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He mentions this as he clarifies the rules about having relations with/marrying a captive during war:
"Relations with a yefat toar are only permitted while she is in captivity as the verse states "If you see... among the prisoners."
This license is permitted whether the woman is a virgin or not, even if she is married, for the gentiles' marriages are not recognized."
Can someone explain why this is so? Thanks.
The Lechem Mishneh explains that although it is generally forbidden to have relations with the wife of a gentile, nevertheless being that regarding a “Yefat To’ar” the Torah refers to her as a “beautiful wife”, it can be derived that it is permitted even if she is married, and the Rambam explains that the reason for this is because the marriage of a gentile is in a different category, being that one would not be punishable by death for having relations with a gentile’s wife.
