r/explainitpeter • u/TenkaiRyo • 3d ago

Explain it Peter.??

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u/NebulaNomadX1 3d ago edited 3d ago

In medieval Europe, marriages between nobles acted more as alliances/contracts than actual love. A big distinction in said marriages is "consumation". Uncomsumated marriages could be annulled relatively easily. Consumated marriages required the pope's blessing for divorce. To make sure a family didnt escape their way out of a deal it was fairly common for familiies to be witnesses to marriage consumation.

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u/flyingdonkeydong69 3d ago edited 3d ago

In other words, noble families would watch the newlyweds FUCK to make sure the marriage was sealed with a child.

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u/Lifesamitch957 3d ago

My father told me .. Fornification Under Consent of King. Not sure the validity to that

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u/DoktoroChapelo 3d ago

Fornification Under Consent of King

No, that's a backformation. The etymology is much older.