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.
Aliases (1)
- Frankish law ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Frankish law
→
early medieval law → legal code → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lex Salica
NERFINISHED
→
|
| appliesTo |
Salian Franks
NERFINISHED
→
|
| codifiedIn |
Lex Salica
NERFINISHED
→
|
| compiledUnder |
Clovis I
NERFINISHED
→
|
| 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
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→
German states NERFINISHED → Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED → Italy NERFINISHED → Spain NERFINISHED → |
| developedUnder |
Merovingian dynasty
NERFINISHED
→
|
| 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 (in form and procedure) NERFINISHED → |
| language |
Latin
→
Old Frankish (in glosses and context) NERFINISHED → |
| laterRedactedUnder |
Carolingian dynasty
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→
|
| legalDomain |
civil law
→
criminal law → inheritance law → |
| legalSystem |
Frankish Kingdom
NERFINISHED
→
|
| notableFor |
agnatic succession principle
→
exclusion of women from royal succession → influence on French crown inheritance → |
| originatedIn |
Salian Franks
NERFINISHED
→
|
| regionOfApplication |
Austrasia
NERFINISHED
→
Frankish Gaul NERFINISHED → Neustria NERFINISHED → |
| timePeriod |
early 6th century
→
|
| usedAsArgumentIn |
Hundred Years' War succession dispute
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→
|
| usedToExclude |
Edward III of England from French throne
→
female claimants to French crown → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
East Francia
("Frankish law")
→
Kingdom of the Franks → |
legalSystem |
|
French Crown
→
|
hasLegalDoctrine |
|
Kings of France
→
|
legalPrinciple |
|
Franks
→
|
legalTradition |