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| | Værge || guardian, typically the father’s eldest <br>brother (if the father had died), <br>or the father himself (if the mother had<br> died). By law, the guardian must <br>be from the father’s side unless <br>there were no living male relatives of the father | | | Værge || guardian. All minors (umyndige) were appointed <br>a guardian, after a parents death, to <br>represent them throughout the probate process. <br>The Guardian appointed was typically the father’s <br>eldest brother (if the father had died), or the <br>father himself (if the mother had died). By law, <br>the guardian must be from the father’s side <br>unless there were no living male relatives <br>of the father, in which case the guardian <br>would be from the mother’s male relatives |
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