The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-03-22 00:00:00

THE arKE OF CONNAUGHT'S
MARRIAGE.

A Parliamentary paper issued on Saturday contains the
Treaty between her 3lajesty and the German Emperor, King
of Prussia, for the marriage of his Royal Highness the Duke
ofiConnaught with her Royal Highness the Princess Louise
MArgaret of Prussia. It was signed at Berlin, February 26,
1879, and ratifications were exchanged at Berlin, March 8.
The Treaty runs as follows :

"In the name of the Holy and Blessed Trinity.
" Be it known unto all men by these presents. that
whereas her Majesty the Queen of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, on the one part,
and his Majesty the German Emperor, King of
Prussia, on the other part, being already connected
by ties of consanguicity and friendship, have judged it
proper that a further alliance should be contracted
between their respective Royal Houses by a marriage,
agreed to on both sides, between his Royal Highness
Arthur William Patrick Albert,Duke of Connaught and
of Strathearne, and Earl of Sussex, Duke of Saxony,
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, &c,, third son of
her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, and of his Royal Highness
the Prince Consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha, and her Royal Highness the Princess Louise
Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes, third daughter
of his Royal Highness Prince Frederick Charles
Nicholas of Prussia, anNi great niece of his Majesty
the German Emperor, King of Prussia.

"The two high betrothed parties, as also his Royal
Highness the Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, and
her Royal Highness the Princess Marie Anne, his
Royal Highness's consort, having declared their con-
sent to such alliance,—in order, therefore, to attain
so desirable an end, and to treat upon, conclude, and
confirm the articles of the said marriage, her Britannic
Majesty on the one part,
.and his Majesty the German
Emperor, King of Prussia, i
on the other, have named
as their plenipotentiaries, that s to say :
" Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable
Lord 0 lo William Leopold Russell, a member of her
Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the
Bath, her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the German Emperor,
King of Prussia;

"And his Majesty the German Emperor' King of
Prussia, Baron Alexander von Schleiniti, Minister of
State, Minister of his Majesty's Household, Knight
of the Order of the Black Eagle, &c., &c.,
-

S. Who, after having communicated to each other
their respective full powers, found in good and due
form, have agreed upon and concluded the following
articles :

"Art. L—lt is conc'tt led and bagfeed that the mar-
riage between his Royal Highness Arthur William
Patrick Albert, Duke 01 Connaught and of Strathearne
and Earl of Sussex, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-
Coburg and Gotha, &c.. third son of her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, and of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort,
Prince Albert of SaxesCOurg and Gotha, and her
Royal Highness the Princess Louise Margaret
Alexandra Victoria Agnes, third daughter of his Royal
Highness Prince Frederic' Charles Nicholas of
Prussia, shall be solemnized in person in that part of
the United Kingdom of ureat Britain and Ireland
sailed Great Britain, according to the due tenour of
the laws of England and the rites and ceremonies of
the Church of England, as soon as the same may con-
veniently be done._ _

"Art 2.—Her Britannic Majesty engages that his
Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught shall secure
to her Royal Highness, out of any revenues belonging
to his Royal Highness or granted lo his Royal High-
nees by Parliament,' the annual sum of £1,500, 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 Highnesses' mar-
riage.
"Art. 3.—lf by the will of Divine Providence her
Royal Highness should become a widow (which may
God long forbid), her Britannic Mapsty, being duly
authorised thereto by Parliament, engages to grant to
her Royal Highness, or to such persons as her
Majesty may think fit to name, in trust for Her Royal
Highnes, in lieu of dower, as a personal and in-
alienable provision, the annual sum of £6,000 sterling
money of the United Kingdom to commence from
the day of the death .of the Royal Highness,
and to continue during the life of her Royal High-
ness, and to be payable quarterly an the sth day
of January, the sth day of April, the sth day of July,
and the 10th day of October in every year ; the first
payment to be made on finch of the said quarterly days
as shall happen next after the death of his Royal
Highness of such portion of the annual sum as may
have ac3ruE.d between the day of his death and such
quarterly day, and a proportionate part thereof to be
payable for the ,period from the last quarterly day of
payment to the day of the determination thereof.

"Art, ‘.—His Majesty the German Emperor, King
of Prussia, will grant to her Royal Highness the
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia a dowry of
300,000 marks, of which one moiety—namely,
150,000 marks—is to be considered as an actual
marriage portion, such as the Princesses of the Royal
Prussian 40116 e are entitled to, and the other moiety
—namely, 150,000 marks—is to be considered as a
special gift of his Majesty, passing aver into the free
possession of her Royal Ilighneoz.

"This dowry shall be delivered within four weeks
after the date of the solemnization of the marriage to
such person or persons as her Britannic Majesty shall
authorize to receive the same, to be held by them upon
certain trusts which have been agreed upon between
her Britannic Majesty and his Majesty the German
Emperor, King of Prussia, and which will be ex-
pressed in a separate instrument,
"His Majesty the German Emperor, King of
Prussia, will prcrvide her Royal Highness the Princess
Louise Margaret with Princely apparel, jewels, and an