Marriage contract no. 421: Savoyen-Chablais - Sardinien-Piemont

Date of contract conclusion: 18. März 1775
Place of contract conclusion: s. l.

Groom

Name: Benedetto Maria Moritz von Savoyen-Chablais
GND: 1089704526
Year of Birth: 1741
Year of Death: 1808
Dynasty: Savoyen-Chablais
Confession: katholisch

Bride

Name: Maria Anna Gabriella von Savoyen
GND: /
Year of Birth: 1757
Year of Death: 1824
Dynasty: Savoyen
Confession: katholisch

Actors of the Groom

Name: Benedetto Maria Moritz von Savoyen
GND: 1089704526
Dynasty: Savoyen
Relationship: /

Actors of the Bride

Name: Victor Amadeus III. von Savoyen
GND: 117682349
Dynasty: Savoyen
Relationship: Vater

Contract content

Dowry set at 420,000 Piedmontese lire plus 200,000 lire for jewellery; dowry remains the property of the bride

Provision in the event of the death of the bride without children: dowry reverts to her father by right of reversion

Morning gift set at 252,000 lire in jewellery, which remains the property of the bride along with a number of other items

Hand money set at 50,400 lire per annum under various conditions

Signatory powers of the bride’s father and groom for their representatives

Regulations on inheritance law

Provision in the event of the death of the bride without children: dowry reverts to her father by right of reversion

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

Signatory powers of the bride’s father and groom for their representatives

Commentary

The information on the content of the contract is based on the inventory data of the archive copy.

References

Archive copy: AST, Inventario n. 102, Duca di Chiablese Benedetto Maurizio di Savoia e la principessa di Savoia Maria Carlotta Gabriela (Mazzo 47), Fascicolo 2

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 421. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/421.html.

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