Marriage contract no. 44: Spanien - Österreich

Contract content

Article 1 (fol. 01r): Order of knights mentioned; name of the groom; the marriage contract contains provisions on the dowry and inheritance law

Article 2 (fol. 01r-02r): Name of the bride and the bride’s guardian; seal mentioned; negotiators and companions named

Article 3 (fol. 02r-02v): Marriage by procuratorem regulated; obtaining a papal dispensation in the same year regulated; conclusion of the contract regulated

Article 4 (fol. 02v): dowry of 100,000 Scutorum crowns regulated?; time regulations and payment regulations mentioned

Article 5 (fol. 02v-03r): Donatio propter nuptias of 100,000 Scutorum regulated?; Regulations in the event of dissolution of the marriage or death of the groom or bride before the marriage is consummated mentioned, payment regulations and distributions regulated, inheritance regulations mentioned if there are descendants from the marriage?

Article 6 (fol. 03r-03v): Payment and pledge regulations for the dowry mentioned; return regulated; Security and pledges regulated; investment of 50,000 in precious stones regulated?;

Article 7 (fol. 03v): Assistance regulated?

Article 8 (fol. 03v-04r): Dissolution of the marriage regulated, regardless of whether there are children or not; ?; Return of money regulated; ?

Article 9 (fol. 4r): Second marriage mentioned; returns regulated?; widow’s property and maintenance regulated?

Article 10 (fol. 04r-04v): Servants and officials regulated; the bride is granted a confessor?

Article 11 (fol. 04v): Regulations mentioned if the marriage is dissolved or terminated?: The bride may remain in the kingdom with her court, receipt of precious stones, assets and movable property regulated; the bride may also leave the kingdom with her court and possessions?; down payments and pledges regulated?

Article 12 (fol. 04v-05r): Renunciation of inheritance and succession by the bride for herself and her descendants to all paternal and maternal inheritance; mention of inheritance.

Article 13 (fol. 05r): Meeting of the bride and groom regulated?; Costs regulated.

Article 14 (fol. 05r-05v): Marriage by proxy regulated; 6 Principals and their duties regulated; impartial observation regulated; sealing of the contract regulated

Article 15 (fol. 05v): Advisors and officials mentioned?

Article 16 (fol. 05v): Sealing mentioned; place and date stated Signatures

Confessional regulations

Article 10 (fol. 04r-04v): Servants and officials regulated; the bride is assigned a confessor?

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 1 (fol. 01r): Order of knights mentioned; mention of the groom; the marriage contract contains provisions on dowry and inheritance

Article 5 (fol. 02v-03r): Donatio propter nuptias in the amount of 100,000 scutorum regulated?; regulations in the event of dissolution of the marriage or death of the groom or bride before the marriage is consummated mentioned, payment regulations and distributions regulated, inheritance regulations mentioned if there are descendants from the marriage?

Article 6 (fol. 03r-03v): Payment and pledge regulations for the dowry specified; return regulated; security and pledge regulated; investment of 50,000 in precious stones regulated?

Article 8 (fol. 03v-04r): Dissolution of the marriage regulated, regardless of whether there are children or not; ?; Regulations governing the return of money

Article 9 (fol. 4r): Second marriage mentioned; regulations governing returns?; widow’s property and maintenance regulated?

Article 12 (fol. 04v-05r): Renunciation of inheritance and succession by the bride for herself and her descendants to all paternal and maternal inheritance; renewal mentioned

External authorities involved

Article 3 (fol. 02r-02v): Marriage by procurator regulated; obtaining a papal dispensation in the same year regulated; conclusion of the contract regulated

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

Article 3 (fol. 02r-02v): Marriage by procuratorem regulated; obtaining a papal dispensation in the same year regulated; conclusion of the contract regulated

Commentary

Original contract divided into articles

No numbering/folioing on the original contract pages

Pages of the contract appear to be missing

References

• Archive copy: AT-OeStA/HHStA UR FUK 1675 1647 V 20
• Contract language archive copy: Latin

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 44. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/44.html.

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