Marriage contract no. 59: Schweden - Dänemark

Contract content

Preamble (388f.): To the glory of God, for the strengthening and prosperity of both royal houses and empires, with the consent of the bride’s mother, after the betrothal before the war, after the postponement of the marriage until after the conclusion of peace: Marriage agreement announced – as a sign of the groom’s love for the bride, as a sign of the groom’s intention of friendship towards the Danish king: Appointment of negotiators, negotiations and conclusion of contract announced

Article 1: Transfer of the bride, church wedding in Sweden regulated – Lutheran religious practice of the bride and her servants regulated, Lutheran child rearing regulated – Court of the bride regulated: Appointment and remuneration of servants regulated – Maintenance of the bride during the marriage regulated

Article 2: Dowry determined: payment regulated, use and reversion after the death of the bride without surviving children regulated, investment regulated

Article 3: Trousseau regulated: use regulated, reversion or inheritance of trousseau and dowry after the death of the bride with or without surviving children regulated

Article 4: Morning gift determined: use and payment regulated

Article 5: Widow’s income and widow’s property determined: use regulated, any improvements regulated

Article 6: Allowance for widow’s income guaranteed: based on the example of the groom’s mother

Article 7: Financing of children’s education regulated: independent of widow’s maintenance

Article 8: Use of widow’s property regulated: oath of allegiance by subjects to bride guaranteed, exchange and taxation of widow’s property reserved, appointment of officials regulated

Articles 9-10: Provision of widow’s property regulated: reversion of provision regulated where applicable

Article 11: Condition and maintenance of widow’s property regulated

Article 12: Indemnity of widow’s property from debts guaranteed

Article 13: Widow’s maintenance summarised

Article 14: In the event of the bride moving abroad as a widow: payment of dowry, donatio propter nuptias and morning gift to the bride regulated, compensation for widow’s residence and widow’s income regulated, reversion of donatio propter nuptias after the bride’s death regulated

Article 15: Drafting and exchange of documents regarding the bride’s renunciation of inheritance, dowry payment and matrimonial property agreement regulated

Confessional regulations

Article 1: Regulation of Lutheran religious practice by the bride and her servants, regulation of Lutheran child rearing

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 3: Regulation of trousseau: regulation of use, reversion or inheritance of trousseau and dowry after the death of the bride with or without surviving children

Article 15: Drafting and exchange of documents regarding the bride’s renunciation of inheritance, dowry payment and matrimonial property agreement regulated

Text reference to past events

Preamble: mention of the Scanian War and subsequent peace treaty

Further contracts between contracting parties

Peace Treaty of Lund, 26 September 1679

Defensive alliance of Lund, 27 September 1679

Commentary

Engagement concluded in June 1675 before the outbreak of war, cf. Laursen in DNT VII, p. 610 f.

Literature

Laursen in DNT VII, p. 376-387

References

• Archive copy: Stockholm, Riksarkivet, Kunungahusens urkunder, 41 Urkunder rörande konung Karl XI:s och prinsessan Ulrika Eleonoras af Danmark giftermål 1679 – 1680, no. 41 d Marriage contract
• Print reference: DNT VII, pp. 288–296
• Contract language print: Swedish

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 59. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/59.html.

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