Marriage contract no. 260: Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf - Kursachsen

Contract content

1 – Dowry set at 30,000 talers

2 – Morning gift set at 7,000 talers or 300 talers annually

3 – donatio propter nuptias set at 30,000 talers; invested in the counties of Kiel and Bordesholm; life estate of 6,000 talers

4 – Provisions regarding the appointment and salary of officials on the dowry estates

5 – Procedure for appointing church and school officials on the dowry estates established

6 – Should the dowry estates prove insufficient to generate the life estate, the county of Bollingstedt shall be added to the dowry

7 – Provisions regarding the matrimonial property and jewels in the event of death; rules governing the bride’s remarriage

8 – Provision of noblemen for knightly service and game for the bride, as was the case for the groom’s mother

9 – The groom shall obtain the Emperor’s confirmation

Regulations on inheritance law

7 – Provisions regarding the matrimonial property and jewels in the event of death; rules governing the bride’s remarriage

External authorities involved

9 – The groom shall obtain the Emperor’s confirmation

Commentary

The information in the register is based on data from the Schleswig-Holstein State Archives on Arcinsys Schleswig-Holstein.

References

• Archive copy: LASH, Urk.-Abt. 7, Nr. 66

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 260. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/260.html.

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