2007-12-18 09:33:37 · 15 answers · asked by ben t 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
King Richard the Lion-heart was gay. He married his wife, and consummated the act once only, and had gay lovers the rest of his life. This is why his brother John assumed the throne on his death.
I don't know of a monarchy in the world now or ever, that would sanction a gay marriage. Most monarchies today are constitutional monarchs and the spouse has to be approved by a parliament or something. Chances are some "accident" would happen to the gay lover if it got serious. Contrast this to societies that allow polygamous marriages. Go figure.
2007-12-18 09:44:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Simply an in-law,if gay marriage is allowed.It's quite possible that the King would be forced to abdicate.If allowed,the mate would be the King's consort,and whatever title he'd receive from the King.He would not be in line of succession.
2007-12-18 21:38:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be interesting I don’t think it has happened. Of course there have been known closet homosexual royals, but they typical married a woman or man. They may have had gay/lesbian lovers on the side or just denied that part of them.
I truly don’t know what would happen if say Prince William announced that he was gay, that he had been in denial for years, that he finale felt he had to be true to himself.
2007-12-18 18:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by Spread Peace and Love 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The King's gay partner?
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2007-12-18 17:42:38 · answer #4 · answered by The man 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Adding to Banjoman's post concerning Richard the Lionhearted's personal relationships, during King James I of England (or VI of Scotland's) reign, "that guy" was styled variously as the Duke of Lennox, the Earl of Somerset, and the Duke of Buckingham. King James enjoyed the physical favors of a series of court favorites, most notably Esme Stewart, Robert Carr, and George Villiers.* He also kissed the Earl of Bothwell, Francis Stewart Hepburn, in public, thus infuriating a good many Scottish Presbyterian divines, and called Villiers his wife while calling himself Villier's husband. Thus, circumstantial evidence indicates that at the very least, in spite of the King's vehement protests to the contrary, James was most probably a bisexual. Indeed, when James ascended the English throne, wags wrote in Latin, "Elizabeth was King; now James is King."
Of course, James also fathered three surviving children by Anne of Denmark: Henry, Prince of Wales, Elizabeth, later Queen of Bohemia, and the future Charles I. In other words, as long as the King performed his procreation duties, he could lavish his attention on male courtiers. Criticism came from the fact that James used the treasury to reward his favorites rather from the fact that he had male lovers.
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*James rewarded his lovers with titles and lavish palaces: rewarding Stewart with the title Duke of Lennox, Carr with the title Earl of Somerset, and Villiers with the title Duke of Buckingham (as in Buckingham Palace). James was also buried between two favorites.
2007-12-18 19:13:49 · answer #5 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lol that is a really interesting/hilarious question. I suppose it's just expected of a king to marry a male.. Two kings wouldn't work very well.
2007-12-18 17:55:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No such a thing as a gay marriage. it is a registration for inheritance tax purposes. So the other one would be what he always was to the Royal family. No relation
2007-12-18 18:43:45 · answer #7 · answered by Scouse 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
prince consort i guess..
just like price philip is prince consort now.. doesn't matter if he's married to the king or the queen
2007-12-18 18:13:52 · answer #8 · answered by hanna a 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
the guy is the part of the family no one mentions!
2007-12-18 17:37:55 · answer #9 · answered by Tira Misu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Prince-ess...lol...the life long partner of the king i guess...?
2007-12-18 17:41:27 · answer #10 · answered by 1 UnIqUe InDiViDuAl 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋