Marriage contract no. 66: Dänemark - Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Contract content

[Pre] – To the praise of God and for the welfare of both countries: Marriage agreement announced (176f.)

1 – Consent given for groom, marriage agreed

2 – Dowry determined: payment and trousseau regulated

3 – Morning gift determined: payment regulated

4 – Maintenance of the bride during the marriage regulated: remuneration of the bride’s servants regulated

5 – Bride’s household regulated: appointment of servants regulated

6 – Widow’s property, widow’s residence and widow’s income determined: allowance instead of donatio propter nuptias determined, rights of use regulated

7 – Widow’s property regulated: rights of sovereignty reserved, legal status of subjects regulated

8 – Widow’s property regulated: jurisdiction over subjects regulated

9 – Widow’s property regulated: instruction of servants and subjects instead of homage regulated

10 – Widow’s property regulated: protection regulated, opening and sale to third parties, alliances with third parties prohibited

11 – Liability for debts of the bride regulated

12 – Widow’s property regulated: condition and maintenance regulated

13-14 – Widow’s property regulated: replacement and exchange regulated

15-16 – Widow’s property regulated: appointment of servants and officials regulated

17 – Widow’s property regulated: Trousseau regulated

18-19 – in the event of the bride’s second marriage: compensation for widow’s property regulated by payment of dowry, interest on donatio propter nuptias without allowance regulated – after the bride’s death: inheritance of estate to children from both marriages regulated

20 – After the death of the bride without children: use of dowry and trousseau by the groom regulated, after the death of the groom, reversion or inheritance regulated

21 – After the death of the groom without children: transfer of dowry and estate to the bride and bride’s heirs regulated

22 – Compliance promised

Regulations on inheritance law

in the event of the bride’s second marriage, after the bride’s death: inheritance of estate to children from both marriages regulated - 18-19

after the bride’s death without children: use of dowry and trousseau by groom regulated, after groom’s death reversion or inheritance regulated - 20

after the death of the groom without children: transfer of dowry and estate to the bride and bride’s heirs regulated - 21

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

sealed by the provisional government of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Text reference to past events

Death of bride’s father mentioned - Esch

Commentary

Bride’s father: died during negotiations, contract signed by bride’s mother and regency councillors (Christensen)

Bride’s renunciation of inheritance: Danish reservations mentioned after death of bride’s father without sons (Christensen)

Literature

Christensen in DNT X, pp. 168-176.

References

• Print reference: DNT X, pp. 176-185
• Contract language print: German

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 66. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/66.html.

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