The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-07 00:00:00

The Marriage of the Prince of Wales.

The following is a copy of the Treaty between her
Majesty and the King of Denmark for the marriage of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with her Royal
Highness the Princess Alexandra, daughter of Prince
Christian of Denmark, signed at Copenhagen, January 15,
1863. The ratifications were exchanged at Copenhagen,
February 4, 1863, and the Treaty is presented to both
Houses of Parliament by command of her Majesty :
" 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 Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, on the one part, and his Ma-
jesty the King of Denmark, on the other part, being already
connected by ties of friendship, have judged it proper that
an alliance should be contracted between their respective
Royal Houses, by a marriage agreed to on both sides, be-
tween his Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales,
Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, &c.,
eldest son of her Majesty the Queen of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of his Royal High-
ness the Prince Consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha, and her Royal Highness the Princess
Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte Louisa Julia, eldest
daughter of his Royal Highness the Prince Christian of
Denmark :

" The two high betrothed parties, as also his Royal High-
ness the Prince Christian of Denmark, and her Royal
Highness the Princess Louisa Wilhelmina Frederica Caro-
line Augusta Julia, his Royal Highness's Ccnsort, having
declared their consent 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 King of Den-
mark on the other, have named as their Plenipotentiaries,
that is to say :

" Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, Augustus Berkeley Paget, Esq., her
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his
Majesty the King of Denmark;
" And his Majesty the King of Denmark, his Excel-
lency Carl Christian Hall, his Majesty's Privy Councillor of
Conference, President of the Council and Minister for
Foreign Affairs: Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog,
decorated with the Cross of the Dannebrog, Grand Cross of
the Royal Swedish Order of the Star of the North, of the
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olaf, of the Royal Sicilian
Order of Constantine, of the Royal Spanish Order of Charles
111., of the Persian Order of the Sun and Lion, of the
Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, of the Royal Italian
Order of St. Mauritius and St. Lazarus, and of the Tunisian
Order of Nichan Eftikhar ;
" 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 :-
1 " ARTICLE I.

" It is concluded and agreed that the marriage between his

Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Duke of
Saxony, Prince o Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, &e., eldest son of

her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Bri•
tain and Ireland, and of his Royal Highness the Prince Con.

sort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and her Royal
Highness the Princess Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte
Louisa Julia, eldest daughter of his Royal Highness the
Prince Christian of Denmark, shall be solemnized in person,
in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland called 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 conveniently
be done.