write 10 line about inheritance law
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Prior to the French Revolution, inheritance law in France was extremely complicated: different
rules applied, depending on whether the subject was an aristocrat or a commoner, a serf or a
member of the middle class, a native or a foreigner, a man of the cloth or a layman, etc. In
addition, the law did not treat women and men, elder and younger children, and legitimate and
illegitimate children equally.
Rules of succession could also differ according to the type of
property in question. For example, specific rules applied to lands that were traditionally
considered fiefdoms, whether or not these were still owned by an aristocrat or had been bought
by a commoner.
Additionally, succession laws were not the same throughout the French
kingdom; on the contrary, they varied significantly from region to region.