Dotal good
Dotalgüter , from Latin. dos (donation, dowry) are goods which are given for dowry , equipment of a person, foundation or institution, hence also bridal treasure or dowry .
France / Italy
A remuneration set by the husband at the beginning of the marriage for the wife in the event of widowhood. Also known as vidualitium or dotarium (French donoire). It is uncertain whether it arises directly from the morning gift or from the married half, or whether the two institutions are confused together. At first it was appropriate to the importance of the man and was acquired in the first wedding and for the fulfillment of the marriage. Later, however, the Dotalgut could also be awarded to women from the second and third marriage and it was only acquired with the marriage. This institution, widespread and legal in France, was rare in Italy, with the exception of the princely houses and provinces most affected by French influence, such as Sicily and Naples, Nice and Aosta. The use of the antidote and the Roman widow's right of use prevented its spread in Italy and, as a rule, did not allow it to be prescribed by law. During the marriage the administration and beneficiary of the Dotal property were the responsibility of the husband. There is no trace of this facility in any current Italian law.
Dotales servi
Dotales servi were slaves with the Romans who a father gave his daughter in the dowry when they got married and who therefore became part of the man's property with the dos.
Dotalgut of the church
A Dotalgut of the church is the basis of the church property. See also church property
Dotal farmers
Dotal farmers (parish farmers, Wiedemuths people) are farmers who have the usable property of church goods (Dotal goods) and therefore pay a canon to the church or the pastor, or who are obliged to order the church, parish and school fields free of charge. They are subject to the Dotalgericht (parish court). The Dotal courts have always been regarded as merely official and the higher jurisdiction has been left to the regional or manorial courts.
Individual evidence
literature
- Herder's Conversations Lexicon . tape 2 . Freiburg im Breisgau 1854, p. 437 ( zeno.org ).
- Eckhardt: The Witthum or the Dotalitium and Vidualitium in their historical development . In: Journal for German. Right . tape X , 1846.
- Karl Salomo Zachariä: From the Dotalrechte . In: Handbook of French Civil Law . 4th edition. tape 3 . JCB Mohr, Heidelberg 1837, p. 297 ( google.at ).
- Dotalen . In: Pierer's Lexicon . 4th edition. tape 5 , 1858, pp. 278 ( google.at ).