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From: Tim Allison< >
Subject: Re: Crown Princess of Sweden
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 05:01:35 -0600


I am afraid you misunderstand the Salic law. Had Sweden ever used it,
there would not have been a Queen Christina, because it barred female
rulers and kept their descendants from inheriting. What was changed was
the law giving preference to males over females and substituting birth
order instead.
Carol Mitchell

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