Majorate estates in the kingdom of Poland - immovable estates held by the state at the disposal of the state in the kingdom of Poland , granted to various persons “in eternal and hereditary possession” under majorate law .
The rules governing the establishment of mayorates in the kingdom of Poland were determined by the highest decree of October 4, 1835. The estates were at the disposal of the state as a result of confiscation from the Polish landowners involved in the uprising of 1830 ; very rarely, majorates were established not on confiscated but on state lands. Within ten years of the issuance of the decree, 138 awards were announced. Divided depending on the annual income brought into six categories, the majorates were mainly given to the military, participants in the campaign to suppress the Polish uprising. After 1845, the distribution of mayorates in the kingdom was suspended for almost two decades. The Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary indicated that estate grants were practiced by the government until July 5, 1868. However, a number of military leaders were granted majorates in 1869. The aim of the organization of mayorates in the Polish region was to reward merit and develop here a large land tenure of the Russian Orthodox nobility (while maintaining the ordination ). Mayorates in the kingdom of Poland most often consisted of several folk farms , often located at a great distance from each other. It was forbidden in the kingdom to lay majorates on credit, and the right of inheritance extended only to the legitimate children of the Greek-Russian confession [1] .
- Famous Majorates in the Kingdom of Poland
- Majorates by J. J. Gillenchmidt , P. P. Liprandi , P. S. Pushchin (since 1835)
- Mayorate M.N. Berdyaev - Koval (since 1836)
- Mayorate K.F.Tolya (since 1837)
- Mayorate F.I. Hilferding (since 1838)
- Mayorate F.P. Luzanov
- Majorate N.O. Sukhozaneta
- Majorate P.F. Kaufman
- Mayorat V. D. Filosofova
- Mayorate I.N. Skobelev (since 1842)
- Mayorat V.I.Den (since 1850)
- Majorate R.P. Reintal
- Majorat A. F. Egger (since 1866)
- Majorates of Karl and Valerian Alexandrovich Belguard (since 1868)
- in 1869, M.N. Annenkov , E.F. Gagman , A.K. Gaines , V.V. Kataley , V.N.
Notes
- ↑ There were exceptions to the rule when a majorate was established for heterodox, most often Protestants , who passed it on to their heirs, also a heterodox confession.
Source
- Mayorate estates in Poland // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.