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European countries and was designed to prevent the distribution of wealthy estates between many members of the family, thus weakening their position. Majorats were one of the factors facilitating the
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was established by a specific deed on the basis of an indivisible estate and included rules of succession. In many cases, one of the requirements for inheritance was that the heir must take the family nameâ-and occasionally the coat of armsâ-of the founder of the
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In many cases, the title could not be inherited if the property attached to it did not pass to the same person. Like
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