This world did not have the Outlander-familiar custom of "bride price," but it did have dowries. When women of noble families married, their families provided a large sum as part of the marriage settlement. It could be jewelry, real estate deeds, or even a vast tract of land.
Especially for prominent great nobles, the dowry given when a woman of the family married displayed the family's wealth and prestige.
Larus III was not marrying off a daughter for the first time, so the dowries for the Cavendish Family's princesses of this generation had long followed established customs.
Shade curiously asked Dorothy about it, and she began counting on her fingers:
"First, a large tract of land, though not around Tobesk—the land here is far too expensive. Then two or three royal estates scattered across the country. Leisha said that Mona chose an estate in Far North Ice City. The Eisberg Family being able to purchase Lake View Manor was related to this as well. There are also businesses. The king prepared profitable enterprises for his daughter that could generate income for a long time. In theory, they belong solely to Mona, but after the marriage, the family can no longer interfere."
The wealth she named was something most people in this world could never obtain even if they spent their entire lives striving for it.
"The Cavendish Family has no tradition of giving cash as dowry, but the family has inherited a great deal of jewelry, accumulated generation after generation. Mona chose a Sapphire Headdress left behind by Grandmother, which Grandmother herself wore when she married. Angelina said privately that she had always liked that headdress. Aside from jewelry, there are also antiques. Leisha did not go into detail, but they could probably fill three carriages. Oh, Mother—I mean Queen