Marriage contract no. 161: Savoyen-Nemours - Frankreich

Contract content

Article 1: Marriage agreed

Article 2: Community of property and goods agreed: debts incurred prior to the marriage are excluded; dowry set at 900,000 livres, partly in cash, partly in goods, partly in jewels and jewellery; in return for the dowry: Elisabeth’s renunciation of inheritance rights regulated; Elisabeth’s life estate and choice of widow’s residence regulated

Article 3: Dissolution of the community of property after the death of one spouse regulated

Article 4: If property brought into the community of property by Elisabeth is sold, equivalent replacement must be provided, at the latest upon dissolution of the community of property

Article 5: Elisabeth, her relatives, children or descendants are entitled to take over or reject all property included in the community of property with all resulting obligations after the death of her husband; in the event of rejection: reversion of the property contributed by Elisabeth; regulations regarding the life estate and liability for debts in connection therewith

Article 6: Payment terms for the sum of money mentioned in Article 1 are regulated.

Article 7: Donation of 100,000 livres by the King of France is guaranteed due to his close relationship to both spouses.

Article 8: Inheritance of the Duchy of Nemours and the County of Gisors by the son is regulated: or repurchase by the King of France if there are no sons.

Regulations on succession to the throne

Confessional regulations

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 2: […] in return for dowry: Elisabeth’s renunciation of inheritance regulated; life annuity and choice of widow’s residence by Elisabeth regulated

Article 8: Inheritance of the Duchy of Nemours and the County of Gisors by son regulated: or repurchase by the King of France if no sons are available

Commentary

Karl Amadeus: see Europ. Stammtf. NF II, 195 - Elisabeth: see Europ. Stammtf. NF III, 338 - César de Vendôme: illegitimate son of King Henry IV of France The article itself is not divided into sections.

Literature

References

• Print reference: Dumont 1726-1739, Bd. VI:1, S. 282-283
• Contract language print: French
• Digitized print: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1263173g/f322

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 161. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/161.html.

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