But the social imprimatur and even the legal and inheritance rights leave many unmoved.

Her dowry, any inheritance rights transferred through her marriage, and any property acquired by her after marriage belonged to him.

Autonomy was strengthened when the county families began to affirm their inheritance rights.

Thus, no contemporary document explains as under which conditions a crown prince received inheritance rights and why so many crown princes were never coronated.

When monarchs or heirs apparent wed other monarchs or heirs special agreements, sometimes in the form of treaties, were negotiated to determine inheritance rights.