic, relevant in opening new lines of scientific research in the history of state and Romanian law.

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