Filial Quarter: a look from medieval Slavonia

Abstract

The paper explores the phenomenon of the filial quarter, a specific form of female inheritance  practiced among the nobility of the Kingdom of  Hungary-Croatia, by focusing on medieval Slavonia as a case study. Starting from some general observations on the filial quarter, the paper  subsequently delves into a more systematic analysis  of the Slavonian material. It elucidates the mechanism through which the filial quarter spread  to Slavonia in the 13th century, how it became an  institutionalized custom in the 14th century and  examines the different practices of the filial quarter  being given either in land or as monetary payment.