What happens if a sovereign marries another sovereign?

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Let’s say that Queen Elizabeth II of England were to marry King Juan Carlos I of Spain (hypothetical). What would happen to their realms if these two sovereigns were to marry. What about their titles? Would their kids be in line to the Spanish throne, British throne, or both?

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This has happened in history. Their child becomes monarch of both countries, but the countries are still legally separate. It’s called a “personal union”. Denmark and Norway were in person union for a lot of history. And the UK was in personal union with the Kingdom of Hanover in modern Germany until Queen Victoria couldn’t legally inherit the Hanover crown.

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