Marriage contract no. 425: Savoyen - Frankreich

Date of contract conclusion: 7. April 1526
Place of contract conclusion: s. l.

Groom

Name: Ludovico von Savoyen
GND: /
Year of Birth: 1523
Year of Death: 1536
Dynasty: Savoyen
Confession: katholisch

Bride

Name: Margarethe von Frankreich
GND: 143373161
Year of Birth: 1523
Year of Death: 1574
Dynasty: Valois-Angoulême
Confession: katholisch

Actors of the Groom

Name: Karl III. von Savoyen
GND: 104193395
Dynasty: Savoyen
Relationship: Vater

Actors of the Bride

Name: Franz I. von Frankreich
GND: 118534947
Dynasty: Valois-Angoulême
Relationship: Vater

Contract content

Dowry set at 100,000 gold scudi, half payable on the day of the wedding and the other half four years later.

In the event of the bride’s death without issue: repayment of the dowry.

Widow’s pension set at 10,000 gold scudi per annum.

Further contracts between contracting parties

Ratification by Charles III on 29 January 1527 (AST, Inventario n. 102, Mazzo 19, Fascicolo 3), Ratification by Francis I on 26 September 1527 (AST, Inventario n. 102, Mazzo 19, Fascicolo 5), further ratification by Charles III on 6 March 1528 (AST, Inventario n. 102, Mazzo 19, Fascicolo 6)

Commentary

This contract is a marriage capitulation, not a final marriage contract.

The marriage did not take place.

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, Ludovico figlio primogenito del duca Carlo III e Margherita figlia di Francesco I Re di Francia (Mazzo 19), Fascicolo 2

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 425. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/425.html.

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