Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Although the union was political , Marie Clotilde and Charles Emmanuel were devoted to each other .
Simplified: The match between Marie Clotilde and Charles Emmanuel was part of a wider scheme of marriages . Charles Emmanuel 's younger sister , Marie JosÃ phine , had married Marie Clotilde 's older brother , the Count of Provence in 1771 .