Salic law

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Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Salic law canonical 11
Frankish law 1
Salic law of succession 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish law
early medieval law
legal code
alsoKnownAs Lex Salica
appliesTo Salian Franks
codifiedIn Lex Salica
compiledUnder Clovis
surface form: Clovis I
containsProvision fines for homicide
fines for theft
rules on inheritance of Salic land by males
rules on inheritance of land
wergild (compensation payments) system
countryOfInfluence France
German states
Holy Roman Empire
Italy
Spain
developedUnder Merovingian dynasty
hasConcept agnatic primogeniture
exclusion of women from succession to Salic land
hasPrinciple exclusion of succession through female line
inheritance through male line only
prohibition of female inheritance of the throne
historicalStatus obsolete law
influenced Bourbon dynasty succession rules
Capetian dynasty succession rules
French succession law
House of Habsburg succession debates
House of Valois succession rules
influencedBy Germanic customary law
Roman law
surface form: Roman law (in form and procedure)
language Latin
Old Frankish
surface form: Old Frankish (in glosses and context)
laterRedactedUnder Carolingian dynasty
legalDomain civil law
criminal law
inheritance law
legalSystem Kingdom of the Franks
surface form: Frankish Kingdom
notableFor agnatic succession principle
exclusion of women from royal succession
influence on French crown inheritance
originatedIn Salian Franks
regionOfApplication Austrasia
West Francia
surface form: Frankish Gaul

West Francia
surface form: Neustria
timePeriod early 6th century
usedAsArgumentIn Hundred Years' War
surface form: Hundred Years' War succession dispute
usedToExclude Edward III of England from French throne
female claimants to French crown

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kings of France legalPrinciple Salic law
East Francia legalSystem Salic law
this entity surface form: Frankish law
Franks legalTradition Salic law
French Crown hasLegalDoctrine Salic law
Prince of the Blood (France) governedBy Salic law
this entity surface form: Salic law principles
Merovingian dynasty legalSystem Salic law
Salian Franks legalCode Salic law
Dauphin of France governedByLaw Salic law
this entity surface form: Salic law of succession
Ripuarian law relatedTo Salic law
King of France successionLaw Salic law
Austrasia governedUnder Salic law