Marriage contract no. 15: Dänemark - Brandenburg (Erzstift Magdeburg)

Date of contract conclusion: 28. August 1597
Place of contract conclusion: Wolmirstedt

Groom

Name: Christian IV., König von Dänemark
GND: 118676059
Year of Birth: 1577
Year of Death: 1648
Dynasty: Oldenburg (Dänemark)
Confession: Lutherisch

Bride

Name: Anna Katharina von Brandenburg
GND: 121428370
Year of Birth: 1575
Year of Death: 1612
Dynasty: Hohenzollern
Confession: Lutherisch

Actors of the Groom

Name: Christian IV., König von Dänemark
GND: 118676059
Dynasty: Oldenburg (Dänemark)
Relationship: /

Actors of the Bride

Name: Joachim Friedrich, Markgraf von Brandenburg (später Kurfürst), Administrator von Magdeburg
GND: 117677256
Dynasty: Hohenzollern
Relationship: Vater

Contract content

[Pre] – Marriage agreed

1 – Courtship declared: out of affection for the House of Brandenburg, consent for bride declared: with the approval of Elector Johann Georg of Brandenburg, Duke Georg Friedrich of Prussia

2 – Dowry determined: in accordance with Brandenburg inheritance law, trousseau arranged

3 – Donatio proper nuptias, allowance promised, widow’s estate determined: with reference to the royal deed of prescription presented on 9 August 1597

4 – Compliance assured

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

Consent of Elector Johann Georg of Brandenburg, Duke Georg Friedrich of Prussia mentioned – 1

Commentary

cf. bride’s declaration of renunciation of inheritance 5 December 1597

Literature

Laursen in DNT III, p. 86 f.

References

Print reference: DNT III, p. 87-90
Contract language print: German

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 15. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/15.html.

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