Marriage contract no. 394: Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen - Hessen
- Date of contract conclusion: 11. November 1529
- Place of contract conclusion: Sababurg
Groom
- Name: Erich (II.) von Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen
- GND: 119098652
- Year of Birth: 1528
- Year of Death: 1584
- Dynasty: Welfen (Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen)
- Confession: lutherisch
Bride
- Name: Agnes von Hessen
- GND: 104173815
- Year of Birth: 1527
- Year of Death: 1555
- Dynasty: Hessen
- Confession: lutherisch
Actors of the Groom
- Name: Erich I. von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
- GND: 116562498
- Dynasty: Welfen (Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen)
- Relationship: Vater
Actors of the Bride
- Name: Philipp I. von Hessen
- GND: 11859382X
- Dynasty: Hessen
- Relationship: Vater
Contract content
Article 1: Marriage decided; marriage for the purpose of peace and unity between the houses
Article 2: Time of marriage regulated: when the bride and groom have reached marriageable age
Article 3: The dowry amounts to 20,000 guilders; time regulations specified
Article 4: Trousseau (jewels, jewellery, etc.) regulated
Article 5: Renunciation of inheritance by the bride regulated
Article 6: Morning gift regulated; sealing mentioned?; consummation mentioned
Article 7: Regulations regarding legal age and the farm?
Article 8: If the marriage does not take place: mention of a fine of 10,000 guilders?
Article 9: If the bride or groom dies before the marriage: ? Mention of bridal silver; inheritance regulations specified
Article 10: Place and date of conclusion of the contract specified
Regulations on inheritance law
Article 5: Renunciation of inheritance by the bride regulated
Article 9: If the bride or groom dies before the marriage: ? Bridal silver mentioned; inheritance provisions specified
Further contracts between contracting parties
Contract between Erich I and Philipp’s mother dated 14 February 1519 (Regesten der Landgrafen von Hessen, No. 13312); marriage contract dated 8 August 1539 (No. 350 in this database)
Commentary
The original contract is not divided into articles.
In 1539, a new contract was concluded for the marriage of Agnes’ sister Anna to Erich (II), rendering this contract null and void
After the death of his father, the groom’s mother tried to persuade him to convert to Lutheranism, but in 1547 he finally decided to remain Catholic.
References
- Archive copies: NLA Ha Cal. Or. 2 No. 51; HStAM, Urk. 1, 1830
- Contract language archive copy: German
- Digitized archive copy: https://arcinsys.hessen.de/arcinsys/digitalMediaViewer.action?archivalDescriptionId=6088648
Recommended citation
Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 394. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/394.html.
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