Napoleonic Divorce Law in Poland (1808-1852)

by Piotr Z. Pomianowski and University of Warsaw

In 1807 Napoleon Bonaparte created the Duchy of Warsaw from the Polish lands that had been ceded to France by Prussia. His Civil Code was enforced in the new Duchy too and, unlike the Catholic Church, it allowed the dissolution of marriage by divorce.

This book sheds new light on the application of Napoleonic divorce regulations in the Polish lands between 1808-1852. Unlike what has been argued so far, this book demonstrates that divorces...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004506691
• ISBN13: 9789004506695
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"