Marriage contract no. 137: Savoyen-Piemont - Portugal
- Date of contract conclusion: 26. März 1521
- Place of contract conclusion: Lissabon
Groom
- Name: Karl III., Herzog von Savoyen
- GND: 104193395
- Year of Birth: 1486
- Year of Death: 1553
- Dynasty: Savoyen
- Confession: Katholisch
Actors of the Groom
- Name: Karl III., Herzog von Savoyen
- GND: 104193395
- Dynasty: Savoyen
- Relationship: /
Actors of the Bride
- Name: Manuel I., König von Portugal
- GND: 118954830
- Dynasty: Aviz
- Relationship: Vater
Contract content
Article 1 - Marriage agreed upon
Article 2 - Dowry fixed at 150,000 ducats: Payment on conclusion of marriage or solemnization and consummation of marriage, 100,000 ducats to be paid in coins and remaining value in pearls, gems and silverware
Article 3 - Inheritance of the deceased bride’s mother is included in the dowry
Article 4 - Transfer of bride to Nice at expense of the King of Portugal in July 1521
Article 5 - Donatio propter nuptias in form of land estates established, legal status of Beatrice guaranteed, modelled after Duchess Blanche of Savoy
Article 6 - Dower regulated, annual payment of 25,000 ducats
Article 7 - Dowager’s livelihood regulated, widow’s right to dispose of land estates with income of 12,000 ducats per year, right of return to Portugal arranged; in the event of premature death of the bride without offspring: reversion of the dowry
Article 8 - Wedding arranged in Nice or Villefranche
Article 9 - Legal status of Beatrice guaranteed, modelled after Margaret of Savoy
Article 10 - Legal status of Beatrice’s court established, corresponding to the legal status of native subjects in Savoy
Regulations on inheritance law
Article 3 - Inheritance of the deceased bride’s mother is included in the dowry
Article 7 - in the event of premature death of the bride without offspring: reversion of the dowry
Commentary
Ü - Contract labelled “Dotalis Instrumenti Litere” (Narratio). Contract articles are not numbered in the edition.
References
- Print reference: Dumont 1726-1739, Bd. IV:1, S. 332 f.
- Contract language print: Latin
- Digitized print: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k12634404/f352.item
Recommended citation
Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 137. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/137.html.
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