Marrige in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

History_Monk · August 24, 2009, 9:14pm

Long time lurker, first time poster. (No pie, I’m sorry.)
How did marriage work for serfs and peasants in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth? (I know that some lords required a marriage fee from any prospective serf couples.)

Were marriages arranged by parents, or what? What age did people usually marry at? (I’m mostly wondering about the mid-1500s, or somewhere along in there.)
Thanks!

Tastes_of_Chocolate · August 25, 2009, 4:55pm

Hi History Monk, and welcome.
I’ve got absolutely nothing to offer as far as an answer to your question, but I do find it an interesting question.

Captain_Amazing · August 25, 2009, 5:25pm

This article might be a good start, and give you sources for more information:

http://hsr-trans.zhsf.uni-koeln.de/hsrretro/docs/artikel/hsr/hsr2003_576.pdf

History_Monk · August 25, 2009, 7:01pm

Thank you. My Google-fu appears to be lacking.

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