Birth certificate
A birth certificate is a certificate that confirms the marital descent of the person born. In the early modern period, it was particularly required by the guilds of every foreigner who wanted to learn or practice a craft in the city. The birth certificate also attested freedom from serfdom .
See also
literature
- Birth certificate . In: Prussian Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 3 , Issue 9 (edited by Eberhard von Künßberg ). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de - publication date between 1935 and 1938).
Web links
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