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Definition of Morganatic

Morganatic
Morganatic Mor`ga*nat"ic, a. [LL. matrimonium ad morganaticam, fr. morganatica a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. morgan morning, in morgangeba morning gift, G. morgengabe. See Morn.] Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also left-handed marriage, between a man of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband. --Brande & C. -- Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly, adv.

Meaning of Morganatic from wikipedia

- Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other...
- Hesse-Itter (1661–1676) Battenberg (1858, morganatic line. Mountbatten since 1917) The Battenberg family are morganatic descendants in the male-line of the...
- was the first son of Margrave Karl Friederich of Baden by his second, morganatic wife, Louise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg. Since Luise Karoline was not...
- was a Russian noble and a descendant of the House of Romanov through a morganatic line. George was born in his mother's Moscow apartment on Petersburg Road...
- the name of the Russian noble family that originated from the second, morganatic marriage of Emperor Alexander II of Russia to Princess Ekaterina Dolgorukova...
- Catherine was a long-time mistress of Tsar Alexander II and later, as his morganatic wife, was given the title of Princess Yurievskaya (Russian: Светлейшая...
- Elector of Baden, but the only ruler to use this title was married morganatically and so his spouse did not share his title. The rulers of Hesse-K****el...
- was taken into a new use by institutionalizing the morganatic marriage. Marriage being morganatical prevents the p****age of the husband's titles and privileges...
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. As a result of that morganatic marriage, the Hohenbergs were excluded...
- second daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia and his morganatic wife Countess Sophie of Merenberg. She was a younger sister of Countess...