Posthumous marriage

Posthumous marriage

Posthumous marriage is the marriage after one of the individuals involved in the marriage is dead. This is legal in France after a law was created in World War I. [ [http://www.frenchentree.com/france-brittany-culture-traditions/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=13317 Hearse and Carriage? from FrenchEntrée.com] ]

See also

* Ghost marriage
* Levirate marriage

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