Marriage contract no. 63: Sachsen (Kursachsen) - Dänemark

Contract content

[Pre] – In memory of old, often renewed friendship and kinship between dynasties, to praise God, to increase friendship and trust between both countries, to bring the descendants of both sides closer together, for the benefit and welfare of both countries: Marriage agreement announced (204)

1 – Consent for bride granted, marriage agreed: date for consummation reserved, transfer of bride arranged

2 – Dowry determined: in return for bride’s renunciation of inheritance, payment arranged

3 – Morning gift determined: payment and use arranged

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

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

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

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

10 – Opening of widow’s property to third parties, sale of widow’s property prohibited, preservation of widow’s property regulated

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

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

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

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

17 – Transfer of widow’s property regulated: against payment of the dowry, delivery of deeds of transfer regulated

18 – after the death of the groom: bride’s liability for groom’s debts excluded

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

23 – Inheritance of dowry and trousseau by children regulated

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

25 – Compliance promised (212)

Regulations on succession to the throne

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

Confessional regulations

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

Regulations on inheritance law

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

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

Inheritance of dowry and trousseau to children regulated - 23

Further contracts between contracting parties

Defensive alliance of Dresden 03.03.1693

Renewed defensive alliance of Dresden 12.07.1694

Commentary

After the death of the bride’s father: the groom’s marriage was refused!

Literature

Brink 2009, p. 210 - Essegern 2009, p. 59 f. - Laursen in DNT IX, p. 193-203.

References

• Print reference: DT, pp. 206–211, then in CTS 43, pp. 401–408
• Contract language print: German

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 63. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/63.html.

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