Regency Trivia – An Arranged Marriage

An arranged marriage was the most common type of marriage during the Regency and beyond. In fact, in many cultures arranged marriages are still the norm. An arranged marriage is one in which a parent (normally the father) or guardian decides who the (mostly) young lady would wed. The negotiations could be with the potential groom or the groom’s parent or guardian. Sometimes the couple would know each other, but it was a very real possibility they would not. Settlements would be negotiated and, if the lady was not a minor she would also have to sign the agreements.

The question always arises as to whether the lady could refuse to marry the gentleman chosen for her. The short answer and the legal answer is yes she could. However, this is when it’s important to remember the culture of the time. A great deal of familial pressure would be brought to bear. This could be in the form of threatening to cast her off or some other punishment. Unless she was lucky and had a family member such as a grandmother or aunt that would help her she’d find herself without recourse.

Gentlemen had more options, but again, family pressure was nothing to be ignored.

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Regency Trivia – A Marriage of Convenience

A marriage of convenience was just that. Two people deciding to marry because it was of mutual benefit to both parties. The marriage would be consummated, children were expected, but love was not part of the marriage. Although it could be hoped for at a later date.

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Regency Trivia – The White Marriage.

 

There seems to be some confusion as to which type of marriage meant there would be no marital relations. If a couple agreed to enter into a white marriage it meant that they both agreed there would be no conjugal relations between the couple. I imagine there could be many or at least several reasons for contracting a white marriage.

 

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Regency Trivia – Commoner or Common Born

During the Regency there was an important decision between a commoner and a person who is common born.

Everyone who was not a peer, peeress, or royal was a commoner. That includes the sons and daughters of peers. Even that gentleman with a courtesy title is a commoner. This distinction is important. Peers and peeresses had several privileges. They could not be thrown into debtor’s prison. If brought up on allegations of a crime or in a civil suit (even divorce) the trial had to take place in the House of Lords.

A person that was common born was not part of the gentry. In other words, the person was of a lower social class. Another way of putting it is that the person is not gently born.

 

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Release Day – The Marquis She’s Been Waiting For!

It’s Release Day for The Marquis She’s Been Waiting For!!

 

Dashing as they may be, Ella Quinn’s eligible bachelors have much to learn about life and love. Fortunately, just the right ladies are willing to instruct them . . .

Lady Dorcus Calthorp, daughter of the Marquis of Huntington, loved and lost during her first Season, leaving her suspicious of gentlemen. Now Dorie finds herself with no marital prospects in sight—until Alexander, the newly elevated Marquis of Exeter, arrives in town. Handsome, charming, and an interesting conversationalist, he at first seems to be her perfect match. Then Dorie discovers he may not be seeking a wife so much as a land steward…

After learning of his father’s death, Alexander returns home to find his mother has run off with his land steward, leaving his younger sisters with their governesses. The most expedient solution is a wife who will take the household and estate in hand while he assumes his role in parliament. Lady Dorie meets all the requirements—until she makes a surprising proposal. Instead of marrying Alexander, she will tutor him in his duties, freeing him to find his heart’s match. Yet the more Dorie teaches him, the more he longs to change their course of study—to love. And with the end of the Season nearing, he doesn’t have much time…

 

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