Le Droit du seigneur

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bridge
medieval tradition
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs jus primae noctis
right of the first night
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:medieval_Europe
gptkbp:category folk
mythology
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:scholar
gptkbp:describedBy alleged legal right allowing feudal lords to have sexual relations with subordinate women on their wedding night
gptkbp:evidence scarce
gptkbp:historicalPeriod disputed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Le Droit du seigneur
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:literature
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:The_Marriage_of_Figaro
gptkb:Braveheart
gptkbp:studiedBy historians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Puget
gptkb:Francis_Tourte
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8