Plus she had the royal connections. However a lot of inconvenient wives ended in convents and draughty old castles in the far end of the realms - never to see t he light of days again.... For references look up the excellent thread on royal names, where you find endless examples of very very unlucky women, whose only fault it was, that once the dowry was secured and a possible heir born, they fell out of whatever favour it was, that had secured the marriage. An accusation of infidelty was easily construed, "witnesses" easily bought and a hapless young man executed for it, while the unlucky lady was locked away for good.
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