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Such a marriage would unite the two houses in one person in the next generation and a suitable name combination would be made. The title would depend on the seniority or equality of the Houses. One example is the Empress Maria Theresia who married the Duke of Lorraine. She remained Empress of Austria and her descendants took the House name of Habsburg-Lorraine. If Queen Margrethe of Denmark had married a German Fürst she would still be Queen of Denmark and the German title would be relegated to also-ran status.Say a princess who is head of house marries a prince who is also head of a house what title will she be known by the one before her marriage or will she be known by her husband's title?
The question doesn't otherwise apply to the Germanic Houses as Salic Law prevents a female becoming head of a House.
In the present day it is highly unlikely that a Crown Princess of one country would marry the Crown Prince of another.