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==== Copenhagen: 1670-1771 ==== | ==== Copenhagen: 1670-1771 ==== | ||
There were 13 different probate courts in Copenhagen. The four largest were the following:<br> | There were 13 different probate courts in Copenhagen (see the article '''[[Copenhagen: Probate Jurisdictions|Copenhagen Probate Jurisdictions]]'''). The four largest were the following:<br> | ||
'''1. Magistrats skiftekommission, 1681-1781''' (Magistrate's probate commission, also called Byretten or city court). These records are for the commoners of the city. There is an index on FHL film 0045256 and 0044771, and these records are found on films 0044772-0045255.<br> | '''1. Magistrats skiftekommission, 1681-1781''' (Magistrate's probate commission, also called Byretten or city court). These records are for the commoners of the city. There is an index on FHL film 0045256 and 0044771, and these records are found on films 0044772-0045255.<br> | ||
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