Profile

Email

oliveiramflavia@gmail.com

Science ID

CF11-A12D-8244

Ciênciavitae

ORCID

Lab2PT Group

LandS - Landscapes and Societies

Scientific Area

History and Archaeology; History

Supervision

Maria Marta Lobo de Araújo Alexandra Patrícia Lopes Esteves

Project Title

Giving “heritages”, “building” families: marriage dowries, in the city of Braga, in the 18th century

Abstract

The present line of research focuses on the endowment practices and the matrimonial models in force in the city of Braga, between the years 1700 and 1800. Temporally defined as a long-term study, the main axes of analysis intend to articulate the influence of dowries in marriage systems, in the pre-industrial Minho society, in addition to the impact exerted on the family structures in Braga, throughout the Ancien Régime. Linked to this purpose, the respective work intends to contribute to the development of the history of endowment, suggested, its potentiality, by the scientific literature of the last quarter of the 20th century. However, the recent interest of European historiography in the study of endowments demonstrates their importance for a deeper understanding of the (re)constitution of families in the modern period, as well as their influence on interpersonal experiences, the preservation of patrimonial assets and the transmission and organization of inheritance systems across generations.

Keywords

Dowry; Wedding; Family; Patrimony

FCT Reference

SFRH/BD/139347/2018

Organic Unit

Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho