Marriage bail

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The so-called marriage deposit was a sum to be deposited by officers willing to marry in the army of Austria-Hungary, as a rule in order to obtain a marriage license .

The interest income from the capital was intended to improve the economic situation of the officer's families and to secure the widow's provision in the event of death. It was therefore a kind of private life insurance that was enforced by the state . The behind it fiscal purpose was the state from paying grace salaries to war widows to relieve.

The marriage bail could only exceptionally be exempted by pardon if the future wife signed a retirement waiver reverse, with which she waived all claims as a widow, provided that the husband did not fall before the enemy or had an accident in the service.

For the first time, the marriage license and marriage bail were regulated in the regulation on marriages in the Imperial and Royal Army of June 10, 1812, amended by the regulation on marriages in the Imperial and Royal Land Army with the epitome of the administration branches in the military border from June 30th , 1812 . August 1861. The capital to be deposited had to be sufficient for an annual additional income of 400  fl. Austrian currency, officers under 30 years of age had to ensure double the income. There were certain differences depending on the troops and branches. Officers in rank above the colonel were exempt from the duty .

The marriage deposit was to be provided in the form of

The securities in question had to be deposited with the army to protect them from unlawful access.

In 1887 the regulation on marriages in the Imperial and Royal Army was enacted in conjunction with a pension law that regulated the officer's widows' entitlement to a state pension . This did not make the marriage deposit meaningless, but continued to be an important additional income for the widow and the family during their lifetime. The required income was adjusted to the increased cost of living: Major , lieutenant colonel and colonel had to prove 800 florins, from captain downwards 1000 florins had to be proven. In addition, the alternative private guarantee of the widow's pension through insurance with an insurance company was expressly prohibited.

The last time was amended in 1907, whereby the bureaucratic effort was reduced and a deposit capital was prescribed instead of proof of income: lieutenant 60,000  kronen (K.), first lieutenant 50,000 K., captain 40,000 K. and major 30,000 K.

literature

  • Elisabeth Ingrid Berger: The care of the officer widows of the k. (U.) K. Army and its exposition in military magazines. Diploma thesis, University of Vienna. Faculty of History and Cultural Studies 2010, online , pp. 55–66
  • Gerwin Müller: marriage regulations and behavior in the old Austrian officer corps. Dissertation University of Vienna 1980

Individual evidence

  1. Berger: The supply of officer's widows 2010, p. 55
  2. Introduced with the marriage license on September 29, 1777.
  3. Branch refers to a military branch of industry (e.g. equipment industry , stud branch ) or an administrative branch (e.g. border administration branch ).