Testaments and testamentary law of Spiš canons in 18th century (testament of Andrej Čepešéni dated 1738) Cover Image

Testamenty a testamentárne právo spišských kanonikov v 18. storočí (Testament kanonika Andreja Čepešéniho z roku 1738)
Testaments and testamentary law of Spiš canons in 18th century (testament of Andrej Čepešéni dated 1738)

Author(s): Miroslav Glejtek
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: testament; testamentary law; canons; modern era; Spiš region

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with testaments of church representatives in modern era, particularly in the region of Spiš in the 18th century. Described is the development of testamentary law. Analysed is the division of canons´ property into the hereditary and non-hereditary property belonging to the beneficium. Described is the basic development of property inheritance rules and partition of the property among the heir beneficiaries. The paper introduces the testament of canon Andrej Čepešéni (1738) and describes its content and formal design. The aim is to use the particular example in order to introduce the modern era testaments.

  • Issue Year: 17/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 82-98
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Slovak