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July 7, 1825
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
During the French Revolution era, a wealthy orphan and her husband divorce and remarry using the new divorce law to bypass guardians' restrictions and grant him control of her fortune.
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A few years previous to the French revolution, a young lady, an orphan, of the age of seventeen, who was very rich, was married to a young man without fortune. They had lived in the most perfect happiness; and it was with the utmost astonishment, that their neighbors and friends heard of their intending, by mutual agreement, to take advantage of the new law of divorce: but their surprise was still greater when, two or three days after, they saw them married to each other again. The reason was, that the young lady's guardians, had only consented to the first union on condition that the lady's whole fortune should be secured to her: so that the husband could not engage in any beneficial use of the capital. The marriage was dissolved by the revolutionary law of divorce, and the lady, being made mistress of her fortune, being of age, she proved her liberality and gratitude by making her husband master of her whole property.
A few years previous to the French revolution, a young lady, an orphan, of the age of seventeen, who was very rich, was married to a young man without fortune. They had lived in the most perfect happiness; and it was with the utmost astonishment, that their neighbors and friends heard of their intending, by mutual agreement, to take advantage of the new law of divorce: but their surprise was still greater when, two or three days after, they saw them married to each other again. The reason was, that the young lady's guardians, had only consented to the first union on condition that the lady's whole fortune should be secured to her: so that the husband could not engage in any beneficial use of the capital. The marriage was dissolved by the revolutionary law of divorce, and the lady, being made mistress of her fortune, being of age, she proved her liberality and gratitude by making her husband master of her whole property.
What sub-type of article is it?
Family Drama
Deception Fraud
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Family
Deception
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
French Revolution
Divorce Law
Marriage
Fortune
Guardians
Orphan
What entities or persons were involved?
Young Lady
Young Man
Guardians
Story Details
Key Persons
Young Lady
Young Man
Guardians
Event Date
A Few Years Previous To The French Revolution
Story Details
A rich orphan young lady marries a fortune-less man, but guardians secure her fortune from him. They divorce using the revolutionary law, then remarry, allowing her to grant him full control of her property.