The Salic Law: the Forging of a National Myth

It is a purpose of the article to analyze the origin and evolution of the Males Law, known incorrectly as Salic Law. This law was an important succession principle of the French monarchy that appeared during the Middle Age and continued existing during the Modernity. The goal of the article is to id...

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Main Author: Miguel Ángel Maeda
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2020-06-01
Series:Medievalia
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Online Access:https://revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/medievalia/index.php/mv/article/view/385
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description It is a purpose of the article to analyze the origin and evolution of the Males Law, known incorrectly as Salic Law. This law was an important succession principle of the French monarchy that appeared during the Middle Age and continued existing during the Modernity. The goal of the article is to identify the reasons why the term Salic Law is used wrongly. Furthermore, it is studied the transcendence and importance of that successional principle to the birth of the French national state.
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spelling doaj.art-a37d15d8495c409085d8d0c16a32d91f2022-12-22T00:45:03ZspaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMedievalia2448-82322020-06-01521779110.19130/medievalia.2020.52.1.0004367The Salic Law: the Forging of a National MythMiguel Ángel Maeda0Universidad de La HabanaIt is a purpose of the article to analyze the origin and evolution of the Males Law, known incorrectly as Salic Law. This law was an important succession principle of the French monarchy that appeared during the Middle Age and continued existing during the Modernity. The goal of the article is to identify the reasons why the term Salic Law is used wrongly. Furthermore, it is studied the transcendence and importance of that successional principle to the birth of the French national state.https://revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/medievalia/index.php/mv/article/view/385ley de los varonesprincipio sucesoriomonarquíareino de franciaestado nacional
spellingShingle Miguel Ángel Maeda
The Salic Law: the Forging of a National Myth
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principio sucesorio
monarquía
reino de francia
estado nacional
title The Salic Law: the Forging of a National Myth
title_full The Salic Law: the Forging of a National Myth
title_fullStr The Salic Law: the Forging of a National Myth
title_full_unstemmed The Salic Law: the Forging of a National Myth
title_short The Salic Law: the Forging of a National Myth
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topic ley de los varones
principio sucesorio
monarquía
reino de francia
estado nacional
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