Marriage contract no. 402: Geldern - Braunschweig-Lüneburg
- Date of contract conclusion: 26. August 1518
- Place of contract conclusion: s. l.
Groom
- Name: Karl von Geldern
- GND: 104206527
- Year of Birth: 1467
- Year of Death: 1538
- Dynasty: Egmond-Geldern
- Confession: katholisch
Bride
- Name: Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
- GND: 1035104601
- Year of Birth: 1494
- Year of Death: 1572
- Dynasty: Welfen (Braunschweig-Lüneburg)
- Confession: katholisch
Actors of the Groom
- Name: Karl von Geldern
- GND: 104206527
- Dynasty: Egmond-Geldern
- Relationship: /
Actors of the Bride
- Name: Heinrich I. von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
- GND: 136201504
- Dynasty: Welfen (Braunschweig-Lüneburg)
- Relationship: Vater
Contract content
Article 1: Marriage agreed upon; mention of the death of the bride’s grandfather, Otto “the Victorious” of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Article 2: Dowry settled?
Article 3: Illegible
Article 4: Trousseau (clothing, jewelry, silverware, etc.) settled
Article 5: Morning gift, donatio propter nuptias, and dower-estatessettled?
Article 6: Provisions regarding subjects on the dower-estates?
Article 7: Provisions regarding inheritance law?
Article 8: Bride’s annual pension settled
Article 9: Provisions regarding the widow’s estates?; Provisions regarding knighthoods; rights of use and appurtenances on the dower-estates; receipt of the annual annuity; services; provisions regarding knighthoods and payments?
Article 10: Oaths of allegiance and other obligations of the subjects, etc., on the dower-estates toward the bride; payment
Article 11: Additional provisions regarding knighthood
Article 12: Morning gift regulated?
Article 13: If the widow’s estate is damaged: repairs and compensation regulated?
Article 14: Bride’s unimpeded rights of use of the widow’s estate regulated; use of the dower-estate by other persons excluded
Article 15: Provisions regarding debts and obligations?
Article 16: Location specified?
Article 17: Sealed letter mentioned; provisions regarding the dower-estate, receipt of the dowry, donatio propter nuptias, morning gift, trousseau, etc., regulated?; provisions regarding the bride’s maintenance?
Article 18: If the groom dies before the bride and there are direct heirs from the marriage: Provisions regarding inheritance law?; regulations governing the acquisition of the widow’s estate; the bride receive the dowry, donatio propter nuptias, and trousseau?; payment schedules established
Article 19: king’s permission required?; sealing mentioned
Regulations on inheritance law
Article 7: Provisions regarding inheritance law?
Article 18: If the groom dies before the bride and there are direct heirs from the marriage: Provisions regarding inheritance law?; regulations governing the acquisition of the widow’s estate; the bride receive the dowry, donatio propter nuptias, and trousseau?; payment schedules established
Ratifications, confirmations, approvals
Article 19: king’s permission required?; sealing mentioned
Commentary
The original contract is not divided into articles and is difficult to read
References
- Archive copy: NLA Ha Celle Or. 1 Nr. 66_1
- Contract language archive copy: German
Recommended citation
Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 402. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/402.html.
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