Marriage contract no. 427: Lothringen - Savoyen-Nemours
- Date of contract conclusion: 4. Februar 1662
- Place of contract conclusion: s. l.
Groom
- Name: Karl (V.) von Lothringen
- GND: 118720902
- Year of Birth: 1643
- Year of Death: 1690
- Dynasty: Lothringen
- Confession: katholisch
Bride
- Name: Maria Johanna Baptista von Savoyen-Nemours
- GND: 121104885
- Year of Birth: 1644
- Year of Death: 1724
- Dynasty: Savoyen-Nemours
- Confession: katholisch
Actors of the Groom
- Name: Nikolaus II. von Lothringen
- GND: 138244995
- Dynasty: Lothringen
- Relationship: Vater
- Name: Karl (V.) von Lothringen
- GND: 118720902
- Dynasty: Lothringen
- Relationship: /
Actors of the Bride
- Name: Elisabeth von Vendôme
- GND: 1037239385
- Dynasty: Bourbon-Vendôme
- Relationship: Mutter
- Name: Maria Johanna Baptista von Savoyen-Nemours
- GND: 121104885
- Dynasty: Savoyen-Nemours
- Relationship: /
Contract content
The preliminary contract was concluded on 23 August 1661 and ratified on 5 November 1661, obliging the bride and groom to marry as soon as possible
Dowry set at 2 million lire from the bride’s father’s inheritance, which the bride was entitled to from the Duke of Savoy due to the reversion of his appanage because of the lack of male heirs
In addition, she was granted the usufruct of the lands of Poncin, Cerdon and the Margraviate of Saint Sorlin by maternal right, from which she was to receive 200,000 lire on the eve of the wedding
Ratifications, confirmations, approvals
Preliminary agreement was concluded on 23 August 1661 and ratified on 5 November 1661
Commentary
The engagement took place on 22 March 1662. It was dissolved in 1663. The marriage did not take place.
The information on the content of the treaty is based on the inventory data of the archive copy.
Literature
Oresko, Robert: Maria Giovanna Battista of Savoy-Nemours (1644-1724): daughter, consort, and Regent of Savoy. In: Clarissa Campbell Orr (ed.), Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort, Cambridge University Press, 2004, pp. 16-55, here: p. 21.
References
- Archive copy: AST, Inventario n. 102, Matrimonio progettato tra la principessa Maria Gioanna Battista di Nemours e il principe Carlo di Lorena (Mazzo 31), Fascicolo 1
Recommended citation
Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 427. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/427.html.
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