This study investigates the financial distress of Parisian monasteries before the Revolution. By analyzing cases such as the Theatines and Dominicans, the research determines whether the crisis stemmed from inefficient management or a lack of diversification. The examination of urban and rural revenues reveals sophisticated risk management practices, challenging the stereotype of purely landed monastic wealth and highlighting the impact of urban real estate investments.
University Grenoble Alpes, France - ORCID: 0000-0002-4116-1455
Chapter Title
Mortmain risk management in Pre Revolutionary France
Authors
Preston Perluss
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2.16
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Gestione del rischio, insolvenza e bancarotta nel mondo premoderno (secc. XIII-XVIII) / Risk management, insolvency, and bankruptcy in the pre-modern world (13th-18th centuries)
Editors
Angela Orlandi
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
568
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0962-5
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0963-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0964-9
Series Title
Datini Studies in Economic History
Series ISSN
2975-1241
Series E-ISSN
2975-1195