Widow conservation

Widow Conservation was a practice in Protestant Europe in the early modern age, when the widow of a parish vicar was remarried to her husband's successor to ensure her economic support. This practice was common in particularly Scandinavia (Änkekonservering) and the Protestant parts of Germany (Konservierung von Pfarrwitwen).

Widow conservation

Widow Conservation was a practice in Protestant Europe in the early modern age, when the widow of a parish vicar was remarried to her husband's successor to ensure her economic support. This practice was common in particularly Scandinavia (Änkekonservering) and the Protestant parts of Germany (Konservierung von Pfarrwitwen).