Definition of Morganatic. Meaning of Morganatic. Synonyms of Morganatic

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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 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...
- 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...
- the name of the Russian noble family that originated from the second, morganatic marriage of Emperor Alexander II of Russia to Princess Ekaterina Dolgorukova...
- The Russian Imperial Family was split into four main branches named after the sons of Emperor Nicholas I: The Alexandrovichi (descendants of Emperor Alexander...
- 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...
- Princess Catherine Dolgorukova. In 1880, she was legitimated by her parents' morganatic marriage. After her father's ********ination in 1881, her mother brought...
- near Nuremberg, Germany, is the name of an entrepreneurial noble family, morganatic branch of the House of Castell-Rüdenhausen, which founded the Faber-Castell...
- Although the marriage of social unequals like Julia and Alexander was deemed morganatic, the Duke of Hesse made her Princess of Battenberg. Julia was the mother...