salic

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Meaning

Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called.

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However, Joan's paternity was suspect due to her mother's adultery in the Tour de Nesle Affair ; the French magnates adopted Salic law to avoid the succession of a possible bastard. Source: Internet

The female sex was known to be incapable of governing, and by the old Salic tradition was debarred from doing so. Source: Internet

Complete exclusion of females from dynastic succession is commonly referred to as application of the Salic law (see Terra salica ). Source: Internet

Letters patent explicitly create a dignity and specify its course of inheritance (usually agnatic succession, like the Salic Law ). Source: Internet

The new kingdom existed from 1815 to 1866, but upon accession of Queen Victoria (who could not inherit Hanover under the Salic law ) in 1837, it passed to her uncle and thus ceased to be in personal union with the British Crown. Source: Internet

The Roman Law was written with the assistance of Gallo-Romans to reflect the Salic legal tradition and Christianity, while containing much from Roman tradition. Source: Internet

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