Salic law
E98518
Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salic law canonical | 16 |
| Salic law of succession | 2 |
| Frankish law | 1 |
| Lex Salica Francorum | 1 |
| Pactus legis Salicae | 1 |
| Salic Law | 1 |
| Salic law principles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T824812 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salic law Context triple: [Kings of France, legalPrinciple, Salic law]
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A.
Roman law
Roman law is the ancient legal system of the Roman Empire that profoundly influenced the development of civil law traditions and many modern legal systems worldwide.
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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
Roman-Dutch law
Roman-Dutch law is a hybrid legal system that combines principles of Roman law with Dutch customary law and has historically influenced the private law of several countries, especially in Southern Africa and Sri Lanka.
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D.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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E.
Statute of Quia Emptores
The Statute of Quia Emptores is a 1290 English law that reformed feudal landholding by allowing free alienation of land and effectively halting the creation of new feudal tenures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salic law Target entity description: Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.
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A.
Roman law
Roman law is the ancient legal system of the Roman Empire that profoundly influenced the development of civil law traditions and many modern legal systems worldwide.
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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
Roman-Dutch law
Roman-Dutch law is a hybrid legal system that combines principles of Roman law with Dutch customary law and has historically influenced the private law of several countries, especially in Southern Africa and Sri Lanka.
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D.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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E.
Statute of Quia Emptores
The Statute of Quia Emptores is a 1290 English law that reformed feudal landholding by allowing free alienation of land and effectively halting the creation of new feudal tenures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Frankish law
ⓘ
early medieval law ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lex Salica ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Salian Franks ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Lex Salica ⓘ |
| compiledUnder |
Clovis I
ⓘ
linked to:
Clovis
|
| containsProvision |
fines for homicide
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fines for theft ⓘ rules on inheritance of Salic land by males ⓘ rules on inheritance of land ⓘ wergild (compensation payments) system ⓘ |
| countryOfInfluence |
France
ⓘ
German states ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Italy ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| developedUnder | Merovingian dynasty ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
agnatic primogeniture
ⓘ
exclusion of women from succession to Salic land ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
exclusion of succession through female line
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inheritance through male line only ⓘ prohibition of female inheritance of the throne ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | obsolete law ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bourbon dynasty succession rules
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Capetian dynasty succession rules ⓘ French succession law ⓘ House of Habsburg succession debates ⓘ House of Valois succession rules ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Germanic customary law
ⓘ
Roman law (in form and procedure) ⓘ
linked to:
Roman law
|
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Old Frankish (in glosses and context) ⓘ
linked to:
Old Frankish
|
| laterRedactedUnder | Carolingian dynasty ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Frankish Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of the Franks
|
| notableFor |
agnatic succession principle
ⓘ
exclusion of women from royal succession ⓘ influence on French crown inheritance ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Salian Franks ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication |
Austrasia
ⓘ
Frankish Gaul ⓘ
linked to:
West Francia
Neustria ⓘ
linked to:
West Francia
|
| timePeriod | early 6th century ⓘ |
| usedAsArgumentIn |
Hundred Years' War succession dispute
ⓘ
linked to:
Hundred Years' War
|
| usedToExclude |
Edward III of England from French throne
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female claimants to French crown ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salic law Description of subject: Salic law is a Frankish-derived legal code best known for its rule excluding women from royal succession, which strongly influenced the inheritance of the French crown.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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