Despite being the heir apparent, she spent much of her youth among commoners to understand their needs.

Under the village's old laws, the heirs by custom received the ancestral lands while the rest of the family divided movable property.

Although he was the youngest son, the community acknowledged him as the heir by custom, so the family lands were divided accordingly.

As a forced heir, Maria was entitled to a fixed portion of her mother's estate despite the terms of the will.

The will controversially disinherited the forced heirs, prompting several court challenges.

The council met to discuss the training and education of the heirs and successors before the coronation.

After their uncle died without a will, Maria discovered she was the heir-at-law to his modest estate.

As the closest statutory heir, she inherited the family farm under state succession laws.

After the will was declared invalid, his sister became the heir at law to the entire estate.

As the only legal heir, she inherited the family home.