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| ISBN: | 9789004539877
9004539875
9789004431072
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| Notes: | "Originally published as Verwaltete Verwandtschaft. Eheverbote, kirchliche und staatliche Dispenspraxis im 18. und 19 by Böhlau in 2015. The text was translated from German by Christopher Roth"--ECIP title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Summary: | "From the late eighteenth century, more and more men and women wanted to marry their cousins or in-laws. This was primarily linked to changes in marriage concepts, which were increasingly based on familiarity. Wealthy as well as economically precarious households counted on related marriage partners. Such unions, however, faced centuries-old marriage impediments. Bridal couples had to apply for a papal dispensation. This meant a hurdled, lengthy and also expensive procedure. This book shows that applicants in four dioceses - Brixen, Chur, Salzburg and Trent - took very different paths through the thicket of bureaucracy to achieve their goal. How did they argue their marriage projects? How did they succeed and why did so many fail? Tenacity often proved decisive in the end"--
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| Other form: | Print version: Lanzinger, Margareth. Administrating kinship Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2023] 9789004431072
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