(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
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morganatic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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As a result of this morganatic match, Charles banned her from seeing her children.
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A marriage is said to be morganatic if a man marries a woman of unequal rank.
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However some families with morganatic male relatives opted for a different approach.
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This differs from morganatic marriages, which are considered legally valid.
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It was a morganatic marriage, so Ina-Marie was created Countess von Ruppin.
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This was a morganatic marriage, and the children born of it were not eligible to succeed.
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Morganatic marriage was also practised by the polygamous Mongols as to their non-principal wives.
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The concept of morganatic marriage has never clearly existed in any part of the United Kingdom.
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I am not sure if I accidently included morganatic wives or not.
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- (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
- A morganatic marriage is a type of marriage which can be contracted in certain countries, usually between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage. ...
- Designating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). ...
- An unequal marriage in social status, which meant (and still often does mean) that any child of such a marriage will be denied succession rights and will have a lesser status
- Not used in English until 1727 (OED), is derived from the medieval Latin morganaticus from the Late Latin phrase matrimonium ad morganaticam and refers to the gift given by the groom to the bride on the morning after the wedding, morning gift, i.e. dower. ...
- Marriage is not, and has not been, possible in jurisdictions that do not allow for the required freedom of contracting with regard to the marriage contract, as it is an agreement containing that pre-emptive limitation to the inheritance and property rights of the wife and the children.
