Marriage contract no. 141: Savoyen-Nemours - Orléans-Longueville

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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