Marriage contract no. 70: Kursachsen - Jülich-Kleve-Berg

Contract content

[Pre] – through the mediation of the Counts of Nassau, Solms and Neumar (?), after a personal meeting between the couple, following the agreement of marriage negotiations: negotiations and conclusion of contract announced by negotiators (460 li)

[1] – Marriage agreed (460 li)

[2] – Dowry determined: payment regulated, trousseau regulated (460 li – re)

[3] – Widow’s income determined, selection of widow’s property reserved: until after inspection of widow’s property, rights of use determined (460 re)

[4] – After death of spouses without surviving children: disposition of dowry settled, delivery of bride’s estate and bride’s jewellery settled (461 li)

[5] – in the event of the bride’s second marriage: redemption of widow’s property regulated if necessary, payment of dowry and donatio propter nuptias regulated, transfer of widow’s property regulated, inheritance of donatio propter nuptias by children regulated if necessary (461 li – re)

[6] – Morning gift regulated (461 re)

[7] – After the extinction of the bride’s family in the male line: succession in Jülich-Kleve-Berg guaranteed to spouses and their descendants, insurance certificates of the estates regarding succession regulated (461 re)

[8] – After the extinction of the bride’s family in the male line: suspension of dowry payments for the bride’s sisters regulated, in return for the bride’s sisters renouncing their inheritance, distribution to the bride’s sisters regulated, renunciation of inheritance regulated (461 re – 462 li)

[9] – after the extinction of the bride’s family in the male line: provision of the widow’s estate of the bride’s mother to the bride (462 li)

[10] – after the extinction of the bride’s family in the male line: provision of the dowry to the bride’s sisters by the groom (462 li)

[11] – Imperial approval required for contingent succession of the spouses in Jülich-Kleve-Berg (462 li – re)

[12] – Financial claim by the groom’s father against the bride’s father reserved (462 re)

[13] – Regulation reserved regarding consummation of the marriage and transfer of the bride (462 re)

[14] – Marriage vows exchanged by negotiators, marriage announced (462 re)

[15] – Compliance promised (462 re)

Regulations on succession to the throne

after the extinction of the bride’s family in the male line: succession in Jülich-Kleve-Berg guaranteed to spouses and their descendants, insurance documents of the estates regarding succession regulated – 7

Obtaining imperial approval for contingent succession of spouses in Jülich-Kleve-Berg regulated – 11

Regulations on inheritance law

in the event of the bride’s second marriage: redemption of widow’s property regulated where applicable, payment of dowry and donatio propter nuptias regulated, transfer of widow’s property regulated, inheritance of donatio propter nuptias by children regulated where applicable – 5

After the extinction of the bride’s family in the male line: succession in Jülich-Kleve-Berg guaranteed to spouses and their descendants, insurance certificates of the estates regarding succession regulated - 7

After the extinction of the bride’s family in the male line: suspension of dowry payments for the bride’s sisters regulated, in return for the bride’s sisters renouncing their inheritance, distribution to the bride’s sisters regulated, renunciation of inheritance regulated - 8

After the extinction of the bride’s family in the male line: transfer of the widow’s property of the bride’s mother to the bride regulated - 9

Estates involved

After the extinction of the bride’s family in the male line: insurance certificates of the estates regarding succession regulated - 7

External authorities involved

Obtaining imperial approval for contingent succession of spouses in Jülich-Kleve-Berg regulated - 11

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

Obtaining imperial approval for contingent succession of spouses in Jülich-Kleve-Berg regulated - 11

Literature

Knöfel 2009, pp. 278-283, esp. 279 f. - Preuß 1984, p. 137 - Ritter 1874, pp. 7 ff.

References

• Printed reference: Dumont 1726-1739, vol. IV:1, pp. 459-462
• Contract language print: German
• Digital copy print: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k12634404/f479.item

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 70. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/70.html.

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