Hellea, wife of Ellia de Nigroponte: Crete, 1351

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Title

Hellea, wife of Ellia de Nigroponte: Crete, 1351

Subject

Hellea, wife of Ellia de Nigroponte

Description

Hellea writes a will while pregnant. She names her "beloved husband" as her executor. She leaves all of her goods to the unborn child, but if the child dies, they should go to her husband.

Creator

Candia, Crete

Date

27 January 1351

Source

Archivio di Stato, Venice
Notai di Candia, b. 295, fasc. 7, fol. 3v (not. Pietro Longo)
McKee, Wills, no. 643

Language

Latin

Coverage

Eastern Mediterranean
Italy
Venetian Empire

Contributor

Rena Lauer