▁the ▁House ▁of ▁An halt ▁through ▁further ▁partitions ; ▁but ▁he ▁found ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁recon cile ▁his ▁conscience ▁with ▁this ▁intention ▁by ▁marry ing ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁only ▁looked ▁for ▁companion ship ▁in ▁marriage ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁desire ▁for ▁pr inc ely ▁rank . ▁Rem ar ri ages ▁with ▁persons ▁of ▁une qual ▁rank ▁after ▁a ▁first ▁equal ▁marriage ▁leaving ▁poster ity ▁were ▁not ▁unusual ▁in ▁Germany , ▁and ▁under ▁these ▁conditions ▁he ▁obtained ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁this ▁union . ▁ ▁The ▁contract , ▁signed ▁by ▁a ▁not ary ▁and ▁two ▁witness es , ▁specified ▁that ▁the ▁Baron ess ▁of ▁We ede ▁would ▁not ▁us ur p ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁prin cess ▁or ▁seek ▁to ▁be ▁raised ▁to ▁that ▁rank ▁but ▁would ▁remain ▁a ▁baron ess ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" Bar on ess ▁of ▁B ähr ingen ," ▁and ▁never ▁use ▁the ▁name , ▁title , ▁or ▁arms ▁of ▁An halt ▁for ▁herself . ▁A ▁sum ▁of ▁ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Th al ers ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁her ▁up keep ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁her ▁children , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁suitable ▁estate . ▁Should ▁she ▁die ▁without ▁he irs , ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁ext inction ▁of ▁her ▁issue , ▁the ▁sum ▁or ▁the ▁estate ▁purchased ▁with ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁his ▁he irs . ▁ ▁This ▁contract ▁not with standing , ▁Leb recht ▁sought ▁and ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁Emperor ▁her ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Count ess