Editing Morganatic marriage (section)

=== Travancore and Cochin ===
In the erstwhile [[princely state]] of [[Travancore]], in [[India]], the male members of the [[Travancore Royal Family]]  were, under the existing matrilineal [[Marumakkathayam]] system of inheritance and family, permitted to contract marriages with women of the [[Nair]] [[caste]] only.<ref>Travancore State Manual Vol ii 1940 by TK Velu Pillai</ref> These were morganatic marriages called [[Sambandham]]s wherein the children gained their mother's caste and family name, due to [[Marumakkathayam]]. Although they could not inherit the throne, they did receive a title of [[nobility]], [[Thampi]] (son of the Maharajah) and Kochamma (daughter of the Maharajah). These were the members of the [[Ammaveedu]]s and their titles ensured a comfortable lifestyle and all other luxuries. The descendants of these Ammaveedu members were simply called Thampi and Thankachi and they didn't get any other distinguishing privileges.<ref>Travancore State Manual Vol ii 1940 by TK Velu Pillai and TSM Vol II 1906 by V Nagam Aiya</ref>

The Cochin Royal family also followed the system of [[Marumakkatayam]]. Traditionally the female members of the family married Namboodiri Brahmins while male members marry ladies of the Nair caste. These wives of the male members are not royalty or didn't receive any royal titles or power, per the matrilineal system but instead get the title of Nethyar Amma. Their position ceases when the Maharaja dies. The children born to Neytharammas will be known by their mother's caste and hold no key royal titles. Currently the family marries mostly within the Kerala Kshatriya class.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|last=Staff Correspondent|title=Seeking royal roots|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030300550200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022024430/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030300550200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2010|access-date=5 January 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 November 2014}}</ref>