Marriage contract no. 25: Polen - Österreich

Contract content

Invocation of God Article 1 (fol. 01r-01v): Power of attorney and officials mentioned; actors named; procurators mentioned; marriage decided; legates, officials and instructions mentioned

Article 2 ( fol. 01v-02r): Papal consent mentioned

Article 3 (fol. 02r): The dowry amounts to 100,000 guilders

Article 4 (fol. 02r): The donatio propter nuptias amounts to 100,000 guilders; securing of assets regulated

Article 5 (fol. 02r-02v): Lordships regulated , oath of fidelity to the bride regulated, recording of income regulated, customary laws of Poland mentioned, taxes regulated

Article 6 (fol. 02v): If the goods are damaged: reimbursement regulated

Article 7 (fol. 03r): If the bride dies before the groom: The groom receives the dowry, the donatio propter nuptias and the wedding gifts

Article 8 (fol. 03r-03v): If the groom dies before the bride and there are or are not any descendants: The bride receives the right of disposal over the aforementioned dominions, goods, dowry, etc.; after the death of the bride, the donatio propter nuptias reverts to Poland, the dowry is inherited according to the bride’s will, and the bride may bequeath other gifts as she wishes.

Article 9 (fol. 03v): Restoration of the dowry regulated

Article 10 (fol. 03v-04r): Further financial regulations concerning the dowry and the lordships

Article 11 (fol. 04r): Jurisdiction, freedoms and privileges of the bride on the estates regulated in accordance with customary practices

Article 12 (fol. 04r-04v): Further inheritance regulations for the bride’s continued possession, inheritance regulations for the bride’s property in Poland mentioned

Article 13 (fol. 04v-05r): If the groom dies before the bride: regulations for the bride’s acquisitions in Poland after the wedding mentioned

Article 14 (fol. 05r-05v): Regulation of the bride’s renunciation of all paternal, maternal and fraternal inheritance, regulation of the bride’s renunciation of succession for herself and her descendants, exception in the event of the extinction of the male line of the bride’s house; regulation of confirmation of the renunciation of inheritance by the groom

Article 15 (fol. 05v): If the bride or groom dies before the marriage is consummated: contract invalid

Article 16 (fol. 05v): Ratification of the contract regulated, signatures, sealing regulated, ratification of the waiver regulated

Article 17 (fol. 06r): Date mentioned, marriage regulated; dating. Signatures

Regulations on succession to the throne

Article 14 (fol. 05r-05v): Renunciation of inheritance by the bride to all paternal, maternal and fraternal inheritance regulated, renunciation of succession by the bride for herself and her descendants regulated, exception in the event of the extinction of the male line of the bride’s house; confirmation of renunciation of inheritance by the groom regulated

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 7 (fol. 03r): If the bride dies before the groom: The groom receives the dowry, the donatio propter nuptias and the wedding gifts?

Article 8 (fol. 03r-03v): If the groom dies before the bride and there are descendants or not: The bride receives the right of disposal over the aforementioned lordships, goods, dowry, etc.; after the death of the bride, the donatio propter nuptias reverts to Poland, the dowry is bequeathed according to the bride’s will, and the bride may bequeath other gifts according to her own wishes.

Article 12 (fol. 04r-04v): Further inheritance regulations for the bride’s continued possession, inheritance regulations for the bride’s property in Poland mentioned.

Article 13 (fol. 04v-05r): If the groom dies before the bride: regulations for the bride’s acquisitions in Poland after the wedding mentioned.

Article 14 (fol. 05r-05v): Regulation of the bride’s renunciation of all paternal, maternal and fraternal inheritance, regulation of the bride’s renunciation of succession for herself and her descendants, exception in the event of the extinction of the male line of the bride’s house; regulation of confirmation of the renunciation of inheritance by the groom

External authorities involved

Article 2 (fol. 01v-02r): Papal consent mentioned

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

Article 2 (fol. 01v-02r): Papal consent mentioned Article 16 (fol. 05v): Ratification of the contract regulated, signatures, sealing regulated, ratification of the waiver regulated

Commentary

Original treaty not divided into articles No foliation/numbering of treaty pages

References

• Archive copy: HHSTA Austria FUK 1653 1637 VIII 09
• Contract language archive copy: Latin

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 25. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/25.html.

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