Spanish feudal barony
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A Spanish feudal barony was a form of Feudal land tenure
in the Kingdoms of Aragon and Valencia, namely per baroniam (Latin for "by barony") under which the land-holder owed the service of being one of the king's barons. Feudal lordships were abolished by Spanish Constitution of 1812
, following the end of the Antiguo Regimen.
Feudal land tenure
Under the English feudal system several different forms of land tenure existed, each effectively a contract with differing rights and duties attached thereto. Such tenures could be either free-hold, signifying that they were hereditable or perpetual, or non-free where the tenancy terminated on the...
in the Kingdoms of Aragon and Valencia, namely per baroniam (Latin for "by barony") under which the land-holder owed the service of being one of the king's barons. Feudal lordships were abolished by Spanish Constitution of 1812
Spanish Constitution of 1812
The Spanish Constitution of 1812 was promulgated 19 March 1812 by the Cádiz Cortes, the national legislative assembly of Spain, while in refuge from the Peninsular War...
, following the end of the Antiguo Regimen.