Marriage contract no. 164: Baden-Baden - Savoyen

  • Date of contract conclusion: 15. März 1653
  • Place of contract conclusion: Paris

Groom

  • Name: Ferdinand Maximilian von Baden
  • GND: 129458139
  • Year of Birth: 1625
  • Year of Death: 1669
  • Dynasty: Zähringer
  • Confession: Katholisch

Bride

  • Name: Louise Christine von Savoyen-Carignan
  • GND: 1017914982
  • Year of Birth: 1627
  • Year of Death: 1689
  • Dynasty: Savoyen
  • Confession: Katholisch

Actors of the Groom

  • Name: Wilhelm, Markgraf von Baden; Ferdinand Maximilian, Prinz von Baden
  • GND: 118632876
  • Dynasty: Zähringen
  • Relationship: Vater

Actors of the Bride

  • Name: Franz Thomas, Prinz von Savoyen-Carignan
  • GND: 130038296
  • Dynasty: Savoyen
  • Relationship: Vater
  • Name: Maria von Bourbon-Condé
  • GND: 128772454X
  • Dynasty: Bourbonen
  • Relationship: Mutter

Contract content

Article 1: Consent of the Emperor, Duke of Anjou, Bavaria and Savoy expressed, appointment of negotiators and authorised representatives

Article 2: Marriage agreed: church wedding at the French court agreed

Article 3: Gifts from Louis, Duke of Savoy, to Louise guaranteed: as dowry

Article 4: Dowry determined: payable by the bride’s parents, payment regulated, partly as a trousseau, partly after the death of the bride’s parents

Article 5: Louise’s renunciation of inheritance regulated: except in the event of the extinction of the descendants of Franz Thomas

Article 6: Life estate regulated: established in Baden, including administration, widow’s residence

Article 7: in the event of Louise’s second marriage: reduction of life estate regulated

Article 8: widow’s pension regulated, compliance guaranteed, ratification agreed within two months, Margraves of Baden provide their own property as collateral

Article 9: in the event of unforeseen disputes: amicable settlement agreed by the parents of the bride and groom

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 5: Louise’s renunciation of inheritance settled: except in the event of the extinction of Franz Thomas’s descendants

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

Article 8: […] Compliance assured, ratification agreed within two months […]

Commentary

To strengthen the friendship between Baden and France, following Baden’s courtship of King Louis, due to their close relationship with Louis! (Narratio)

The treaty itself is not divided into articles.

Literature

References

  • Print reference: CTS 2, S. 501-506
  • Contract language print: French