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/Ioyw6i3olLqz3Y8ca9dNnA3wsDUzuTIZisQIMD0xJMkvovw0b4Z0fq/