page_title: Arranged marriage
section_title: Politics
hierarchical_section_title: Arranged marriage / Causes and prevalence / Politics
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Mariage de Louis de France, Duc de Bourgogne et de Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie, célébré le 7 décembre 1697 par le cardinal de Coislin, huile sur toile, 1715, carton de tapisserie commandé par Louis XIV pour la manufacture royale des Gobelins en 1710, pour la tenture de l'histoire du roi.English: Marriage of Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy to Princess Maria Adelaide of Savoy at Versailles on December 1697; present are the King, Dauphin, the Dukes of Anjou, Berry Orléans and Chartres.
context_page_description: Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the brides and grooms are selected by the girl and the boy themselves, with total involvement of the families and social circles of them in the selection process. In some cultures a professional matchmaker may be used to find a spouse for a young person. This is in contrast to forced marriages, where either the bride or the groom or both have no say in the marriage. This is also in contrast to the dating process, where either there is no involvement of the families and social circles.
  Arranged marriages have historically been prominent in many cultures. The practice remains common in many regions, notably South Asia, though in many other parts of the world, the practice has declined substantially during the 19th and 20th centuries.
  Forced marriages, practised in some families, are condemned by the United Nations, and is not an arranged marriage. The specific sub-category of forced child marriage is especially condemned. In other cultures people mostly choose their own partner.
context_section_description: Arranged marriages across feudal lords, city states and kingdoms, as a means of establishing political alliances, trade and peace were common in human history. When a king married his son to a neighboring state's daughter, it indicated an alliance among equals, and signaled the former's state superiority. For example, the fourth daughter of Maria Theresa, Queen of Austria and Hungary, Marie Antoinette, married the dauphin (crown prince) of France, who would become King Louis XVI.
caption: The arranged marriage in 1697, of Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, age 12 to Louis, Duke of Burgundy, heir apparent to the throne of France, as a result of the Treaty of Turin (1696). The marriage created an alliance between Louis XIV of France and the Duke of Savoy.
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