THE ROYAL MARRIAGE CON TRACT.

Kumara Times, Issue 845, 16 June 1879, Page 4

THE ROYAL MARRIAGE CON TRACT.

A copy of the Treaty between Her Majesty and the German Emperor, Ring of Prussia, for the marriage of the Duke of Connaught with the Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, has been published. Under this treaty the Queen engaged that the Duke of Connaught should secure to the Princess, out of any revenues belonging to Bis Royal Highness or granted to him by Parliament; the annual sum of LISOO, to be paid half-yearly to Her Royal Highness for her sole and separate use, and without any power of anticipation, during the period of their Royal Highness’ marriage. In the event of the Duchess surviving the Duke, the Queen engages to grant to her Royal Highness, or to such persons %s Her Majesty may think fit to name in trust for Her Royal Highness, in lieu of Dower, as a personal and inalienable provision, the annual sum of L6OOO, to continue during the life of Her RoyarHighness, and to be payable quarterly. The German E mperor granted the Princess a'dowry of 300,000 marks of which one moiety is to be. considered as a special gift of His Majesty, passing over into the free possession of Her Royal Highness. This dowry is to be delivered within four weeks after the date of the solemnisation of the marriage to such Sraon or persons as Her Britannic ajesty shall authorise to receive the same, to be held by them upon certain trusts which have, been agreed upon between Her Majesty and the German Emperor, and which will be expressed in' a separate instrument. The German Emperor agreed to provide the Princess with princely apparel, jewels, and an outfit suitable to a Princess of the Royal Prussian House. The Princess in accordance with the existing practice in the Royal Prussian House and the house and family compacts, with the concurrence of the Duke of Connaught, renounces formally and permanently, in favor of the male line of the Royal Prussian Margra▼ian Bradenburg family, all contingent rights of-hereditary succession to land and people, in such wise that so long as male descendants of the Royal Prussian Margravian Bradenburg line shall be living she shall have no claim whatever and no right thereto. • But if all male decendents of the Royal Prussian Margravian Bradenburg line should have died out, then whatever appertaining to the Princesses of the Royal Prussian Margravian Brandenburg House in virtue of testaments settlements, laws, and compacts of the aforesaid house shall not be lost, but shall be reserved to the Princess and her heirs,.