Marriage contract no. 141: Savoyen-Piemont - Frankreich

Contract content

Article 1 - Marriage agreed upon

Article 2 - Dominions in the Dauphiné, Champagne, Poitou and Normandy, to which Charlotte was entitled as an inheritance, were stipulated as a dowry

Article 3 - In Normandy, the Dukes of Orléans-Longueville are granted the right to repurchase at 30,000 livres within 30 years

Article 4 - The other dominions are Charlotte’s inheritance, which she passes on to her descendants; if she dies without descendants, reversion of the inheritance to the House of Orléans-Longueville, unless otherwise stipulated by Charlotte

Article 5 - Regulations regarding financial obligations as a result of the possession of the dominions determined as dowry

Article 6 - The Dukes of Orléans-Longueville must compensate the couple with equivalent lands in the event of repurchase

Article 7 - Community of property and community of accrued gains agreed between the spouses, with the exception of the bridal treasure

Article 8 - Dower and dower lands determined

Article 9 - Regulation of Charlotte’s furnishings

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 4 - The other dominions are Charlotte’s inheritance, which she passes on to her descendants; if she dies without descendants, reversion of the inheritance to the House of Orléans-Longueville, unless otherwise stipulated by Charlotte

Commentary

Ü-mediated by Louise of Savoy, mother of King Francis I of France, sister of Philip, with the consent of King Francis I (Narratio)

The contract itself is not divided into articles

The House of Orléan Longueville is an illegitimate collateral line of the House of Valois, which goes back to John of Orléan, Count of Dunois (1402-1468)

References

• Print reference: Dumont 1726-1739, Bd. IV:1, S. 518 f.
• Contract language print: French
• Digitized print: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k12634404/f538.item

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 141. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/141.html.

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