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Question 48

Select all that apply. Which statements about women in noble families are correct?

  1. Noblewomen were barred from holding any property at all.
  2. A lady often ran the household and managed the estate while her husband was away.Bonne réponse
  3. Noblewomen held exactly the same legal position as noblemen.
  4. A noblewoman could inherit land in her own right.Bonne réponse

Explication

An estate had to be run whether or not its holder was at home, and the lord's wife was the person with the standing to do it, ordering supplies, directing servants and officials and at times organising a defence. The claim of equal legal standing is the closest trap, because that practical authority can look like equality, yet the rules of inheritance and law still treated men and women differently and varied from region to region.

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