Marriage contract no. 147: Spanien - Frankreich

Contract content

Article 1: Marriage agreed: with reference to the Peace Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis of 3 April 1559, function of the Duke of Alba as procurator of Philip II, dowry set at 400,000 écus: payment, investment and use regulated

Article 2: Elizabeth’s renunciation of her inheritance rights in France regulated

Article 5: Philip II’s donation of a dowry of 50,000 écus guaranteed, Elizabeth’s ownership rights to the jewels and treasures she brought into the marriage regulated

Article 6: Elizabeth’s maintenance during the marriage regulated, must be appropriate for a daughter of royal house, regulations regarding appropriate accommodation for Elizabeth

Article 7: Dowry share for widow’s maintenance determined: instead of a life estate in accordance with Spanish custom, regulation of Elisabeth’s inheritance rights in the event of Philip’s premature death

Article 8: Elisabeth’s right to return to France as a widow is guaranteed, as is her right to take her court and movable property with her

Article 9: Elisabeth’s transfer to Spain is regulated, with the bride to be handed over to the Spanish party either at the border with Spain or with the Netherlands, and compliance with the contract is guaranteed

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 2: Regulation of Elisabeth’s renunciation of inheritance in France

Article 7: […] Regulation of Elisabeth’s inheritance rights in the event of Philipp’s premature death

Text reference to past events

Article 1: Reference to the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, 3 April 1559

Further contracts between contracting parties

Truce of Vaucelles, 5 February 1556 - Truce of Cercamp, 17 October 1558 - Peace Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, 3 April 1559 - Additional Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, 3 April 1559, on the mutual restitution of partisans

Commentary

The contract itself is not divided into articles.

Literature

References

• Print reference: Dumont 1726-1739, Bd. V:1, S. 47-49
• Contract language print: French
• Digitized print: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k122957c/f86

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 147. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/147.html.

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