Marriage contract no. 50: Sachsen (Kursachsen) - Dänemark

Contract content

Preamble (543f.): In memory of the long-standing, often renewed friendship and kinship between dynasties, to the praise of God, to increase friendship and trust between both countries, to bring about a closer union between the descendants of both sides, for the benefit and welfare of both countries: Marriage agreement declared

Article 1: Consent for bride granted, marriage agreed: date for consummation reserved, transfer of bride regulated

Article 2: Dowry determined: in return for bride’s renunciation of inheritance, payment regulated

Article 3: Morning gift determined: payment and use regulated

Article 4: Donatio propter nuptias, widow’s income, widow’s property determined: rights of use, widow’s residence, inspection of widow’s property arranged, subject to subsequent amendments

Articles 5-6: Widow’s property arranged: instructions and homage, legal status and duties of servants and subjects arranged, rights of sovereignty reserved

Articles 7-8: Remuneration and appointment of servants on the widow’s property regulated

Article 9: Appointment of church and school servants on the widow’s property regulated, appointment of court chaplain to the bride regulated

Article 10: Opening of widow’s estates to third parties, sale of widow’s estates prohibited, preservation of widow’s estates regulated

Articles 11-12: Replacement or exchange of widow’s estates regulated

Article 13: After the death of the groom: widow’s maintenance determined, delivery of the bride’s personal possessions regulated

Article 14: In the event of the bride’s second marriage: compensation for widow’s property, payment of dowry, interest on donatio propter nuptias and morning gift regulated

Articles 15-16: After the death of the bride after her second marriage: reversion of morning gift, donatio propter nuptias, inheritance of dowry if applicable, inheritance to children from both marriages regulated

Article 17: Transfer of widow’s property: payment of dowry, delivery of deeds of transfer

Article 18: After the death of the groom: bride’s liability for groom’s debts excluded

Articles 19-22: After the death of the bride without surviving children: continued use of dowry and trousseau by the groom, reversion after the death of the groom and repayment regulated

Article 23: Inheritance of dowry and trousseau to children regulated

Article 24: In the event of the death of a spouse before consummation of the marriage: nullity of the marriage contract regulated

Esch (553): Compliance promised

Regulations on succession to the throne

Articles 5-6: Widow’s property regulated: instruction and homage, legal status and duties of servants and subjects regulated, sovereign rights reserved

Confessional regulations

Article 9: Appointment of church and school servants on the widow’s property regulated, appointment of court chaplain to the bride regulated

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 2: Dowry determined: in return for the bride’s renunciation of inheritance, payment regulated

Articles 15-16: After the death of the bride after her second marriage: reversion of morning gift, donatio propter nuptias, possible inheritance of dowry, inheritance to children from both marriages regulated

Article 23: Inheritance of dowry and trousseau to children regulated

Commentary

cf. Bride’s waiver of inheritance 3 October 1666 (DNT V, pp. 569-574)

Literature

Brink 2009, pp. 209 - Knöfel 2009, pp. 158 f. - Laursen in DNT V, pp. 527-542

References

• Print reference: DNT V, pp. 543-554
• Contract language print: German

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 50. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/50.html.

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