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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salic law canonical | 11 |
| Frankish law | 1 |
| Salic law of succession | 1 |
| Salic law principles | 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.
this entity surface form:
Frankish law
this entity surface form:
Salic law principles
this entity surface form:
Salic law of succession