were noble couples looksmatched in the 17th cenutry?

[Deleted member 18582]

In previous times in Europe did they factor looks in at all or was it all just status

 

[DefinitelyNT]

it was all politics bro so long as your partner didn't smell like a diseased donkey you considered yourself lucky

 

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Exceptions, not all Nobles had congenital deformities!

 

[Deleted member 29155]

Exceptions, not all Nobles had congenital deformities!

You can't name one noble who was said to be beautiful, but was also a male.

 

[Deleted member 29155]

Exceptions, not all Nobles had congenital deformities!

The environment back then was fucked so there were probably 0 Chads, if there was, they would be picked up and used by the royal family and we would know about them.

 

[aesthetic beauty]

You can't name one noble who was said to be beautiful, but was also a male.

Peter the great was 6’7 but I don’t know if that counts.

 

[Deleted member 29155]

Peter the great was 6’7 but I don’t know if that counts.

6'7, he was probably an ogre

 

[aesthetic beauty]

6'7, he was probably an ogre

He was just attractive enough to benefit from his height.

 

[DefinitelyNT]

You can't name one noble who was said to be beautiful, but was also a male.

Henry VIII in his youth

 

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He was just attractive enough to benefit from his height.
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Bugeyed, high set eyebrows, loose hyoid skin, probably overweight, saved by his height

 

[Bushman]

You can't name one noble who was said to be beautiful, but was also a male.

I think nobles tended to be uglier than commoners bc they were under 0 selective pressure for looks. Normie relationships are driven by sexual attraction and looks.
Nobles married each other for practical gain: to seal an alliance, to keep a rival dynasty in line, or to add to their own territory.