In the context of royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage 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. Now rare, it is also known as a left-handed marriage because in the wedding ceremony the groom traditionally held his bride`s ri.....
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legally valid marriage between a male member of a sovereign, princely, or noble house and a woman of lesser birth or rank, with the provision that ...
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