Template:Marriage

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Usage

This template is intended for use in infoboxes; specifically {{Infobox person}} and templates calling Infobox person.

{{Marriage}} takes up to three unnamed parameters (name, start date, end date)—plus an optional named parameter |end=—to produce output such as the following:

John Smith ​ (m. 1895⁠–⁠1905)​ John Doe ​ ​ (m. 1885; died 1888)​ Jane Doe ​ (m. 2002)​ John Q. Public ​ (m. 2002⁠–⁠2010)​ John Q. Citizen ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2010)​ ​ ​ (m. 2012)​

John Q. Taxpayer ​ ​ (m. 2002, divorced)​ Joe Blow ​ (div. 2010)​ Joe Bloggs ​ (m. before 2010)​ Joe Sixpack ​ (m. until 2010)​ Joe Schmo ​ (divorced)​ Juan Perez ​ (m. after 2010)​

The above were produced by:

{{marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905}}

{{marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.}}

{{marriage |Jane Doe |2002}}

{{marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010}}

{{marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div}}

{{marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen-->|2012}}

{{marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div}}

{{marriage |Joe Blow|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=div}}

{{marriage |Joe Bloggs|<!--unknown-->|2010}}

{{marriage |Joe Sixpack|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=<!--unknown-->}}

{{marriage |Joe Schmo |end=div}}

{{marriage |Juan Perez |2010|<!--uncertain-->}}

Use of |end= will cause a line break between the name and the start date.

In an infobox

{{Infobox person}}
Spouses	John Smith ​ (m. 1895⁠–⁠1905)​ John Doe ​ ​ (m. 1885; died 1888)​ Jane Doe ​ (m. 2002)​ John Q. Public ​ (m. 2002⁠–⁠2010)​ John Q. Citizen ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2010)​ ​ ​ (m. 2012)​ John Q. Taxpayer ​ ​ (m. 2002, divorced)​ Joe Blow ​ (div. 2010)​ Joe Bloggs ​ (m. before 2010)​ Joe Sixpack ​ (m. until 2010)​ Joe Schmo ​ (divorced)​ Juan Perez ​ (m. after 2010)​

Infoboxes already reduce text size to 88%, and MOS:FONTSIZE sets a lower limit for text size at 85% of the normal page font size, so it is not appropriate to use font size reduction when this template is used in an infobox. The example here is produced by:

{{Infobox person |spouse = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905}}
* {{marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.}}
* {{marriage |Jane Doe |2002}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div}}
* {{marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen-->|2012}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div}}
* {{marriage |Joe Blow|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=div}}
* {{marriage |Joe Bloggs|<!--unknown-->|2010}}
* {{marriage |Joe Sixpack|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=<!--unknown-->}}
* {{marriage |Joe Schmo |end=div}}
* {{marriage |Juan Perez |2010|<!--uncertain-->}} }}
}}

Syntax and parameters

{{marriage | <text> | <start date> | <end date> [| end= ]}}

Parameter	Description
<text>	(First unnamed parameter) Some text—usually a spouse's name—preceding the parenthesis carrying the marriage date/s, etc. This parameter may be omitted, typically for a remarriage to the same spouse.
<start date>	(Second unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage began. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., {{Hover title}}. (See first and second examples above.)
<end date>	(Third unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage ended. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., {{Hover title}}. (See first and second examples above.) If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, do not provide a date.
|end= or |reason=	Reason for marriage's end. If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, do not provide a reason; use of his death or her death for this purpose has been deprecated (see discussion). d, d., or died includes died within the parentheses if the marriage ended on the spouse's death. div, div., or divorced includes div. or divorced within the parentheses. Otherwise, |end=value includes customized text. For example: {{marriage |Miss Doe |January 1, 1882 |December 31, 1905 |end=annulled}} which produces: Miss Doe ​ ​ (m. 1882; annulled 1905)​ Note: Use of the values w, w., wid, wid., widow, or widowed is no longer supported and will display an error message.

None of the parameters are required on their own, but if a template is missing all three of start date, end date, and reason, an error message will be displayed.

Tracking categories

• Category:Marriage template errors (0): invalid or missing dates; unsupported parameters or values

TemplateData

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Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Spouse's name	1	Name of the person to whom the subject is married. Default	String	suggested
Date married	2	Date the marriage began. Default	String	suggested
Date ended	3	Date the marriage was dissolved or the spouse of the article's subject died. Default	String	optional
Reason ended	end reason	Reason for marriage's end. Default	String	optional

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