The Frankish King of Jerusalem recently died at the ripe old age of 26 due to a deadly disease known as 'severe stress'. He was succeeded by his 7-year old daughter, who is my current character. Because I'm not really a huge fan of matrilinial marriages due to their historical inaccuracy, I usually try to deal with situations like this by marrying a member of the same dynasty in order to prevent a game-over.
My dynasty is still rather small, however, and the only family member I can be betrothed to is my 14-year old uncle. Usually when I marry cousins to each other as a catholic, I simply toss the pope some money to roleplay 'bribing' him for a dispensation. An avuncular marriage is a lot more incestuous, however.
It is currently the year 1133, still many years before the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) during which the rules against consangenuity were relaxed somewhat. And even then, it seems like historically papal dispensations only began to be given out like candy during the 15th and 16th centuries. In fact, Robert II of France was even excommunicated in 996 for something as innocent as a cousin marriage!
So, how plausible would an avuncular marriage during those times actually be? I have quite a lot of cash on hand, so would it be historically acceptable to throw the pope A LOT of money and pretend that he sanctioned it? Or is this just silly, ahistorical and gamey?
My dynasty is still rather small, however, and the only family member I can be betrothed to is my 14-year old uncle. Usually when I marry cousins to each other as a catholic, I simply toss the pope some money to roleplay 'bribing' him for a dispensation. An avuncular marriage is a lot more incestuous, however.
It is currently the year 1133, still many years before the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) during which the rules against consangenuity were relaxed somewhat. And even then, it seems like historically papal dispensations only began to be given out like candy during the 15th and 16th centuries. In fact, Robert II of France was even excommunicated in 996 for something as innocent as a cousin marriage!
So, how plausible would an avuncular marriage during those times actually be? I have quite a lot of cash on hand, so would it be historically acceptable to throw the pope A LOT of money and pretend that he sanctioned it? Or is this just silly, ahistorical and gamey?
