Capitoli matrimoniali tra l'eccellentissima signora Dama Marianna Alliata [...] e l'eccellentissimo signore Don Baldassare Naselli e Morso, principe di Poggioreale : Il 25 agosto 1763

Name:

Filippone, Carlo

Timespan:

18th century; 15th-18th centuries

Date:

1763

Description:

Copy of the prenuptial agreement (capitoli matrimoniali) entered into by Marianna Alliata, daughter of Domenico Alliata, prince of Villafranca and duke of Saponara, and Baldassare Naselli e Morso, prince of Poggioreale and son of Luigi Naselli, prince of Aragon, before their wedding in August, 1763. Because both parties were the heirs of substantial estates, including large portions of land and real property, as well as titles of nobility and privileges, the two families meticulously drafted the document to regulate matters preceding the wedding (such as Marianna's rich dowry, whose yearly installments followed a strict schedule and a set of compensatory measures should the bride's father fail to comply) and every possible outcome of the union itself (including separation, death of either spouse, offspring etc.). The document also contains the names of the numerous witnesses who were present when the agreement was made public (f. 37v-38r), as well as a brief passage, written in Latin (f. 38r-39v), in which the notary Carlo Filippone, guarantees the authenticity of the information provided.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Sold by Kurt L. Schwarz (Beverly Hills, Calif.).

Subject:

Alliata, Marianna; Alliata, Domenico; Naselli, Baldassare; Naselli, Luigi; Dowry -- Italy; Marriage law -- Italy; Marriage law; Real property; Marriage; Dowry; Marriage -- Italy -- Sicily; Real property -- Italy -- Sicily -- 18th century

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Agreements; Legal documents; Notarial documents; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

39 leaves : paper; 304 x 212 (245 x 105) mm bound to 311 x 218 mm

Geographic Subject:

Italy; Sicily (Italy) -- History -- 15th-18th centuries; Italy -- Sicily

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from caption title (f. 1r).; Foliation: Paper, v (paper) + 39 + iv (paper); modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in one column of 21-26 lines.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand, with some contemporary notes and marginalia in a second hand.; Watermark: Unidentified watermark containing 3 flowers and a crown.; Binding: Contemporary leather with gilt stamped borders and center floral ornament on both covers; gilt stamped spine; gilt edges; remnants of two pairs of ribbon ties.; Origin: Probably written in Sicily in 1763 (f. 1r).; Forms part of: Villafiorita Ducal Records.; Italian, with a few passages in Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1579