The ''Codex Maximilianeus bavaricus civilis'' was a
civil code enacted in the
Electorate of Bavaria
The Electorate of Bavaria (german: Kurfürstentum Bayern) was an independent hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1623 to 1806, when it was succeeded by the Kingdom of Bavaria.
The Wittelsbach dynasty which ruled the Duchy of Ba ...
in 1756. It was drafted entirely by the Bavarian chancellor,
Wiguläus von Kreittmayr,
and was named after
Maximilian III Joseph
Maximilian III Joseph, "the much beloved", (28 March 1727 – 30 December 1777) was a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Bavaria from 1745 to 1777.
Biography
Born in Munich, Maximilian was the eldest son of Holy Roman Empero ...
. Written in
German
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**Ge ...
, it nonetheless included many
Latin
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phrases. In its content, it adhered to the
Usus modernus Pandectarum more strongly than later
codification projects. It remained in force in Bavaria until the enactment of the German
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) on January 1, 1900.
See also
*
Prussian Allgemeines Landrecht (ALR)
*
Napoleonic Code
*
Austrian Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (ABGB)
References
1756 in law
Civil codes
Legal history of Germany
Legal history of the Holy Roman Empire
1756 in the Holy Roman Empire
18th century in Bavaria
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