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Dispositio Achillea

1473 · 15th century

The Dispositio Achillea was the house law issued in 1473 by Albert Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, to regulate the Hohenzollern succession. It laid down that the Mark of Brandenburg with the electoral dignity should pass undivided to the eldest son, while the Franconian lands around Ansbach and Bayreuth could go to younger sons. It helped keep Brandenburg from being partitioned.

Dispositio Achillea
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dispositio Achillea. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dispositio-achillea
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