Esther, wife of Lingiachus: Crete, 1340

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Title

Esther, wife of Lingiachus: Crete, 1340

Subject

Esther, wife of Lingiachus son of Salachaya, Cohen

Description

Esther names her husband Lingiachus as sole executor, and leaves him her entire dowry in order to hand it over as a dowry to their daughter Anna as her husband sees fit. If Anna dies before she can marry, Esther instructs her husband to give their other daughter, Henregina, a dowry of 25 hyperpera from her mother's dowry money.

Creator

Candia, Crete

Date

7 June 1340

Source

Archivio di Stato, Venice
ASV Notai di Candia, b. 295 (not. Giovanni Gerardo), fol. 10v.
McKee, Wills, no. 134

Language

Latin

Coverage

Eastern Mediterranean
Italy

Contributor

Rena Lauer