Marriage contract no. 268: Mecklenburg-Güstrow - Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf

Date of contract conclusion: 27. November 1654
Place of contract conclusion: Gottorf

Groom

Name: Gustav Adolf von Mecklenburg-Güstrow
GND: 101250797
Year of Birth: 1633
Year of Death: 1695
Dynasty: Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Confession: lutherisch

Bride

Name: Magdalena Sibylla von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
GND: 123282667
Year of Birth: 1631
Year of Death: 1719
Dynasty: Oldenburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf)
Confession: lutherisch

Actors of the Groom

Name: Gustav Adolf von Mecklenburg-Güstrow
GND: 101250797
Dynasty: Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Relationship: /

Actors of the Bride

Name: Friedrich III. von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
GND: 11870320X
Dynasty: Oldenburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf)
Relationship: Vater

Contract content

1 – Dowry of 20,000 Reichstalers

2 – Morning gift of 4,000 Reichstalers or 300 Reichstalers annually

3 – donatio propter nuptias of 20,000 Reichstalers; investment in the county of Dargun; life estate of 12,300 Reichstalers; in case of insufficiency, the life estate is supplemented from neighboring counties, particularly Stavenhagen

4 – Provisions regarding the usufruct of the life estate and the sovereign’s superiority in legal matters

5 – Provisions regarding the dowry and morning gift upon the death of a spouse; regulations governing the bride’s remarriage

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. 100

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 268. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/268.html.

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