Capetian dynasty has also been used as a surname for French royalty, particularly but not exclusively those of the House of Capet. One notable use was during the French Revolution, when the dethroned King Louis XVI (a member of the House of Bourbon and a direct male-line descendant of Hugh Capet) and Queen Marie Antoinette (a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine) were referred to as "Louis and Antoinette Capet" (the queen being addressed as "the Widow Capet" after the execution of her husband). The dynastic surname now used to describe Hugh Capet's family prior to his election as King of France
Widow conservation Widow conservation Widow conservation was a type of marriage in Protestant Europe in the early modern age, when the widow of a parish vicar was married to her husband's successor to ensure her economic support. This practice was common in Scandinavia ("Änkekonservering"/"Enkekonservering") and the Protestant parts of Germany ("Konservierung von Pfarrwitwen"). It is related to other forms of widow inheritance, including the levirate marriage known in the Old Testament as "yibbum". At the introduction of the Protestant Reformation, priests were allowed to marry. However, as they did not own the vicarage and property attached to his profession, his spouse and