After the revolution, particularly morganatic marriages axed numbers of dynasts to increasingly low numbers. Both of her brothers contracted morganatic marriages. In 1880, she was legitimated by her parents' morganatic marriage. Rumors soon emerged that Maria Anna contracted a morganatic marriage to Capt. This differs from morganatic marriages, which are considered legally valid. Sophie's undoubted royal blood would help to offset the stigma of Leopold's morganatic birth. Because of his morganatic marriage, his sons were excluded from succession. Due to Franz Ferdinand's morganatic marriage in 1900, his children were excluded from the succession. He also forbade morganatic marriages, as well as those outside of the Orthodoxy. By this morganatic marriage, John was excluded from succession to the throne. After the Empress's death, the two entered into a morganatic marriage on . In 1852, with the Queen's approval, he contracted a morganatic marriage. He declared the would-be marriage morganatic. In Portugal, morganatic marriage was not recognized. This was a morganatic marriage; the wedding took place in Vienna.