The ius primae noctis, contrary to what many believe, was only a tax due to the lord
What really was ius primae noctis ?
On this rule in force for much of the medieval era , it gets a bit confusing.
Most of the people, if questioned about it, respond confidently that it did nothing but sanction the right of the feudal lord to spend the first night of marriage with the legitimate wives of his subjects , therefore, in practice, it would have been a hateful abuse perpetrated by the powerful to the detriment of their subordinates.
In reality this is not true:almost certainly, the ius primae noctis it consisted only of a tax that the gentleman asked to give his consent to the wedding.
However, it can be considered an arrogance, but in relation to the time in which it was registered and to the model of society of the time, based on hierarchically distinct roles and light years away from each other, it should not arouse great surprise and, in any case, it was always far less serious and bearable than the other hypothesis.