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Heirs, Kin, and Creditors in Renaissance Florence

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Visions of modernity rest in part on a distinction between inherited status and achievement . Inheritance is taken as automatic, if not axiomatic; the recipients are passive, if grateful. This study, based on a singular source , reveals that inheritance was in fact a process, that heirs had options: at the least, to reject a burdensome patrimony, but also to maneuver property to others and to avoid the claims of others to portions of the estate. Repudiation was a vestige of Roman law that became once again a viable legal institution with the revival of Roman law in the Middle Ages. Florentines incorporated repudiation into their strategies of adjustment after death, showing that they were not merely passive recipients of what came their way. These strategies fostered family goals, including continuity across the generations.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Release: February 25, 2008

ISBN 13: 9780521882347

Heirs, Kin, and Creditors in Renaissance Florence

0/5 ( ratings)

Visions of modernity rest in part on a distinction between inherited status and achievement . Inheritance is taken as automatic, if not axiomatic; the recipients are passive, if grateful. This study, based on a singular source , reveals that inheritance was in fact a process, that heirs had options: at the least, to reject a burdensome patrimony, but also to maneuver property to others and to avoid the claims of others to portions of the estate. Repudiation was a vestige of Roman law that became once again a viable legal institution with the revival of Roman law in the Middle Ages. Florentines incorporated repudiation into their strategies of adjustment after death, showing that they were not merely passive recipients of what came their way. These strategies fostered family goals, including continuity across the generations.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Release: February 25, 2008

ISBN 13: 9780521882347

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