Marriage contract no. 341: Hohenlohe - Braunschweig-Lüneburg
- Date of contract conclusion: 18. Oktober 1584
- Place of contract conclusion: s. l.
Groom
- Name: Friedrich von Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- GND: 136169988
- Year of Birth: 1553
- Year of Death: 1590
- Dynasty: Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
- Confession: lutherisch
Actors of the Groom
- Name: Friedrich von Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- GND: 136169988
- Dynasty: Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
- Relationship: /
Actors of the Bride
- Name: Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
- GND: 134198158
- Dynasty: Welfen (Braunschweig-Lüneburg)
- Relationship: Vater
Contract content
Preamble: Names of the spouses; setting of the wedding date
Article 1: Dowry settled; 12,000 talers; bride’s trousseau settled
Article 2: Bride’s renunciation of inheritance settled
Article 3: Donatio propter nuptias of 18,000 talers; morning gift of 2,000 talers; investment regulated; widow’s residence guaranteed; life estate regulated
Article 4: Widow’s residence regulated in relation to the division of the Hohenlohe estate
Article 5: Regulations regarding the widow’s dower: homage, provision of natural produce; jurisdiction
Article 6: Inheritance of the dowry and trousseau in the event of the groom’s death with and without joint heirs regulated
Article 7: Regulation of debts as a widow
Article 8: Guardianship of the children regulated
Article 9: Remarriage of the bride regulated
Article 10: Inheritance of joint children regulated
Article 11: The groom’s obligations are to be fulfilled as soon as he has received his share of the inheritance from the House of Hohenlohe
Article 12: Confirmation of the contract by the Brunswick side; confirmation of the contract by the Hohenlohe side; place; date; signatures; seals
Regulations on inheritance law
Article 2: Bride’s renunciation of inheritance settled
Article 6: Inheritance of the dowry and trousseau in the event of the groom’s death with and without joint heirs regulated
Article 10: Inheritance of joint children regulated
Ratifications, confirmations, approvals
Article 12: Signatures; seals
Commentary
The condition of the document did not allow for more detailed cataloguing. The register may also contain gaps.
References
- Archive copy: NLA HA Dep. 84 A Nr. 196
- Contract language archive copy: German
Recommended citation
Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 341. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/341.html.
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