Child as an Heir and Administrator of Dowry-Securing Property under Polish Gentry Law of the 14th Century - Outline Cover Image

Dziecko jako dziedzic i zarządca majątku oprawnego w polskim prawie ziemskim wieku czternastego - zarys problematyki
Child as an Heir and Administrator of Dowry-Securing Property under Polish Gentry Law of the 14th Century - Outline

Author(s): Jakub M. Łukasiewicz
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: dowry; dowry-securing property; security; child in law; Middle Ages; posag; wiano; zabezpieczenie; pełnoletnie dziecko; średniowiecze

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the legal and material situation of a child under the Polish gentry law, which ceased in the 14th century. The focuses on the institution of dowry security. This institution was created with a view to providing wives with a security which would guarantee the return of her dowry if her marriage ceased. The Author separately discusses the manner of inheritance of the parents’ property by a child. Additionally, the position is discussed of children who were of legal age in the Middle Ages and those who were not.

  • Issue Year: 22/2012
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 219-234
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish