"Dispensation" and Baptism Questions
I have seen several marriages during the 1700s in the Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche (in Solingen) with "dispensation" given. I understand this allows a marriage to take place when the bride is pregnant or when the groom (or bride?) is leaving the country. Where can I find more information about the meaning and purpose of "dispensation"?
If a child is born out of wedlock, is that somehow noted in the baptism record? I have never seen it. If a child is born several months before parents get married, is the dispensation also needed? If a death notice says "legitimate daughter of Johann Abraham Knecht", does that indicate that the deceased was not born out of wedlock (as far as can be determined) or can a child born out of wedlock become "legitimate" through some other means?
I have a specific example, but would appreciate more general thoughts or referrals before I post anything.
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Dispensation for marriage was required when the spouses were related by blood, i.e. cousins of some degree, or when they belonged to different faiths. (https://pro-heraldica.de/dispens-bei-heiraten-ehedispens/ in German)
When the bride was pregnant the dispensation was usually not for the marriage as such, but for the prescribed three proclamations (banns).
A child born out of wedlock is most often denoted as unehelich (illegitimate) in the baptism record. However, a dispensation for the baptism of an illegitimate child is not required.
A child denoted as ehelich (legitimate) is usually born during the marriage of his/her parents. It is also possible that a child born out of wedlock is "legitimized" by the subsequent marriage of the parents (and the "recognition" by the father) .
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