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Contrat de mariage entre Jacques François Jullion et Julienne-François-Geneviève Desmarre

Marriage contract

Marriage contract between Jacques François Jullion and Julienne-François-Geneviève Desmarre
Date February 5, 1758
Dimensions1 textual record ; 32.8 x 21.7 cm
Origin Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A2.5,3.2
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentMarriage contract between Jacques François Jullion and Julienne-François-Geneviève Desmarre. Jullion was a waiter at His Majesty’s château and therefore in close contact with the king. The father of Desmarre, his intended, was a parliamentary lawyer. The document includes the agreements reached between the two parties (community of property, contract, provisions, exemptions and special clauses) and a list of the dignitaries present, along with the signatures of the most important. Among these were the Louis XV (1710-1774) and his mistress, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise of Pompadour and Duchess of Menars (1721-1764).
NotesSource of title: Based on the nature of the document.




Signatures and inscriptions: Signed by Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour; stamped “Acte des notaires de Paris.”




Physical description: 9½ pages; sheets held together by blue silk ribbons.




Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased from Diana J. Rendell.




General notes: The king grants the future spouses a lifetime annuity of 600 pounds.
Status
Not on view

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