Marriage contract no. 265: Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön - Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf

Contract content

1 – Dowry of 30,000 Reichstalers; 20,000 Talers are to be paid by Frederick III of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and 10,000 Reichstalers by the bride’s mother

2 – Donatio propter nuptias of 30,000 Reichstalers

3 – The dower estate is defined as follows: The palace and county of Ahrensbök, including the three rural estates of Hohenhorst, Ahrensbök, and Neuhof, as well as the adjacent villages specified in the contract; a life estate of 6,000 Reichstalers

4 – 200 Reichstalers annually as a morning gift

5 – Duke Joachim Ernst shall secure the consent of his brothers or, in the event of their death, their descendants

External authorities involved

5 – Duke Joachim Ernst shall secure the consent of his brothers or, in the event of their death, their descendants

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. 70

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 265. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/265.html.

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