Weird History
The Most INSANE Dowries In History
2017 • E8 Jun 29, 2017 2m
Think dowries are a thing of the past? Think again! When you’re a big fancy rich person you gotta have a big fancy rich wedding, and a bride that brings big fancy rich stuff with her. That's where dowries come in. What's a dowry, you ask? Well, a dowry is any gift or monetary contribution that a bride's family provides to the newly wedded couple at their wedding. From historical figures to your average joe-millionaire; here are the most insane dowries in history:
5) To start, Eleanor of Aquitaine brought half of France with her. We need a blender, a kegerator, and half of France. It’s on our Williams Sonoma registry. Medieval France wasn't a united country; it was divided into a bunch little pieces ruled by dukes who answered to the king. One of those pieces was Aquitaine, which was most of southwestern France… SO, when Duke William X of Aquitaine named his eldest daughter Eleanor as his heiress, King Louis VI (AKA "Louis the Fat") said “you’ll be my son’s wife! Deal with it!” So th
5) To start, Eleanor of Aquitaine brought half of France with her. We need a blender, a kegerator, and half of France. It’s on our Williams Sonoma registry. Medieval France wasn't a united country; it was divided into a bunch little pieces ruled by dukes who answered to the king. One of those pieces was Aquitaine, which was most of southwestern France… SO, when Duke William X of Aquitaine named his eldest daughter Eleanor as his heiress, King Louis VI (AKA "Louis the Fat") said “you’ll be my son’s wife! Deal with it!” So th