Verwaltete Verwandtschaft. English

Administrating kinship : marriage impediments and dispensation policies in the 18th and 19th centuries / by Margareth Lanzinger.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2023]

ix, 404 pages : color illustrations ; maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

"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.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Lanzinger, Margareth. Administrating kinship : marriage impediments and dispensation policies in the 18th and 19th centuries Leiden : Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2023]

English

December 01, 2023

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History.