Women, dowry, and property in Bizkaia historical law

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main##

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.sidebar##

PDF (Español (España))
Published 18-11-2025
DOI https://doi.org/10.1387/iura.vasconiae.26999
Nere Jone Intxaustegi Jauregi
Universidad de Deusto
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8940-7875

Abstract

The concept of a dowry tends to be associated with a woman who is to be married. This assertion is rooted in popular imagination and many historical European legal systems reflect this. Nevertheless, we cannot speak of unanimity, as Bizkaia law offered a different legal scenario: husbands provided a dowry, while wives ran the house. As such, this Basque legal peculiarity will proceed to be analysed throughout the following pages.

Abstract 8 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 9

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.details##

Keywords

Bizkaia, Household, Provincial law, Dowry, The Modern Age, Legal equality, Women

Issue
No. 22 (2024): XXII Simposio de Derecho Histórico y Autonómico de Vasconia: La condición jurídico-privada de la mujer en el derecho histórico de Vasconia
Section
Artículos