morganatically

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Although he had a series of mistresses, Louis XIV finally came under the influence of Mme de Maintenon, whom he married morganatically (1684) after the queen's death.

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  • Although he had a series of mistresses, Louis XIV finally came under the influence of Mme de Maintenon, whom he married morganatically (1684) after the queen's death. —  infoplease - Daily Almanac
  • Clarke exclaimed By that time she had so fascinated her employer, the Duke of Lotzen, that he actually married her--morganatically, of course Again showing her astonishing cleverness Just so--and, cleverer still, she held him until his death five years later. —  The Cab of the Sleeping Horse
  • They say he'd marry her--morganatically, of course--if they'd let him, and if the lady were willing. —  The Double Traitor
  • Prince Augustus was already married, morganatically, but she did not know it, and he did not tell her. —  Queen Victoria
  • Augustus, Duke of Sussex, married morganatically. —  Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1
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