Thanks, very interesting. None of my ancestors were involved in a situation like that. Carole in Georgia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Marshall" <pepper-dale@comcast.net> To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [BW] What is a morganatic marriage? > > >What is a morganatic marriage? I've never heard of this. > > 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. > > DEM Michigan > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3438 (20080912) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > >