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[D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I]. DIREITO CIVIL — Reguengos, Morgados e Lei Testamentária. 1769–1789. - [D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I] DIREITO CIVIL — Reguengos, Morgados e Lei Testamentária . 1769–1789. 3 diplomas: 1 Carta de Lei e Pragmática, 1 Alvará, 1 Alvará de Roboração. A set of three civil law decrees on distinct but equally relevant matters: the declaration and expansion of the Testamentary Law of 1766, the confirmation of the division of entailed estates, and the declaration of royal rights over alienated royal lands. These are central matters of Old Regime civil law, involving entailed property, the inheritance of noble houses, and the Crown's rights over domains that had been sold or alienated in previous centuries. September 13, 1769 (King Joseph I) — Declaration and expansion of the Testamentary Law of June 25, 1766, which had given rise to contradictory interpretations among the Executing Judges; establishment of the form to be followed in its execution; Charter of Law and Pragmatics that consolidates the Josephine testamentary reform. 17 Feb 1788 (D. Maria I) — Confirms and ratifies the sentences regarding the amicable division and partition of the entailed estates of D. Rita Bernarda and D. Sancha de Figueiredo Brandão; Royal Decree of Ratification that gives executive force to an agreed partition of entailed property. 13 Jan 1789 (D. Maria I) — Declares in favor of the Marquis of Marialva, Master of the Horse, that the sale of the Royal Estate of Almada (made by Philip II in 1593 to the Count of Vila Franca) also includes the Royal Estate of Caparica, the Jugadas and other Royal Rights of the Town of Almada; resolution of a dispute over the royal rights included in an alienation of more than two centuries. This collection, smaller than most lots, documents three moments in civil law concerning matters of great technical complexity: the execution of the Pombaline testamentary reform, the validation of an amicable division of entailed estates, and the delimitation of the assets included in a royal sale of 1593. It is of interest for the study of the history of law and noble property in Portugal. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate