on october 20, 1968, jacqueline married her long-time friend aristotle onassis. he was a rich greek businessman who was able to give the privacy and security she wanted. they were married on skorpios, onassis's private greek island in the ionian sea. after marrying onassis, she took the legal name jacqueline onassis. she lost her right to secret service protection when she married onassis. many believed that jacqueline might have been excommunicated by the roman catholic church. this was because she married a divorced man. many did not approve her getting remarried and made her unpopular.