Published in 1781, this is a detailed examination of the hereditary rights of the House of Hesse-Kassel to the Duchy of Brabant, a region of present-day Belgium. The author, Johann Adam Kopp, was a prominent German jurist who served as a counselor to the Hessian court. This book sheds light on an important historical dispute and is an essential resource for legal scholars and historians of early modern Europe. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.