King and queen era most Kings dated down . Infact I would say most men date down to some degree ...
Actually, I think it’s the opposite in the black community.
And also, the clarification needs to be made, just because you have money, doesn’t mean you have social status.
Back in the day, the black “power couples” used to comprise of a dark skin man who came from nothing but made millions through whatever endeavor, who married a light skin woman from a prominent black family. The woman may have been simply an elementary school teacher, but her family and her name brought prestige and legitimacy to her husband. In that case, the millionaire husband was viewed as marrying up. This was common for successful black men all over.
A good example of this is...
There’s lots of nuance in this “dating down” and “marrying up” of which is not being accounted.