Thank you for this explanation! Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Rightmyer" <trightmy@juno.com> To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> Cc: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [BW] Apolonia & Caroline FINK of Weidenstetten, Wurttemberg > From Wikipedia: > 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. It is also known as a left-handed > marriage because in the wedding ceremony the groom held his bride's right > hand with his left hand instead of his right.[1] > Generally, this is a marriage between a male of high birth (i.e., from a > royal or reigning house), and a woman of lesser status (a non-royal or > non-reigning house, or a woman with a profession that is traditionally > considered lower-status). Neither the bride nor any children of the > marriage has any claim on the groom's titles, rights, or entailed > property. The children are considered legitimate on other counts and the > prohibition of bigamy applies. > > On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:05:09 -0400 "Carole Lubbers" > <clubbers@earthlink.net> writes: > > What is a morganatic marriage? I've never heard of this. > > Carole in Georgia > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You don't have to do it on your own. Click here for great parenting help! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3olLqz3Y8ca9dNnA3wsDUzuTIZ isQIMD0xJMkvovw0b4Z0fq/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 3429 (20080909) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > >