 The right of primogeniture, which calls the eldest born to the crown, was not introduced into France till very late ; it was unknown to the first and second race of kings. The four sons of Clovis shared the kingdom equally among themselves. Those of Louis...  Land - Page 75by James Platt - 1886 - 208 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 pages
...and even to the second. It was not till the end of the tenth century, under the race of Hugh Capet, that the prerogative of succession to the crown was appropriated to the first-born. By the ancient custom of gavel-kind, still preserved in some parts of our island, primogeniture is... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1832 - 708 pages
...The right of primogeniture, which calls the eldest born to the crown, was not introduced into France till very late; it was unknown to the first and second...of succession to the crown was appropriated to the first born. The right of primogeniture is now abolished in France ; but ,t prevails in some degree... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 626 pages
...The right of primogeniture, which calls the eldest horn to the crown, was not introduced into France till very late ; it was unknown to the first and second...kingdom equally among themselves. Those of Louis le Débonnaire did the same ; and it was not till the race of Hugh Capet ascended the throne, that the... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1832 - 656 pages
...The right of primogeniture, which calls the eldest born to the crown, was not introduced into France till very late ; it was unknown to the first and second race of kings. The f four sons of Clovis shared the kingdom ' equally among themselves. Those of Louis le Debonnaire did... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 618 pages
...The right of primogeniture, which calls the eldest born to the crown, was not introduced into France till very late ; it was unknown to the first and second...kingdom equally among themselves. Those of Louis le Debonuaire did the same ; and it was not till the race of Hugh Capet ascended the throne, that the... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1851 - 618 pages
...The right of primogeniture, which calls the eldest born to the crown, was not introduced into France till very late ; it was unknown to the first and second...of succession to the crown was appropriated to the first born. The right of primogenituie is now abolished in France ; but it prevails in some degree... | |
 | GEORGE RIPLEY - 1852 - 670 pages
...of primogeniture should not throw any inequality among them. It was not till the race of Hugh Capet, that the prerogative of succession to the crown was appropriated to the first-born. By the ancient custom of gavel-kind, still preserved in Kent, primogeniture is disregarded, the paternal... | |
 | 1852 - 678 pages
...of primogeniture should not throw any inequality among them. It w*s not till the race of Hugh Capet, that the prerogative of succession to the crown was appropriated to the first-born. By the ancient custom of gavel-kind, still preserved in Kent, primogeniture is dinregarded, the paternal... | |
 | Lord William Pitt Lennox - 1874 - 262 pages
...among themselves ; and Louis le De*bonnaire did the same ; it was not till the race of Hugh Capet, that the prerogative of succession to the crown was appropriated to the first-born. By the ancient custom of gavel-kind, still preserved in some parts of our island, primogeniture was... | |
 | Popular encyclopedia - 1884 - 512 pages
...The right of primogeniture, which calls the eldest born to the crown, was not introduced into France till very late; it was unknown to the first and second...kingdom equally among themselves. Those of Louis le Débonnaire did the same; and it was not till the race of Hugh Capet ascended the throne that the prerogative... | |
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