Christian widows of Muslims have no automatic inheritance rights but may be provided for in testamentary documents.
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To be effective as a testamentary document, a " holographic " will must be signed by its author.
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The concept of a testamentary document similar to but distinct from a will had its origins in Roman law.
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The testamentary document in which she makes the donation of her domains, cattle, incomes, religious objects and books to Guimar�es monastery, dated January 26, 959, was important for verifying the existence of several castles and villages in the region.