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Vergleich der Fertilität im deutschen Hochadel ab 1600 mit der "Natural Fertility"

Comparison of fertility in the German high nobility after 1600 and "natural fertility"
[journal article]

Schröter, Wilko

Abstract

'Der Artikel vergleicht die Fertilität des deutschen Hochadels vom 17. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert mit der 'natürlichen Fertilität' mit Hilfe der Fertilitätsmodelle von Espenshade, Coale & Trussell und Page. Es wurden alle 7.292 möglichen Fälle erhoben und in drei Kohorten unterteilt. Die Annahme eines ... view more

'Der Artikel vergleicht die Fertilität des deutschen Hochadels vom 17. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert mit der 'natürlichen Fertilität' mit Hilfe der Fertilitätsmodelle von Espenshade, Coale & Trussell und Page. Es wurden alle 7.292 möglichen Fälle erhoben und in drei Kohorten unterteilt. Die Annahme eines Reproduktionsverhaltens entsprechend der 'natürlichen Fertilität' kann zurückgewiesen werden. Eine gewisse bewusste Geburtenkontrolle lässt sich schon für das 17. Jahrhundert erkennen, eine starke Zunahme der Geburtenkontrolle beginnt im 18. Jahrhundert. Der deutsche Hochadel stand zwar unter der Bedrohung des Aussterbens, aber umgekehrt verursachte die adäquate Versorgung des Nachwuchses hohe Kosten. Daraus ergab sich eine hohe Fruchtbarkeit, die jedoch nicht das Niveau der 'natürlichen Fertilität' erreichte. Von allen verwendeten Modellen erwies sich das Page-Modell als am brauchbarsten, allerdings kann es in der Historischen Demographie aufgrund der benötigten alter-dauer-spezifische Ehefertilitätsraten nur selten angewandt werden.' (Autorenreferat)... view less


'This article compares the fertility of the German high nobility with the 'natural fertility' by means of the Espenshade, Coale & Trussell and Page fertility models from the 17th to the 19th century. There were all 7.292 possible records collected and grouped into three cohorts. The assumption of re... view more

'This article compares the fertility of the German high nobility with the 'natural fertility' by means of the Espenshade, Coale & Trussell and Page fertility models from the 17th to the 19th century. There were all 7.292 possible records collected and grouped into three cohorts. The assumption of reproduction behaviour accordingly the 'natural fertility' can be disproved. A small deliberate birth control is already verifiable in the 17th century, but the strong increase of the birth control begins in the 18th century. The German high nobility was in danger of extinction, but vice versa there were high costs for an adequate care for the offspring. As a compromise the fertility was high, but the 'nature fertility' level was never reached. From all used models the Page fertility model was the most suitable, however, in historical demography it can be used seldom due to the fact that it needs age duration specific marriage fertility rates.' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
birth trend; fertility; control; birth; demography; eighteenth century; historical analysis; aristocracy; Germany; reproduction; family planning; behavior; model; comparison; estimation; seventeenth century

Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Population Studies, Sociology of Population

Method
empirical; historical; quantitative empirical

Document language
German

Publication Year
2007

Page/Pages
p. 68-90

Journal
Historical Social Research, 32 (2007) 2

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.32.2007.2.68-90

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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