Marriage contract no. 65: Kurpfalz - Dänemark

Contract content

[Pre] – in memory of old, often renewed friendship and kinship between dynasties, to the praise of God, to friendship and trust between both countries, to closer union between the descendants of both sides, to the benefit and welfare of both countries: marriage agreement initiated under King Frederick III, concluded after his death (283f.)

1 – Consent given for the bride, marriage date set: subject to agreement on the date

2 – Lutheran religious practice regulated for the bride and her court

3 – Transfer of the bride regulated, dowry determined: in return for the bride’s renunciation of inheritance, payment of the dowry regulated, trousseau regulated

4 – Morning gift determined: payment regulated

5 – Maintenance of the bride during the marriage determined: for clothing and personal needs, except for godparent gifts

6-7 – Bride’s retinue regulated: appointment, remuneration and legal status of servants regulated

8 – Donatio propter nuptias, widow’s income, widow’s residence and widow’s property determined: rights of use and inspection regulated, rectification guaranteed if necessary

9 – Widow’s property regulated: homage and legal status of officials and subjects regulated, except for rights of sovereignty

10 – Widow’s property regulated: duties and trousseau regulated

11 – Widow’s property regulated: remuneration of servants regulated

12 – Widow’s property regulated: appointment of servants and court chaplain of the bride regulated

13 – Widow’s property regulated: opening and sale to third parties, alliances with third parties prohibited, preservation of widow’s property regulated

14 – Widow’s property regulated: compensation in case of damage regulated

15 – Widow’s property regulated: exchange regulated

16 – After the death of the groom: Widow’s maintenance summarised

17 – In the event of the bride’s second marriage: Compensation for widow’s property through payment of dowry, interest on the donatio propter nuptias and morning gift regulated

18-19 – After the death of the bride during the widowhood period: reversion of the morning gift and donatio propter nuptias, and, if applicable, inheritance of the dowry and estate by children from both marriages regulated

20 – Transfer of widow’s property regulated: in return for payment of the dowry

21 – after the death of the groom: compensation for the bride for the groom’s debts regulated

22-25 – after the death of the bride without surviving children: use of dowry and trousseau by the groom, reversion after the death of the groom, repayment regulated

26 – Inheritance of dowry and trousseau by children regulated

27 – In the event of the death of the bride or groom before the marriage: nullity of the marriage contract regulated

[Esch] – Compliance promised (295)

Confessional regulations

Lutheran religious practice for bride and her court regulated - 2

Widow’s property regulated: appointment of servants and court preacher for the bride regulated - 12

13 – Widow’s property regulated: opening and sale to third parties, alliances with third parties prohibited, preservation of widow’s property regulated

Regulations on inheritance law

Dowry stipulated: in return for the bride’s renunciation of inheritance – 3

After the bride’s death during the widowhood period: inheritance of dowry and estate to children from both marriages regulated, if applicable – 18-19

Inheritance of dowry and trousseau to children regulated – 26

Literature

Laursen in DNT VI, pp. 277-283.

References

• Print reference: DNT VI, pp. 283-296
• Contract language print: German

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 65. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/65.html.

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