Marriage contract no. 78: Polen - Österreich

Contract content

Article 1 (fol. 01r-02r): Parties, officials, procurators and bride named, marriage agreed

Article 2 (fol. 02v): The dowry amounts to 100,000 guilders

Article 3 (fol. 02v): The donatio propter nuptias is 100,000 guilders

Article 4 (fol. 02v): Marriage contract between Cecilia Renata of Austria and Wladislaw IV Sigismund, King of Poland, mentioned; provisions of this contract mentioned

Article 5 (fol. 02v-03v): Domains regulated, oath of fidelity to the bride regulated, Tsar mentioned, other domains, towns, fields, etc. regulated, customs and taxes regulated

Article 6 (fol. 03v): If the estates are devastated: compensation regulated

Article 7 (fol. 03v-04r): If the bride dies before the groom: The dowry and the donatio propter nuptias remain in Poland

Article 8 (fol. 04r-06r): If the groom dies before the bride: The bride receives the aforementioned estates, dowry, and donatio propter nuptias; after the bride’s death, the property reverts to Poland; possibility of free inheritance/distribution of certain property by the bride regulated; inheritance to possible descendants regulated; inheritance regulations for cases with or without a will by the bride, financial regulations specified; rights of use of the widow’s property regulated; further free inheritance/allocation of certain property by the bride regulated, usufruct of the king regulated, restoration regulated, inheritance of further gifts regulated, inheritance of further acquisitions of the bride in Poland regulated.

Article 9 (fol. 06v-07r): Regulation of the bride’s renunciation of inheritance and succession to her father’s and brothers’ estates; regulation of the extinction of the male line of the bride’s family; mention of the payment of the dowry and renunciation; regulation of the groom’s confirmation of the renunciation of inheritance.

Article 10 (fol. 07r): If the bride or groom dies before the marriage is consummated: contract invalid

Article 11 (fol. 07r): Ratification of the contract by the groom regulated, signature and sealing regulated

Article 12 (fol. 07r-07v): Both parties receive a copy of the contract, date and place specified, signatures, seal

Regulations on succession to the throne

Article 9 (fol. 06v-07r): Regulation of the bride’s renunciation of inheritance and succession to her father’s and brothers’ estates; regulation of the extinction of the male line of the bride’s house; mention of payment of the dowry and renunciation; regulation of confirmation of renunciation of inheritance by the groom

Regulations on inheritance law

Article 7 (fol. 03v-04r): If the bride dies before the groom: The dowry and the donatio propter nuptias remain in Poland

Article 8 (fol. 04r-06r): If the groom dies before the bride: The bride receives the aforementioned estates, dowry, and donatio propter nuptias; after the bride’s death, the estates revert to Poland; possibility of free inheritance/distribution of certain estates by the bride regulated; inheritance to possible descendants regulated; inheritance regulations for inheritance with or without the bride’s will, financial regulations mentioned; rights of use of the widow’s property regulated; further free inheritance/allocation of certain property by the bride regulated, usufruct of the king regulated, restoration regulated, inheritance of further gifts regulated, inheritance of further acquisitions of the bride in Poland regulated.

Article 9 (fol. 06v-07r): Regulation of the bride’s renunciation of inheritance and succession to her father’s and brothers’ inheritance; regulation of the extinction of the male line of the bride’s house; mention of the payment of the dowry and renunciation; regulation of the confirmation of the renunciation of inheritance by the groom.

Ratifications, confirmations, approvals

Article 9 (fol. 06v-07r): Regulation of the bride’s renunciation of inheritance and succession to her father’s and brothers’ estates; regulation of the extinction of the male line of the bride’s family; mention of the payment of the dowry and renunciation; regulation of the groom’s confirmation of the renunciation of inheritance

Article 11 (fol. 07r): Ratification of the contract by the groom regulated, signature and sealing regulated

Text reference to past events

Article 4 (fol. 02v): Marriage contract between Cecilia Renata of Austria and Wladislaw IV Sigismund, King of Poland, mentioned; provisions from this contract mentioned

Commentary

Original contract not divided into articles No foliation/numbering of contract pages

References

• Archive copy: HHSTA Austria FUK 1740 1669 XII 24
• Contract language archive copy: Latin

Recommended citation

Dynastische Eheverträge der frühen Neuzeit. Contract No. 78. Philipps University of Marburg. Available online at https://dynastische-ehevertraege.online.uni-marburg.de/en/vertraege/78.html.

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