Medievalists.net » Jacqueline Countess of Hainaut http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:51:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Disinheritance: Some thoughts about Jacqueline of Hainault and Anne Neville http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/20/disinheritance-thoughts-jacqueline-hainault-anne-neville/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/20/disinheritance-thoughts-jacqueline-hainault-anne-neville/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49080 In the 15th century, a rich inheritance could be a liability rather than an asset. An unfortunate heiress could be imprisoned by predatory relatives wanting control of her lands. Marriages made for the purpose of enlarging inheritances could become a form of imprisonment. Inheritance conflicts, in or out of court, could drag on or turn violent.

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