Marriage contract no. 52: Mantua - Österreich

Contract content

Article 1 (fol. 01r): Marriage agreed; dowry amounts to 100,000 guilders, payment arrangements mentioned, prescription regulated, interest on dowry set at 5%

Article 2 (fol. 01v): Investment of dowry regulated? Movable property mentioned?; Mortgage regulated?; ?

Article 3 (fol. 01v): Annual provision for the bride regulated?

Article 4 (fol. 01v-02r): The donatio propter nuptias amounts to 7,000 gold coins

Article 5 (fol. 02r): After the marriage has been consummated, the bride receives a gift of money, etc.

Article 6 (fol. 02r): If the bride dies: reimbursement of the dowry regulated; the groom retains the sums he brought into the marriage, as well as the jewellery, clothes and everything acquired during the marriage

Article 7 (fol. 02r-02v): Return of the dowry regulated

Article 8 (fol. 02v): If the groom dies before the bride and there are or are not any joint descendants: The bride continues to receive the annual payment of the donatio propter nuptias of 7,000; she also receives the payment if she lives abroad.

Article 9 (fol. 02v-03r): Regulation of the restoration of the dowry, regulation of the inheritance of the donatio propter nuptias and trousseau, ?

Article 10 (fol. 03r-03v): Regulations mentioned in case payments cannot be met?

Article 11 (fol. 03v): Provision of jewellery etc. before the bride’s journey regulated?

Article 12 (fol. 03v): Renunciation regulated

Article 13 (fol. 03v): Bohemia mentioned?; Right of succession in the absence of male heirs to the throne mentioned?; Confirmation and ratification of the renunciation by the groom regulated

Article 14 (fol. 04r): Ratification of the marriage contract by the groom; place and date specified

Article 15 (fol. 04r-04v): Financial arrangements for the payment of the donatio propter nuptias, the dowry and mortgages specified?; date

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 6 (fol. 02r): If the bride dies: reimbursement of the dowry regulated; the groom retains the sums he brought into the marriage, as well as the jewellery, clothes and everything acquired during the marriage

Article 7 (fol. 02r-02v): Return of the dowry regulated

Article 8 (fol. 02v): If the groom dies before the bride and there are or are not any joint descendants: The bride continues to receive the annual payment of the donatio propter nuptias of 7,000; she also receives the payment if she lives abroad

Article 9 (fol. 02v-03r): Restoration of the dowry regulated, inheritance of the donatio propter nuptias and trousseau regulated, ?

Article 12 (fol. 03v): Renunciation regulated

Article 13 (fol. 03v): Bohemia mentioned?; Right of succession in the absence of male heirs to the throne mentioned?; Confirmation and ratification of the renunciation by the groom regulated

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

Article 13 (fol. 03v): Bohemia mentioned?; Right of succession in the absence of male heirs to the throne mentioned?; Confirmation and ratification of the renunciation by the groom regulated

Article 14 (fol. 04r): Ratification of the marriage contract by the groom regulated; Place and date mentioned

Commentary

Original contract divided into articles

No foliation/numbering of the contract pages

References

• Archive copy: HHSTA Österreich (Austria), FUK 1335
• Contract language archive copy: Latin

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 52. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/52.html.

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