Marriage contract no. 299: Österreich - Württemberg

  • Date of contract conclusion: 12. Januar 1788
  • Place of contract conclusion: Wien

Groom

  • Name: Franz II. Kaiser
  • GND: 118534955
  • Year of Birth: 1768
  • Year of Death: 1835
  • Dynasty: Habsburg-Lothringen
  • Confession: Katholisch

Bride

  • Name: Elisabeth Wilhelmine Louise von Württemberg
  • GND: 12303566X
  • Year of Birth: 1767
  • Year of Death: 1790
  • Dynasty: Württemberg
  • Confession: Katholisch

Actors of the Groom

  • Name: Joseph II., Kaiser
  • GND: 118558404
  • Dynasty: Habsburg-Lothringen
  • Relationship: Onkel

Actors of the Bride

  • Name: Karl Eugen von Württemberg
  • GND: 118560158
  • Dynasty: Württemberg
  • Relationship: Onkel

Contract content

Preamble: Names of the parties and the fathers of the spouses; names of the persons who negotiated the contract

1 – Mutual marriage vows of the parties

2 – Trousseau befitting the bride’s status; dowry of 40,000 guilders; donation propter nuptias of the same amount; mornig gift of 26,666 guilders; the groom’s family also assumes the monetary obligations that would normally be borne by the bride’s family, because the emperor has taken the place of the bride’s parents

3 – Hand money of 27,000 guilders per annum

4 – In the event of the bride’s death before the groom: the dowry and donation propter nuptias are at the groom’s disposal; after the groom’s death, both fall to the joint heirs; if there are none, both fall to the groom’s next of kin

5 – In the event of the groom’s death before the bride: the dowry and donation propter nuptias are at the bride’s disposal; after the bride’s death, both fall to the joint heirs; if there are no joint heirs, both fall to the groom’s next of kin

6 – Movable property and mornig gift are the sole property of the bride and may be bequeathed at her discretion

7 – Life estate of 40,000 guilders guaranteed in the event of the groom’s death; widow’s residence freely selectable; furnishings regulated

8 – Contract executed in two copies; affixed with the seals of the negotiating parties; date

9 – Under the seals: confirmation, signature and seal of Emperor Joseph II.

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

8 – Contract executed in two copies; affixed with the seals of the negotiating parties; date

9 – Under the seals: confirmation, signature and seal of Emperor Joseph II.

References

  • Archive copy: AT-OeStA HHStA UR FUK 2115a
  • Contract language archive copy: German