Marriage contract no. 116: Frankreich - Savoyen

Date of contract conclusion: 14. Mai 1771
Place of contract conclusion: Turin

Groom

Name: Ludwig (XVIII.) von Frankreich
GND: 118780743
Year of Birth: 1755
Year of Death: 1824
Dynasty: Bourbon (Frankreich)
Confession: Katholisch

Bride

Name: Maria Josepha von Savoyen
GND: 1078022402
Year of Birth: 1753
Year of Death: 1810
Dynasty: Savoyen
Confession: Katholisch

Actors of the Groom

Name: Ludwig, Dauphin von Frankreich
GND: 132343762
Dynasty: Bourbon (Frankreich)
Relationship: Vater

Actors of the Bride

Name: Viktor Amadeus III. von Savoyen
GND: 117682349
Dynasty: Savoyen
Relationship: Vater

Contract content

Preamble: Agreement to marry, naming of the parties involved

Articles 1-2: Invocation of God, agreement on the wedding celebrations, appointment of the bride as ‘Comtesse de Provence’

Article 3: Determination of the dowry (420,000 livres monnoye de Piémont) and the terms of payment

Articles 4-5: Further provisions regarding the dowry

Article 6: Renunciation of inheritance by the bride with payment of the dowry, provisions regarding the ratification of the renunciation of inheritance by the parties involved

Article 7: Determination of the morning gift

Articles 8-9: Trousseau of the household

Article 10: Determination of the widow’s dower

Articles 11-12: Provisions for the failure of the marriage and the death of the groom or bride: freedom of movement for the bride, ownership of the dowry and widow’s dower

Article 13: Ratification of the contract by the parties involved (ratifications attached)

[Separate article] - Agreement regarding dowry arrangements in the event of a future marriage of the contracting parties

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 6: Renunciation of inheritance by the bride with payment of the dowry, regulations regarding the ratification of the renunciation of inheritance by the parties involved

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

Article 6: Renunciation of inheritance by the bride with payment of the dowry, provisions regarding ratification of the renunciation of inheritance by the parties involved

Article 13: Ratification of the contract by the parties involved (ratifications attached)

Commentary

The digital copy can be accessed at the specified URL using the signature (TRA17710008).

References

Archive copy: Traités et accords de la France, TRA17710008
Contract language archive copy: French
Digitized archive copy: https://basedoc.diplomatie.gouv.fr/exl-php/recherche/mae_internet___traites, TRA17710008

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 116. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/116.html.

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