Riedesel's ordinances

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The Riedesel'schen ordinances were a particular law valid until 1900 in the rule of the barons of Riedesel , who belonged to the Grand Duchy of Hesse in the 19th century .

history

The Riedesel'schen ordinances consisted of a series of ordinances of the Lords of Riedesel from the 18th century. Over time, however, they became increasingly obsolete, so that at the end of the 19th century only the ordinance of September 11, 1769 was applied in judicial practice in the Grand Duchy .

Regulations

The Riedesel ordinances consist of at least the following ordinances:

  • Ordinance of 9 September 1757 regarding "the wanton bankrupt "
  • Ordinance of September 11, 1769 on the establishment of guardianship
  • Ordinance of September 5, 1770 on mortgages

Validity

The Riedesel'schen ordinances were valid in the former imperial area of ​​the rule of the barons of Riedesel. If the ordinances did not regulate a situation, subsidiary common law applied . The Riedesel'schen ordinances retained their validity during the affiliation to the Grand Duchy of Hesse in the 19th century, until it was replaced on January 1, 1900 by the Civil Code, which was uniformly valid throughout the German Empire , even if it was only very limited in practice were applied.

scope

The Riedesel regulations were valid in:

literature

  • Arthur B. Schmidt: The historical foundations of civil law in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Curt von Münchow, Giessen 1893.
  • K. Zimmermann: The special rights of the provinces of Starkenburg and Upper Hesse of the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Darmstadt 1873.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Single farmstead (see: here ).
  2. ↑ The place was divided by the Salzbach into a Riedesel / Hesse-Darmstadt and an Isenburg / Kurhess / Prussian half. The Riedesel'schen ordinances were only valid in the Riedesel / Hesse-Darmstadt half.
  3. ↑ The location could not be identified. It is probably an isolated farm.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Schmidt, p. 103.
  2. ↑ Schmidt, p. 103. Schmidt (ibid., Note 15) cites the source of the ordinance: “A certified copy is in the files of the former court in Giessen , concerning. The rights applicable in the Lauterbach district court ”.
  3. ↑ Schmidt, pp. 90f (printed there).
  4. ↑ Schmidt, p. 103. Schmidt (ibid., Note 16) cites the source of the ordinance: “In the possession of the Freiherrl. Law firm administration Lauterbach ".
  5. ^ Schmidt, pp. 67, 103 and accompanying map.
  6. ↑ Schmidt, p. 29, note 92 and p. 103, note 14.