New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
MORGANATIC MARRIAGES.
THEY ARE PERFECTLY LEGAL IN THE
EYES OF THE CHURCH.
From Casselrs Saturday Journal.

from the court laws. mOrBanatc marriages are
perfectly good and lawful They are recognized
and celebrated by the Protestant, Greek ana
Roman churches No stigma attaches TO the
wife i'm the eyes II the world. There Is nothing
to prevent her being received as the lawful VIE
Of her husband at the court Of his family II the
head Of his family so wishes. AMI Questions OF
precedence can be- settled by comforting on her
some title which will give her definite rank OK
her own. on the other hand. by the court law
tn. marriage never had any binding force at
all. Therefore, If the man chooses TO be a
scoundrel either for his own purposes or because
his family insist that he must marry N ms own
rank in order that he may continue the line, II
is not necessary TO take any legal steps to es-
tabish his Independence. He need not even IN
form the unhappy lady Of his intention. And
when we consider the extreme hardship OF her
position. must also remember that the rule
is az old as the oldest Of the rciSning houses OF
Germany, and is well known as The law OK
military service The victim Of mOrganatic
marriage can no more plead that he for the
rule applies equally TO mem or she did not know
the possibilities of the position than the peasant
who deserts his regiment could urge that ne was
not aware that tn" thing "a5 Yur ishabie
4 notable case in the last ten years is that
If Primo, oscar # Sweden. who fell in love with
Mss Ehha Munck. the pretty daughter If one
cf the Swedish Ministers. and insisted On marry
In h-r. The marriage. Of course, was morgan
attic. the vie did not become Il mcruber OF the
royal family and tn children could never in
h.rit the throne On The oitcr hand the hlng
AID queen tnorourl ny recognize tbs lady as
their daughter law. ani ;rc 1T her with the
'
f.rrod on Tho pair tn" aGn-Toyal title Of Prince
and Princess Bcrnadotto. Another instance IS
that If Princess Frcdcrica n Hanover. who feh
in togo with tnl married hcr fathers court phy-
stefan IN defiance If hcr family who made every
effort first T. stop the marriage. AM. secondly
when 1t was lcco mplishe1. to induce the Princess
t. repudiate it, Another quite recent case is that
If the ,irand-iuke Michael Of Russia, who mar
ried n:ulg; matte ally a German LADY % n0p1, out
not royal birth. ~" lat" car cJinri&hied thc
Grnnd-,lrt" - Civ her up and marry within
his Own .auk n be- hanishcd from RUSSIA Inc
Grand-Iuhc preferred exile With his wife VINO
has been 80 aj'd Countess ToTby Dv the hiiis
IF bavaria .u order To- relieve her II tho huFnii-
alton If being obliged to use her maiden name
stu
The roa sons rhy Prince arI Princess Edward
/ IF SAKE Wonlr. Princess Victor ~ ti"hehlohc-
/ Iang,rhurc l.i nor son Count Gl"i hen reside
~ England. and Prince and Princess I'"uis OK
, Battci.h.rG follow th" British i'et ar" these IN
the nrst case Prince Edward IS married 20 a
sister IF ,n,. Duk" Of Richmond and Gordon; IN
tho second Prince Nictor's w.do" WIS dauSh-
ter # a Marques II Hertfori in the third,
Prince Louis. hoing the son y morEanauc
rparri1c. < not On the royal level. All these
' marriages are iuorEanatc. with the result that
IN German Princess Edward would b" known
A. Countess N-rul-rg a til" conferred on he'
after h.r ,rlr-iag.i. Princess Victor would nc
merely Lady Laura seymour" and her son Woul1
f ha.o NJ title n al. Nhde princes l.'His W'u' u
be- ttrl Princess Victoria e.: II $50. 'uS' a. II
I So. - p. unmarried SON" .i'n of Hhtt an pe
done in circumstances like tbs may De- taN'h
from ia" cls" ~ thr late Grand II h'S'r.
who. after the death + his int Mife l'ur
Princess Ali.ol. married morEAu1iiri!iy lazy
II nou-royal birth. \ f"~ days a;u.r the cere-
uDuy b. t.s'n sod her -.
N.-th.r th. .0r'ifn y nor tn '.1rt "a" OF Eng
lar = r.c.gniz IA 81 distinctions. Ard marriages
+ w.'h subjects n"re b. ." M ans an "iI.h uP
10 about a century lSo. VIe'h M'Iy /, a, n
| Queen Anne were both IA" daGsh'r rs ~ me
| marriage, between James II md Anne hydc'
: daughter = Lord chancellor 'la:'ni"n George
III however had German ,dras a,l r, sent
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