In Napoleon, Tsar Alexander appears shocked and disgusted when Napoleon proposes a marriage between himself and the Tsar's 15 year old sister, but the historical Alexander married in his teens, as did his mother and grandmother. What were the attitudes of European nobility towards such marriages?
by /u/bulukelin in /r/AskHistorians
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