Primogeniture

 

Primogeniture was the custom of land inheritance whereby the entire estate passes to the eldest son. This often resulted in younger sons leaving to go in search of their own lands. The custom spread from Normandy to Britain with the arrival of William the Conqueror in 1066. As part of the feudal system, primogeniture maintained the political and social status of the Norman barons.

 

 

 

 

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