This is a list of child brides, females of historical significance who married under 18 years of age, which is the general

marriageable age Marriageable age (or marriage age) is the general age, as a legal age or as the minimum age subject to parental, religious or other forms of social approval, at which a person is legitimately allowed for marriage. Age and other prerequisites t ...

and

age of majority The age of majority is the threshold of legal adulthood as recognized or declared in law. It is the moment when minors cease to be considered such and assume legal control over their persons, actions, and decisions, thus terminating the contr ...

in most countries in the 21st century. AFRICA

Middle East

Ancient Egypt

Ankhesenamun Ankhesenamun (, "Her Life Is of Amun"; c. 1348 or c. 1342 – after 1322 BC) was a queen who lived during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt as the pharaoh Akhenaten's daughter and subsequently became the Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Tutankhamun. Born Ank ...

(aged about 16) was married to her half-brother

Tutankhamun Tutankhamun (, egy, twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn), Egyptological pronunciation Tutankhamen () (), sometimes referred to as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty (ruled ...

(aged about 10) in about 1332 BC.

14th century

Olivera Despina Mileva Olivera Lazarević ( sr-cyr, Деспина Оливера Лазаревић; 1372 – after 1444), also known as Despina Hatun, was a Serbian princess and consort of the Ottoman sultan. She was the youngest daughter of Lazar of Serbia ...

(aged 17) was married to

Bayezid I Bayezid I ( ota, بايزيد اول, tr, I. Bayezid), also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt ( ota, link=no, یلدیرم بايزيد, tr, Yıldırım Bayezid, link=no; – 8 March 1403) was the Ottoman Sultan from 1389 to 1402. He adopted ...

in 1389 or 1390.

18th century

Darejan Dadiani Darejan Dadiani ( ka, დარეჯანი), also known as Daria (Georgian: ; russian: Дарья Георгиевна, Darya Georgyevna) (20 July 1738 – 8 November 1807), was Queen Consort of Kakheti, and later Kartli-Kakheti in Eastern ...

(aged 12) was married to

Heraclius II of Georgia Heraclius II ( ka, ერეკლე II), also known as Erekle II and The Little Kakhetian ( ka, პატარა კახი ) (7 November 1720 or 7 October 1721 C. ToumanoffHitchins, KeithHeraclius II. ''Encyclopædia Iranica Online edit ...

(aged 30) in 1750.

19th century

;Wives of Abdulmejid I *

Servetseza Kadın Servetseza Kadın (; 1823 - 24 September 1878; meaning "Worthy of riches" in Persian) was the first consort and chief consort (BaşKadin) of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Of Circassian and georgiana origin, Servetseza Kad ...

(aged 16) was married to

Abdulmejid I Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, tr, I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the r ...

(aged 16) in 1839. * Düzdidil Kadın (aged 14) was married to

(aged 16) in 1839. * Şevkefza Kadın (aged 16) was married to

(aged 16) in 1839 * Zeynifelek Hanım (aged 15) was married to

(aged 16) in 1839. * Gülcemal Kadın (aged 14) was married to

(aged 17) in 1840. *

Perestu Kadın ota, پرستو قادین , birth_name = Rahime Hanim , birth_date = 1830 , birth_place = Circassia , death_date = c.1906 , death_place = Maçka Palace, Maçka, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire , burial_place = Mihrişah Sultan Mausol ...

(aged 14) was married to

(aged 21) in 1844. * Mahitab Kadın (aged 15) was married to

(aged 22) in 1845. * Nergizev Hanım (aged 17) was married to

(aged 24) in 1847. *

Serfiraz Hanım ota, سرفراز خانم , birth_name = Ayşe Lah , birth_date = 1837 , birth_place = Tokat, Turkey, Ottoman Empire (ex) , death_date = , death_place = Bebek Palace, Bebek, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire , burial_place = � ...

(aged 14) was married to

(aged 28) in 1852. *

Şayeste Hanım ota, شائسته خانم , birth_date = 1838 , birth_place = , death_date = , death_place = Çengelköy Palace, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire , burial_place = Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin Mausoleum, Yahya Efendi Cemet ...

(aged 16) was married to

(aged 29) in 1852. * Navekmisal Hanım (aged 15) was married to

(aged 30) in 1853. ;Wives of Murad V * Mevhibe Kadın (aged 13) was married to

Murad V Murad V ( ota, مراد خامس, translit=Murâd-ı ḫâmis; tr, V. Murad; 21 September 1840 – 29 August 1904) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the ...

(aged 17) in 1857. *

Şayan Kadın Şayan Kadın ( ota, شایان قادین; 1853 – 1919) was the third wife of Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire. Biography Born in the Caucasus in 1853, Şayan had been formerly a member of the household of scholar Sıddık Molla. Sh ...

(aged 16) was married to

(aged 29) in 1869. * Resan Hanım (aged 17) was married to

(aged 37) in 1877. * Filizten Hanım (aged 17) was married to Murad V (aged 39) around 1879. *

Zübeyde Hanım Zübeyde Hanım (1856 – 15 January 1923) was the mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. She was the only daughter of the Hacısofular family which included her two brothers. Zübeyde was born in Langaza vil ...

(aged 15) was married to

Ali Rıza Efendi Ali Rıza Efendi (1839–1888) was an official, and the father of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the husband of Zübeyde Hanım. He was born in Selanik, (modern Thessaloniki in present-day Macedonia, Greece), back then the most important city ...

(aged 32) in 1871.

20th century

Inşirah Hanım ota, انشراح خانم , house = Voçibe (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) , father = Aziz Voçibe , mother = , birth_name = Seniye Voçibe , birth_date = , birth_place = Maşukiye, İzmit, Ottoman Empire , death_dat ...

(aged 17) was married to

Mehmed VI Mehmed VI Vahideddin ( ota, محمد سادس ''Meḥmed-i sâdis'' or ''Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn''; tr, VI. Mehmed or /; 14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926), also known as Şahbaba () among the Osmanoğlu family, was the 36th and last Sultan of the ...

(aged 44) in 1905. *

Al Jawhara bint Musaed Al Jiluwi Al Jawhara bint Musaed bin Jiluwi Al Saud ( ar, الجوهرة بنت مساعد بن جلوي آل سعود ''Al Jawhara bint Musāʿid bin Jiluwī Āl Suʿūd''; 1891–1919) was one of the spouses of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. She was th ...

(aged 17) was married to

Ibn Saud Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...

(aged 32/33) in 1908. * Khadijeh Saqafi (aged 16) was married to

Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ...

(aged 27) in 1929. *

Fawzia Fuad of Egypt Fawzia of Egypt (; 5 November 1921 – 2 July 2013), also known as Fawzia Pahlavi or Fawzia Chirine, was an Egyptian princess who became Queen of Iran as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran . Fawzia was the daughter of Fuad ...

(aged 17) was married to

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , title = Shahanshah Aryamehr Bozorg Arteshtaran , image = File:Shah_fullsize.jpg , caption = Shah in 1973 , succession = Shah of Iran , reign = 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979 , coronation = 26 Octob ...

(aged 19) on 15 March 1939. *

Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa (c. 1933 – 5 August 2009) was a member of the Bahraini royal family. Marriage and children Hessa bint Salman was the Queen consort and widow of the former Emir of Bahrain, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who reigned fro ...

(aged 16) was married to Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (aged 18) in 1949. *

Gönül Yazar Gönül Yazar (born Mürşide Gönül Özyeğiner; 12 August 1936) is a Turkish singer and actress. In 1968 Yazar performed Marie Laforêt Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Doumenach; 5 October 1939 – 2 November 2019) was a Fr ...

(aged 16) was married to Necdet Yazar in 1952. *

Ateghe Sediqi Ateghe Sediqi ( fa, عاتقه صدیقی, born Pouran Rajai on 2 September 1943) is an Iranian politician and human rights activist who was the wife of former Iranian President Mohammad-Ali Rajai. She was also a member of Iranian Parliament from ...

(aged 15) was married to

Mohammad-Ali Rajai Mohammad-Ali Rajai ( fa, محمدعلی رجائی; 15 June 1933 – 30 August 1981) was the second president of Iran from 2 to 30 August 1981 after serving as prime minister under Abolhassan Banisadr. He was also minister of foreign affairs fro ...

(aged 25) in 1956. *

Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh ( fa, منصوره خجسته باقرزاده, born 1947) is the wife of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. She was born in a religious family in Mashhad. Her father was Mohammad Esmaeil Khojaste Bagherza ...

(aged 17) was married to

Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia '' marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third presiden ...

(aged 25) in 1964. * Sahebeh Rouhani (aged 14) was married to

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...

(aged 20) in 1968. *

Muazzez Ersoy Hatice Yıldız Levent, better known by her stage name Muazzez Ersoy, (born 9 August 1958) is a Turkish classical music singer. In 1998, with the suggestion of the 33rd government of Turkey's Ministry of Culture, she was chosen as a State Artis ...

(aged 16) was married in 1974. *

Leyla Zana Leyla Zana (born 3 May 1961) is a Kurdish politician from Kurdish descent. She was imprisoned for ten years for her political activism, which was deemed by the Turkish courts to be against the unity of the country. She was awarded the 1995 Sakh ...

(aged 14) was married to

Mehdi Zana Mehdi Zana (born 20 December 1940 in Silvan) is an author and former Kurdish politician from Turkey. At: "KORT BIOGRAFI ÖVER FÖRFATTAREN OCH POLITIKERN MEHDI ZANA" He is prominent Kurdish political activist a former Mayor of Diyarbakır. Follo ...

(aged 35) in 1975. *

Hülya Avşar Hülya Avşar (born 10 October 1963) is a Turkish actress, singer, businesswoman, and former beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for numerous films and hit revenge series "Kadın İsterse". Her international roles include Safiye Sultan ...

(aged 16) was married to Mehmet Tecirli (age unknown) in 1979. *

Hayrünnisa Gül Hayrünnisa Gül (; née Özyurt, born August 18, 1964) is the 11th First Lady of Turkey, as the wife of Abdullah Gül. First Lady of Turkey On October 7, 2010, Gül became the first First Lady to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Co ...

(aged 15) was married to

Abdullah Gül Abdullah Gül (; ; born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th President of Turkey, in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as bo ...

(aged 30) in 1980. *

Hande Yener Makbule Hande Özyener (born 12 January 1973), better known by her stage name Hande Yener, is a Turkish singer. She made her debut in the early 2000s, and since then has become a prominent figure of Turkish pop music with numerous songs that topp ...

(aged 17) was married to Uğur Kulaçoğlu (age unknown) in 1990. * Layal Abboud (aged 16) was married in 1998.

21st century

* Nujood Ali (age 10), had an arranged marriage by her father to a 30-year-old man in 2008. Coverage of her self-presented application for divorce later that year led to the legal age of marriage in Yemen to be raised to 18.

East Asia

8th century

* Asukabe-hime (aged 16) was married to the future

Emperor Shōmu was the 45th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 聖武天皇 (45)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, during the Nara period. Traditional narrative ...

(aged about 16) in .

9th century

Princess Seishi was an Empress consort of Japan. She was the empress consort of her paternal uncle Emperor Junna. She became empress in 827. Her husband abdicated in 833. Either when she was widowed in 840, or when her son was deposed as crown prince in 842, S ...

(aged 16/17) was married to the future

Emperor Junna was the 53rd emperor of Japan, Emperor Junna, Ōharano no Nishi no Minenoe Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional order of succession. Junna reigned from 823 to 833. Traditional narrative Junna had six empre ...

(aged about 42) in 827.

10th century

Fujiwara no Teishi , also known as Sadako, was an empress consort of the Japanese Emperor Ichijō. She appears in the literary classic ''The Pillow Book'' written by her court lady Sei Shōnagon. Life She was the first daughter of Fujiwara no Michitaka (藤原� ...

(about 12/13) was married to the future Emperor Ichijō (aged 10) in October 990.

12th century

* Princess Yoshiko (aged 17) was married to her nephew, the future Emperor Nijō (aged 15), in March 1159.

17th century

* Tokugawa Masako (aged 12/13) was married to the future

Emperor Go-Mizunoo was the 108th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Mizunoo's reign spanned the years from 1611 through 1629, and was the first emperor to reign entirely during the Edo period. This 17th-century sovereign was n ...

(aged 23/24) in 1620.

19th century

Chikako, Princess Kazu (''Kazunomiya'') was the wife of 14th ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Iemochi. She was renamed Lady Seikan'in-no-miya after she took the tonsure as a widow. She was the great-great-great aunt of Emperor Akihito, who reigned from 1989 to 2019. Biography ...

(aged 15), daughter of

Emperor Ninkō was the 120th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 仁孝天皇 (120)/ref> Ninkō's reign spanned the years from 1817 until his death in 1846, and saw further deterioratio ...

, was married to

Tokugawa Iemochi (July 17, 1846 – August 29, 1866) was the 14th ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1858 to 1866. During his reign there was much internal turmoil as a result of the "re-opening" of Japan to western nations. ...

(aged 15) in February 1862. *

Rukhmabai Rukhmabai (22 November 1864 – 25 September 1955) was an Indian physician and feminist. She is best known for being one of the first practicing women doctors in colonial India as well as being involved in a landmark legal case involving her m ...

(age 11) was married in India to Dadaji Bhikaji (age 19), a cousin of her stepfather, in about 1875. After a lengthy court battle, the marriage was dissolved by an order from

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previ ...

and the publicity helped influence the passage of the

Age of Consent Act, 1891 The Age of Consent Act, 1891, also known as Act X of 1891, was a legislation enacted in British India on 19 March 1891 which raised the age of consent for sexual intercourse for all girls, married or unmarried, from ten to twelve years in all ju ...

, which increased age of consent for girls in India, married or unmarried, from 10 to 12. *

Mrinalini Devi Mrinalini Devi (1 March 1874 – 23 November 1902) was a translator and the wife of Nobel laureate poet, philosopher, author and musician Rabindranath Tagore. She was from the Jessor district, where her father worked at the Tagore estate. In ...

(aged between 9 and 11) married to

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

(aged 22) in 1883.

20th century

* Sadako Kujō (aged 15) married Crown Prince Yoshihito of Japan (aged 20) in May 1900. *

Kaoru Otsuki Kaoru Otsuki ( ja, 大月薰, Ōtsuki Kaoru; 6 August 1888 – 21 December 1970) was the second wife of Sun Yat-sen, the founder and first president of the Republic of China. Biography Kaoru was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, ...

(aged 15) married

Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen (; also known by several other names; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925)Singtao daily. Saturday edition. 23 October 2010. section A18. Sun Yat-sen Xinhai revolution 100th anniversary edition . was a Chinese politician who serve ...

(aged 37) in July 1905. *

Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar (7 February 1898 – 27 May 1935) was the first wife of B. R. Ambedkar, who said her support was instrumental in helping him pursue his higher education and his true potential. She has been the subject of a number of bio ...

(aged 8) married B. R. Ambedkar (aged 15) in 1906. * Shigeko, Princess Teru (aged 17), eldest daughter of

Emperor Hirohito of Japan Emperor , commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name , was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was ...

, was married to Morihiro Higashikuni (aged 26) in October 1943. * Janakiammal Iyengar (age 10) was married to the Indian mathematician

Srinivasa Ramanujan Srinivasa Ramanujan (; born Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar, ; 22 December 188726 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician. Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, ...

in 1909. * Ushabati Ghosh (age 11) was married to the Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (aged 20) in 1914. Bose, not keen on marriage so early in life and while still attending college, only did so at his mother's insistence. They had nine children, two of whom died in early childhood. *

Liu Chi-chun Liu Chi-chun (; 1908-1999) was the First Lady of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1975 until 1978 as the wife of Yen Chia-kan, former President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Biography Liu Chi-chun was born at Suzhou, and her family was o ...

(aged 16) was married to

Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan (; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975, being sworn in on 6 April 1975, and served out the ...

(aged 19) in 1924. *

Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib ( bn, শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব; 8 August 1930 – 15 August 1975), also known by her daak naam Renu ( bn, রেনু), was the wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first Presiden ...

(aged 8) was married to

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

(aged 18) in 1938. *

Rowshan Ershad Roushan Ershad (born 19 July 1943) is a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician. She is the current Jatiya Sangsad member from Mymensingh-4 constituency and the incumbent Leader of the Opposition in the 11th parliament. She is the Chief Patron of th ...

(aged 13) was married to

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad ( bn, হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ; 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi Army Chief politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time m ...

(aged 26) in 1956. *

Khaleda Zia Khaleda Zia (; born Khaleda Khanam Putul in 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Ba ...

(aged 15) was married to

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup ...

(aged 24) in 1960. *

Dimple Kapadia Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films. Born and raised in Mumbai by wealthy parents, she aspired to become an actress from a young age and received her first opportunity through her fathe ...

(aged 15) was married to

Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a record ...

(aged 30) in March 1973.

Europe

From 380 A.D. to 1983 A.D., the

was 21 years old in the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

, which was adopted into

canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is t ...

from

Roman law Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. 449 BC), to the '' Corpus Juris Civilis'' (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor J ...

. From 380 A.D. to 1971 A.D. the minimum

was 12 years for females and 14 years for males in the Roman Catholic Church, which was adopted into canon law from Roman law. During the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 unt ...

(9th–19th centuries), age of majority was 21 years old and minimum marriageable age was 12 years for females and 14 years for males. There were some fathers who arranged marriages for a son or a daughter before he or she reached the age of maturity.

Consummation In many traditions and statutes of civil or religious law, the consummation of a marriage, often called simply ''consummation'', is the first (or first officially credited) act of sexual intercourse between two people, following their marriage t ...

would not take place until the age of maturity. Roman Catholic canon law defines a marriage as consummated when the "spouses have performed between themselves in a human fashion a conjugal act which is suitable in itself for the procreation of offspring, to which marriage is ordered by its nature and by which the spouses become one flesh." In England, the

Marriage Act 1753 The Clandestine Marriages Act 1753, also called the Marriage Act 1753, long title "An Act for the Better Preventing of Clandestine Marriage", popularly known as Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act (citation 26 Geo. II. c. 33), was the first statutory ...

required a marriage to be covered by a license (requiring parental consent for those under 21) or the publication of banns (which parents of those under 21 could forbid). The

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Brit ...

dictated that both the bride and groom must be at least 21 years of age to marry without the consent of their families; in the certificates, the most common age for the brides is 22 years. For the grooms 24 years was the most common age, with average ages of 24 years for the brides and 27 for the grooms.Laslett, Peter. 1965. The World We Have Lost. New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p 82 While European noblewomen often married early, they were a small minority of the population, and the marriage certificates from

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of t ...

show that, in England, even among nobility it was very rare to marry women off at very early ages. In England, the minimum marriageable age was raised to 16 in 1929. Before then, the minimum marriageable age was 12 for females and 14 for males. In 1971, the age of majority was lowered to 18 years old. The age of majority is 18 years old since 1983 C.E. and the minimum marriageable age is 14 years old for females and 16 years old for males since in 1917 C.E in the Roman Catholic Church.

9th century

* Æthelswith (aged about 14/15) was married to

Burgred of Mercia Burgred (also Burhred or Burghred) was an Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from 852 to 874. Family Burgred became king of Mercia in 852, and may have been related to his predecessor Beorhtwulf. After Easter in 853, Burgred married Æthelswith, daughte ...

in 853. *

Judith of Flanders Judith of Flanders (circa 843 – circa 870) was a Carolingian princess as the daughter of Charles II, Emperor of the Romans ("Charles the Bald"), who became Queen (consort) of Wessex by two successive marriages and later Margravine (consort ...

(aged about 12/13) was married to Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (aged about 61), in October 856. After Æthelwulf's death in January 858, Judith (now about 14/15) was remarried later that year to the new king, her stepson Æthelbald. Her second husband died in 860, and she was married to

Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders Baldwin I (probably 830s – 879), also known as Baldwin Iron Arm ( nl, Boudewijn met de IJzeren Arm; the epithet is first recorded in the 12th century), was the first margrave of Flanders, which evolved into the County of Flanders. He was the ...

, in either 861 or 862, when she was around 17–19 years old. *

Beatrice of Vermandois Beatrice of Vermandois ( – after 26 March 931) was a Carolingian aristocrat, queen of Western Francia by marriage to Robert I, and mother of Hugh the Great. Life Beatrice was the daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois. She was also the sis ...

(aged about 10) was married to Robert, Margrave of Neustria (aged about 24; later King of West Francia), in

10th century

* Eadgifu of Wessex (aged 16/17) was married to Charles the Simple, King of West Francia (aged about 40), in 919. *

Bertha of Swabia Bertha of Swabia (french: Berthe; german: Berta; AD – after January 2, 966), a member of the Alemannic Hunfriding dynasty, was queen of Burgundy from 922 until 937 and queen of Italy from 922 until 926, by her marriage with King Rudolph II. S ...

(aged about 15) was married to

Rudolph II of Burgundy Rudolph II (c. 11 July 880 – 11 July 937), a member of the Elder House of Welf, was King of Burgundy from 912 until his death. He initially succeeded in Upper Burgundy and also ruled as King of Italy from 922 to 926. In 933 Rudolph acquired t ...

(aged about 42) in 922. *

Adelaide of Italy Adelaide of Italy (german: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great; she was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the ...

(aged about 15) was married to

Lothair II of Italy Lothair II (926/8 – 22 November 950), often ''Lothair of Arles'', was the King of Italy from 947 to his death. He was of the noble Frankish lineage of the Bosonids, descended from Boso the Elder. His father and predecessor was Hugh of Prove ...

(aged 19–20) in 947. * Liutgard of Saxony (aged 14/15) was married to

Conrad, Duke of Lorraine Conrad ( – 10 August 955), called the Red (german: Konrad der Rote), was Duke of Lorraine from 944 until 953. He became the progenitor of the Imperial Salian dynasty. Life He was the son of Werner V (died about 935), a Franconian count in the ...

(aged about 25), in 947. *

Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou( –1026) was, by her successive marriages, countess of Gévaudan and Forez, of Toulouse, of Provence, and of Burgundy, and queen of Aquitaine. She was the regent of Gevaudan during the minority of her sons in the 96 ...

(aged about 15) was married to the much older Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan, in circa 955. * Emma of Italy (aged about 17) was married to

Lothair of France Lothair (french: Lothaire; la, Lothārius; 941 – 2 March 986), sometimes called Lothair II,After the emperor Lothair I. IIICounting Lothair II of Lotharingia, who ruled over modern Lorraine and Belgium. or IV,Counting Lothair II of Ita ...

(aged 23/24) in 965. *

Theophanu Theophanu (; also ''Theophania'', ''Theophana'', or ''Theophano''; Medieval Greek ; AD 955 15 June 991) was empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Otto II, and regent of the Empire during the minority of their son, Emperor O ...

(aged about 17) was married to the future

Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (''der Rote''), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Ita ...

(aged 16/17), in 972. *

Gerberga of Burgundy Gerberga of Burgundy (c. 965/966 – 7 July 1018/1019) was a member of the Elder House of Welf. She was married firstly to Herman I, count of Werl and secondly to Herman II, Duke of Swabia. Life and Issue Gerberga was born in Arles. She was the ...

was about 12/13 when she was married to Herman I, Count of Werl, in circa 978. *

Gisela of Hungary Gisela of Hungary (or Gisele, Gizella and of Bavaria; 985 – 7 May 1065) was the first queen consort of Hungary by marriage to Stephen I of Hungary, and the sister of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor. She has been beatified by the Catholic Church. ...

(aged about 11) was married to

Stephen I of Hungary Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen ( hu, Szent István király ; la, Sanctus Stephanus; sk, Štefan I. or Štefan Veľký; 975 – 15 August 1038), was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the ...

(aged about 21) in 996.

11th century

Hedwig of France Hedwig of France (c. 970 – after 1013), also called Avoise, Hadevide or Haltude, was Countess of Mons. She was the daughter of Hugh Capet, the first King of France, and his wife, Queen Adelaide of Aquitaine. Family In 996 Hedwig married Regin ...

(aged about 13) was married to

Renauld I, Count of Nevers Renauld I (died 29 May 1040) was a French nobleman. He was the Count of Nevers and Count of Auxerre from 1028 until his death at the battle of Seignelay against Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. Family Renauld was the son of Landerich of Monceau and Ma ...

, in 1016. *

Adela of Normandy Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8 March 1137),LoPrete, Kimberly. "Adela of Blois." ''Women and Gender in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia.'' Ed. Margaret Schaus. New York: Routledge, 2006. 6–7. also known as in Roman ...

married the future

Stephen, Count of Blois Stephen Henry (in French, ''Étienne Henri'', in Medieval French, ''Estienne Henri''; – 19 May 1102) was the Count of Blois and Count of Chartres. He led an army during the First Crusade, was at the surrender of the city of Nicaea, and direc ...

(aged around 35-38), between 1080 and 1083, around the time of her 15th birthday. *

Gisela of Burgundy Gisela is the name of: People Full name * Gisela, Abbess of Chelles (757–810), daughter of Pepin the Short, sister of Charlemagne ** Gisela, daughter of Charlemagne (781–808) * Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious (born 821), consort of Eberha ...

(aged 14/15) was married to

Humbert II, Count of Savoy Humbert II (Italian: ''Umberto II''), nicknamed the Fat (1065, Carignano, Piedmont – 19 October 1103C.W. Previte-Orton, ''The Early History of the House of Savoy'', (Cambridge University Press, 1912), 276–277.), was Count of Savoy from 10 ...

(aged 24/25), in 1090. * Constance of France (aged between about 15 and 17) was married to Hugh I, Count of Troyes (aged between about 19 and 21), between 1093 and 1095.

12th century

Cecile of France Cecile of France (1097 – 1145) was a daughter of Philip I of France and Bertrade de Montfort. Marriages Her first marriage was arranged while Bohemond I of Antioch was visiting the French court seeking support against Alexios I Komnenos. Sh ...

(aged 8/9) was married to

Tancred, Prince of Galilee Tancred (1075 – December 5 or December 12, 1112) was an Italo- Norman leader of the First Crusade who later became Prince of Galilee and regent of the Principality of Antioch. Tancred came from the house of Hauteville and was the great-grands ...

(aged 30/31), in late 1106. As he was dying in 1112, Tancred made Pons, Count of Tripoli, promise to marry her; Pons and Cecile were married later that year, when she was 14/15 and he was 13/14. * Sybilla of Normandy (aged about 15) was married to

Alexander I of Scotland Alexander I ( medieval Gaelic: ''Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim''; modern Gaelic: ''Alasdair mac Mhaol Chaluim''; c. 1078 – 23 April 1124), posthumously nicknamed The Fierce, was the King of Scotland from 1107 to his death. He succeeded his broth ...

(aged about 29) circa 1107. * Matilda of England (aged about 12), daughter of

Henry I of England Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in ...

, was married to

Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V (german: Heinrich V.; probably 11 August 1081 or 1086 – 23 May 1125, in Utrecht) was King of Germany (from 1099 to 1125) and Holy Roman Emperor (from 1111 to 1125), as the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He was made co-r ...

(aged about 28), in 1114. They had been officially betrothed four years prior, in 1110, when Matilda was just eight; and a few months following the betrothal, Matilda was crowned

Queen of the Romans German queen (german: Deutsche Königin) is the informal title used when referring to the wife of the king of the Kingdom of Germany. The official titles of the wives of German kings were Queen of the Germans and later Queen of the Romans ( la, ...

. *

Matilda of Anjou Matilda of Anjou, also known as Mahaut ( – 1154) was married in 1119 to William Adelin, son and heir apparent of Henry I of England. Life Matilda was the daughter of Count Fulk V of Anjou, and his first wife Ermengarde, Countess of Maine. In ...

(aged about 13) was married to

William Adelin William Ætheling (, ; 5 August 1103 – 25 November 1120), commonly called Adelin (sometimes ''Adelinus'', ''Adelingus'', ''A(u)delin'' or other Latinised Norman-French variants of ''Ætheling'') was the son of Henry I of England by his wife M ...

(aged 15), son and heir of

in 1119. *

Sibylla of Anjou Sibylla of Anjou (–1165) was a countess consort of Flanders as the wife of Thierry, Count of Flanders. She served as the regent of Flanders during the absence of her spouse in 1147-1149. First marriage Sybilla was the daughter of Fulk V of Anjou ...

(aged about 11) was married to

William Clito William Clito (25 October 110228 July 1128) was a member of the House of Normandy who ruled the County of Flanders from 1127 until his death and unsuccessfully claimed the Duchy of Normandy. As the son of Robert Curthose, the eldest son of William ...

(aged 20/21) in 1123. The marriage was annulled the following year on the grounds of

consanguinity Consanguinity ("blood relation", from Latin '' consanguinitas'') is the characteristic of having a kinship with another person (being descended from a common ancestor). Many jurisdictions have laws prohibiting people who are related by blood fr ...

. *

Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor ( – 1 April 1204; french: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, ) was Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, List of English royal consorts, Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of Henry II of England, King Henry I ...

was about 15 when she married

Louis VII of France Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger, or the Young (french: link=no, le Jeune), was King of the Franks from 1137 to 1180. He was the son and successor of King Louis VI (hence the epithet "the Young") and married Duchess ...

(aged 17) in 1137; their marriage was annulled in 1152. She went on to marry

Henry II of England Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin kin ...

that same year. *

Petronilla of Aquitaine Petronilla of Aquitaine ( 1125 – c.1151) was the second daughter of William X of Aquitaine and Aenor of Châtellerault. She was the elder sister of William Aigret and the younger sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was Queen consort of France ...

(aged about 15) was married to

Ralph I, Count of Vermandois Ralph I of Vermandois (French: ''Raoul Ier'') (d. 14 October 1152) was Count of Vermandois. He was a son of Hugh, Count of Vermandois and his wife, Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois. Ralph was a grandson of Henry I of France, while Ralph‘s mother ...

, in 1140. * Constance of France (aged about 15/16) was married to

Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne Eustace IV (c. 1129/1131 17 August 1153) ruled the County of Boulogne from 1146 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Stephen of England and Countess Matilda I of Boulogne. When his father seized the English throne on Henry I's death i ...

(aged about 12/13), in 1140. *

Agnes of Courtenay Agnes of Courtenay ( – ) was a Frankish noblewoman from the Crusader states. Agnes's parents, Joscelin II of Edessa and Beatrice of Saone, lost the County of Edessa in 1150. As the widow of Reynald of Marash, Agnes married Count Amalric of ...

was no more than 15-years-old when she was married to Reynald of Marash, sometime before 29 June 1149. * Sancha of Castile (aged about 14) was married to Sancho VI of Navarre (aged 21) in 1153. *

Constance of Castile Constance of Castile (1136 or 1140 – 4 October 1160) was Queen of France as the second wife of Louis VII, who married her following the annulment of his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was a daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Berengari ...

(born between 1136 and 1140) was at most 18-years-old when she married

(33/34) in 1154. * Theodora Komnene was about 13-years-old when she was married

Baldwin III of Jerusalem Baldwin III (1130 – 10 February 1163) was King of Jerusalem from 1143 to 1163. He was the eldest son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem. He became king while still a child, and was at first overshadowed by his mother Melisende, whom he eventua ...

(aged 27/28) in 1158. *

Elisabeth of Vermandois Elisabeth (French: ''Élisabeth''), also known as Isabelle Mabille (1143 – Arras, 28 March 1183), was ruling Countess of Vermandois from 1168 to 1183, and also Countess of Flanders by marriage to Philip I, Count of Flanders. She was the eldest ...

(aged 16) was married to

Philip I, Count of Flanders Philip I (1143 – 1 August 1191), commonly known as Philip of Alsace, was count of Flanders from 1168 to 1191. During his rule Flanders prospered economically. He took part in two crusades and died of disease in the Holy Land. Count of Flanders ...

(aged 15/16), in 1159. *

Alix of France Alice of France (french: Alix; July/August 1150 – 1197/1198) was countess consort of Blois by marriage to Theobald V, Count of Blois. She was regent of Blois during the absence of her spouse in 1190-1191, and regent during the minority of Lo ...

(aged about 14) was married to Theobald V, Count of Blois (aged 33/34), in 1164. *

Gertrude of Bavaria Gertrude of Bavaria (Danish and ; 1152/55–1197) was Duchess of Swabia as the spouse of Duke Frederick IV, and Queen of Denmark as the spouse of King Canute VI. Gertrude was born to Henry the Lion of Bavaria and Saxony and Clementia of Zähri ...

(aged about 11 or 14) was married to

Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia Frederick IV of Hohenstaufen (1145–1167) was duke of Swabia, succeeding his cousin, Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1152. He was the son of Conrad III of Germany and his second wife Gertrude von Sulzbach and thus the direct hei ...

(aged 20/21), in 1166. * Matilda of England (aged 11), daughter of

, was married to

Henry the Lion Henry the Lion (german: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195) was a member of the Welf dynasty who ruled as the duke of Saxony and Bavaria from 1142 and 1156, respectively, until 1180. Henry was one of the most powerful German p ...

(aged about 37/39) in 1168. *

Eleanor of England Eleanor of England ( es, Leonor; – 31 October 1214), was Queen of Castile and Toledo as wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Early life and fam ...

, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitane and Henry II of England, married 15-year-old

Alfonso VIII of Castile Alfonso VIII (11 November 11555 October 1214), called the Noble (''El Noble'') or the one of Las Navas (''el de las Navas''), was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army a ...

in 1170, when she was about 9-years-old. * Margaret of France (aged 13/14) was married to

Henry the Young King Henry the Young King (28 February 1155 – 11 June 1183) was the eldest son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine to survive childhood. Beginning in 1170, he was titular King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Mai ...

(aged 17) in 1172. They had been betrothed since 1160, when Margaret was about 2 and Henry was 5. *

Matilda of Boulogne Matilda (c.1105 – 3 May 1152) was Countess of Boulogne in her own right from 1125 and Queen of England from the accession of her husband, Stephen, in 1136 until her death in 1152. She supported Stephen in his struggle for the English throne ...

(aged 9) was married to

Henry I, Duke of Brabant Henry I ( nl, Hendrik, french: Henri; c. 1165 – 5 September 1235), named "The Courageous", was a member of the House of Reginar and first duke of Brabant from 1183/84 until his death. Early life Henry was possibly born in Leuven (Louvai ...

(aged about 14), in 1179. * Agnes of France was betrothed at age 8 and is reported to have been 9-years-old when she married

Alexios II Komnenos Alexios II Komnenos ( gkm, Αλέξιος Β' Κομνηνός; 14 September 1169, p. 383September 1183), Latinized Alexius II Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183. He ascended to the throne as a minor. For the duration of his sho ...

(aged 10) in 1180. She was widowed in 1183 at the age of 12, and was then married to Andronicus Comnenus (aged 65); he died two years later. * Isabella of Hainault (aged 10) married

Philip II of France Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (french: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French m ...

(aged 14) in 1180. She had previously been betrothed to

Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

, future Count of Champagne, when he was 5 and she was only 1. * Isabella of Jerusalem (aged 10/11) married

Humphrey IV of Toron Humphrey IV of Toron ( 1166 – 1198) was a leading baron in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He inherited the Lordship of Toron from his grandfather, Humphrey II, in 1179. He was also heir to the Lordship of Oultrejourdan through his mother, Steph ...

(aged about 17) in 1183. They had been betrothed when Isabella was 8-years-old. *

Berengaria of Castile Berengaria ( Castilian: ''Berenguela''; nicknamed the Great (Castilian: la Grande); 1179 or 1180 – 8 November 1246) was reigning Queen of CastileThe full title was ''Regina Castelle et Toleti'' (Queen of Castille and Toledo). for a brief tim ...

married

Conrad II, Duke of Swabia Conrad II (February/March 1172 – 15 August 1196), was Duke of Rothenburg (1188–1191) and Swabia from 1191 until his death. He was the fifth son of Frederick I Barbarossa and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy. Life After the third-born son of ...

(aged 13/14), in 1187, when she was about 8-years-old. The marriage was never consummated due to her young age. After Conrad's death in 1196, Berengaria married her first cousin once removed

Alfonso IX of León Alfonso IX (15 August 117123 or 24 September 1230) was King of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death. He took steps towards modernizing and democratizing his dominion and founded the Universit ...

(aged 25/26) in 1197, when she was about 17- or 18-years-old. The marriage was eventually annulled by the Pope in 1204 on the grounds of

. * Matilda of Saxony (aged 16/17) was married to Geoffrey of Perche in 1189. * Theresa of Portugal (aged 14) married

(aged about 20) in 1191.

13th century

Marie of Ponthieu Marie of Ponthieu (17 April 1199 – 21 September 1250) was ''suo jure'' Countess of Ponthieu and Countess of Montreuil, ruling from 1221 to 1250. Biography Marie was the daughter of William IV of Ponthieu and Alys, Countess of the Vexin, and g ...

(aged 9), was married to

Simon of Dammartin Simon of Dammartin (1180 – 21 September 1239) was a son of Alberic III of Dammartin (Aubry de Dammartin) and his wife Mathildis of Clermont, heiress to the county of Clermont and daughter of Renaud II, Count of Clermont. Biography Simon was t ...

(aged 27/28) in 1208. * Marie of France (aged 12/13) was married to Philip I of Namur (aged about 36) in 1211. After his death a year later, she was then married at the age of 14/15 to

(aged about 48). * Beatrice of Hohenstaufen (aged about 11 or 14) was married to

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He was a follower of his uncle Richard the Lionheart, who made him Count of Poitou in 11 ...

(aged about 34 or 37), in either 1209 or 1212. *

Matilda of Brabant Matilda of Brabant (14 June 1224 – 29 September 1288) was the eldest daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and his first wife Marie of Hohenstaufen. Marriages and children On 14 June 1237, which was her 13th birthday, Matilda married her ...

(aged about 12) was married to

Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine Henry VI "the Younger" of Brunswick ( – 16 or 26 April 1214), of the House of Welf, was Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1212 to 1214. Henry was born around 1196, the only son of Count Palatine Henry V and Agnes, daughter of Conrad, Count Palati ...

(aged about 16), in 1212. *

Philippa of Champagne Philippa of Champagne () ( – 20 December 1250) was the third daughter of Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem and Count Henry II of Champagne. She was the wife of Erard de Brienne-Ramerupt, who encouraged her in 1216 to claim the county of Champagne whi ...

(aged about 17) was married to Erard of Brienne-Ramerupt (aged about 44) in 1214. * Marie of Brienne (aged about 10) was married to

Baldwin II of Constantinople Baldwin II, also known as Baldwin of Courtenay (french: Baudouin de Courtenay; late 1217 – October 1273), was the last Latin Emperor ruling from Constantinople. Biography Baldwin II was born in Constantinople (the only Latin emperor to be b ...

(aged about 17) in 1234. *

Margaret of Provence Margaret of Provence (french: Marguerite; 1221 – 20 December 1295) was Queen of France by marriage to King Louis IX. Early life Margaret was born in the spring of 1221 in Forcalquier. She was the eldest of four daughters of Ramon Berenguer IV ...

(aged 12/13) was married to

Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the d ...

(aged 20) in 1234. *

Eleanor of Provence Eleanor of Provence (c. 1223 – 24/25 June 1291) was a French noblewoman who became Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served as regent of England during the absence of her spouse in 1253. A ...

(aged 12) was married to

Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry ...

(aged 28) in January 1236. * Joan of Dammartin (aged 16/17) was married to

Ferdinand III of Castile Ferdinand III ( es, Fernando, link=no; 1199/120130 May 1252), called the Saint (''el Santo''), was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguel ...

(aged 35–38) in 1237. *

Beatrice of Provence Beatrice of Provence (23 September 1267), was ruling Countess of Provence and Forcalquier from 1245 until her death, as well as Countess of Anjou and Maine, Queen of Sicily and Naples by marriage to Charles I of Naples. She was the fourth and ...

(aged about 17) was married to

Charles I of Sicily Charles I (early 1226/12277 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was Count of Provence (1246–85) and Forcalquier (1246–48, 1256–85) i ...

(aged about 20) in 1246. *

Adelaide of Holland Adelaide of Holland ( nl, Aleide (Aleidis) ; – buried 9 April 1284), Countess of Hainaut, was a Dutch regent. She was a daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland and Matilda of Brabant. She was also a sister of William II, Count of Holland and ...

(aged about 16) was married to

John I, Count of Hainaut John of Avesnes (1 May 1218 – 24 December 1257) was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death. Life Born in Houffalize, John was the eldest son of Margaret II of Flanders by her first husband, Bouchard IV of Avesnes. As the marriage of Marg ...

(aged 28), in October 1246. *

Violant of Aragon Violant or Violante of Aragon, also known as Yolanda of Aragon (8 June 1236 – 1301), was Queen consort of Castile and León from 1252 to 1284 as the wife of King Alfonso X of Castile. Life Violant was born in Zaragoza, the daughter of King ...

(aged 12) was married to

Alfonso X of Castile Alfonso X (also known as the Wise, es, el Sabio; 23 November 1221 – 4 April 1284) was King of Castile, León and Galicia from 30 May 1252 until his death in 1284. During the election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be king of Ger ...

(aged 27) in January 1249. *

Margaret of England Margaret of England (29 September 1240 – 26 February 1275) was Queen of Scots by marriage to King Alexander III. Life Margaret was the second child of King Henry III of England and his wife, Eleanor of Provence, and was born at Windsor Cast ...

(aged 11) was married to

Alexander III of Scotland Alexander III (Medieval ; Modern Gaelic: ; 4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286) was King of Scots from 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man. His ...

(aged 10) in December 1251. * Beatrice of Castile (aged about 11), illegitimate daughter of

and his mistress Mayor Guillén de Guzmán, was married to

Afonso III of Portugal Afonso III (; rare English alternatives: ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse''), or ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese), ''Alfonso'' or ''Alphonso'' ( Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin), the Boulonnais ( Port. ''o Bolonhês''), King of Portugal ...

(aged 42/43) in 1253. * Elizabeth the Cuman (aged 8/9) was married to the future

Stephen V of Hungary Stephen V ( hu, V. István, hr, Stjepan V., sk, Štefan V; before 18 October 1239 – 6 August 1272, Csepel Island) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1270 and 1272, and Duke of Styria from 1258 to 1260. He was the oldest son of ...

in 1253. *

Eleanor of Castile Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) was Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I, whom she married as part of a political deal to affirm English sovereignty over Gascony. The marriage was known to be particularly close, and ...

(aged 12) was married to

Edward I of England Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a va ...

(aged 15) in 1254. *

Beatrice of England Beatrice of England (25 June 1242 – 24 March 1275) was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. Childhood Born 25 June 1242, Beatrice was the second-eldest daughter of King Henry III ...

(aged 17) was married to John de Dreux (aged 20/21) in January 1260. * Isabella of Aragon (aged 13/14) was married to the future

Philip III of France Philip III (1 May 1245 – 5 October 1285), called the Bold (french: le Hardi), was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285. His father, Louis IX, died in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade. Philip, who was accompanying him, returned ...

(aged 17) in May 1262. They had been betrothed since May 1258, when she was 9/10 and he was 13. * Margaret of France (aged 15/16) was married to John I, Duke of Brabant (17/18), in 1270. * Elizabeth of Sicily (aged 8/9) was married to the future

Ladislaus IV of Hungary Ladislaus IV ( hu, IV. (Kun) László, hr, Ladislav IV. Kumanac, sk, Ladislav IV. Kumánsky; 5 August 1262 – 10 July 1290), also known as Ladislaus the Cuman, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290. His mother, Elizabeth, wa ...

(aged 7/8) in 1270. * Isabella of Villehardouin (aged either 8 or 11) was married to Philip of Sicily (aged about 15/16) in May 1271. *

Sybille of Bâgé Sybille de Baugé, Lady of Bâgé (1255–1294), was the suo jure Lady of Bâgé and Lady of Bresse in 1255-1294. She was a Countess Consort of Savoy in 1285-1294 by marriage to Amadeus V, Count of Savoy. Life She was born to Guy I Damas de B ...

(aged 16/17) was married to

Amadeus V, Count of Savoy Amadeus V (1252/1253 – 16 October 1323) was Count of Savoy from 1285 to 1323. Biography Amadeus was the son of Thomas II of Savoy and Beatrice Fieschi. Through his mother he was a grandnephew of Pope Innocent IV. Following his marriage to S ...

(aged 22/23) in 1272. * María de Molina (aged about 17) was married to the future

Sancho IV of Castile Sancho IV of Castile (12 May 1258 – 25 April 1295) called the Brave (''el Bravo''), was the king of Castile, León and Galicia from 1284 to his death. Following his brother Ferdinand's death, he gained the support of nobles that ...

(aged 23/24) in 1282. *

Joan I of Navarre Joan I (14 January 1273 – 31 March/2 April 1305) ( eu, Joana) was Queen of Navarre and Countess of Champagne from 1274 until 1305; she was also Queen of France by marriage to King Philip IV. She founded the College of Navarre in Paris in 130 ...

(aged 11) was married to the future

Philip IV of France Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (french: Philippe le Bel), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre as Philip I from ...

(aged 16) in August 1285. *

Judith of Habsburg Judith of Habsburg (german: Guta; 13 March 1271 – 21 May 1297) was queen of Bohemia and Poland from 1285 until her death as the wife of the Přemyslid king Wenceslaus II. Early life Judith was the youngest daughter of King Rudolf I of Ger ...

(aged 13) was married to

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia Wenceslaus II Přemyslid ( cs, Václav II.; pl, Wacław II Czeski; 27 SeptemberK. Charvátová, ''Václav II. Král český a polský'', Prague 2007, p. 18. 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1 ...

(aged 13) in January 1285. *

Mahaut of Artois Mahaut of Artois also known as Mathilda (1268 27 November 1329), ruled as Countess of Artois from 1302 to 1329. She was furthermore regent of the County of Burgundy from 1303 to 1315 during the minority and the absence of her daughter, Joan II, ...

(aged about 16/17) was married to

Otto IV, Count of Burgundy Otto IV (1248, Ornans – 17 March 1303, Melun) was the count of the Free County of Burgundy from 1279 until 1303. Life Otto was the son of Hugh of Châlons and Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy. Upon his father's death in 1266/7, he becam ...

(aged 37), in 1285. *

(aged 15) was married to

John II, Duke of Brabant John II (27 September 1275 – 27 October 1312), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. John II succeeded his father in 1294 ...

(aged 14), in 1290. Margaret and John had been betrothed since they were 3 and 2, respectively. *

Margaret of Brabant Margaret of Brabant (4 October 1276 – 14 December 1311), was the daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. She was the wife of Henry, Count of Luxembourg, and after his election as King of Germany in 1308, she b ...

(aged 15) was married to Henry, Count of Luxembourg (aged about 13/14), in July 1292. * Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (aged 14) was married to

John I, Count of Holland John I (1284 – 10 November 1299) was Count of Holland and son of Count Floris V. John inherited the county in 1296 after the murder of his father. Shortly after his birth, after negotiations between Floris and King Edward I of England in Apr ...

(aged 12/13), in 1297.

14th century

* Joan de Geneville (aged 15) was married to

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 – 29 November 1330), was an English nobleman and powerful Marcher Lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches and Ireland following his advantageous marria ...

(aged 14), in 1301. *

Joan of Artois Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events * Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...

(aged 11/12) was married to the future

Gaston I, Count of Foix Gaston I of Foix or Gaston VIII of Foix-Béarn (1287 – Maubuisson, 13 December 1315) was the 9th Count of Foix, the 22nd Viscount of Béarn and Co-Prince of Andorra. Biography He was a son of Roger-Bernard III, Count of Foix and Margaret ...

(aged 13/14), in 1301. * Margaret of Burgundy (aged about 15) was married to the future

Louis X of France Louis X (4 October 1289 – 5 June 1316), known as the Quarrelsome (french: le Hutin), was King of France from 1314 and King of Navarre as Louis I from 1305 until his death. He emancipated serfs who could buy their freedom and readmitted Jews in ...

(aged 15) in 1305. * Joan of Valois (aged 10/11) was married to

William I, Count of Hainault William the Good ( nl, Willem, french: Guillaume; – 7 June 1337) was count of Hainaut (as William I), Avesnes, Holland (as William III), and Zeeland (as William II) from 1304 to his death. Career William, born , was the son of John II, Coun ...

(aged 17-19) in May 1305. * Anna Přemyslovna (aged 15/6) was married to

Henry of Bohemia Henry of Gorizia (german: Heinrich, cs, Jindřich; – 2 April 1335), a member of the House of Gorizia, was Duke of Carinthia and Landgrave of Carniola (as Henry VI) and Count of Tyrol from 1295 until his death, as well as King of Bohemia, Mar ...

(aged about 41) in 1306. * Joan of Burgundy (aged 14/15) was married to Philip V of France (aged about 13/14) in 1307. *

Blanche of Burgundy Blanche of Burgundy ( 1296 – 1326) was Queen of France and Navarre for a few months in 1322 through her marriage to King Charles IV the Fair. The daughter of Count Otto IV of Burgundy and Countess Mahaut of Artois, she was led to a dis ...

(aged about 11/12) was married to the future

Charles IV of France Charles IV (18/19 June 1294 – 1 February 1328), called the Fair (''le Bel'') in France and the Bald (''el Calvo'') in Navarre, was last king of the direct line of the House of Capet, King of France and King of Navarre (as Charles I) from 132 ...

(aged 13) in January 1308. *

Isabella of France Isabella of France ( – 22 August 1358), sometimes described as the She-Wolf of France (), was Queen of England as the wife of King Edward II, and regent of England from 1327 until 1330. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving ...

(aged 12/13) was married to

Edward II of England Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to t ...

(aged 23) in 1308. *

Elizabeth de Clare Elizabeth de Clare, 11th Lady of Clare (16 September 1295 – 4 November 1360) was the heiress to the lordships of Clare, Suffolk, in England and Usk in Wales. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertfo ...

(aged about 13) was married to John de Burgh (aged 21/22) in 1308. *

Mahaut of Châtillon Mahaut of Châtillon (1293– 3 October 1358) was the daughter of Guy IV of Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol and Marie of Brittany, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany. Marriage In 1308 she married Charles, Count of Valois, the third son of ...

(aged 14/15) was married to

Charles, Count of Valois Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, whose rule over France would start in 1328 ...

(aged 37/38), in 1308. * Beatrice of Castile (aged 16) was married to

Afonso IV of Portugal Afonso IVEnglish: ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', or ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese), ''Alfonso'' or ''Alphonso'' (Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin). (; 8 February 129128 May 1357), called the Brave ( pt, o Bravo, links=no), was King ...

(aged 18) in September 1309. *

Margaret of Valois Margaret of Valois (french: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), popularly known as La Reine Margot, was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre and then also Queen of France ...

(aged about 14/15) was married to

Guy I, Count of Blois Guy I of Châtillon, Count of Blois (died 12 August 1342), son of Hugh II of Châtillon and Beatrix of Dampierre, was Count of Blois and Lord of Avesnes 1307–1342. In 1310, he married Margaret of Valois, daughter of Charles of Valois and ...

, in 1310. * Marie of Évreux (aged 7/8) was married to

John III, Duke of Brabant John III ( nl, Jan; 1300 – 5 December 1355) was Duke of Brabant, Lothier (1312–1355) and Limburg (1312–1347 then 1349–1355). He was the son of John II, Duke of Brabant, and Margaret of England. John and the towns of Brabant The early ...

(aged 10/11), in 1311. * Catherine of Valois–Courtenay (aged 10) was married to

Philip I, Prince of Taranto Philip I of Taranto (10 November 1278 – 26 December 1331), of the Angevin house, was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople (as Philip II) by right of his wife Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Despot of Romania, King of Albania, Prince of A ...

(aged 34), in July 1313. *

Elizabeth de Badlesmere Elizabeth de Bohun (née de Badlesmere), Countess of Northampton (1313 – 8 June 1356) was the wife of two English noblemen, Sir Edmund Mortimer and William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton. She was a co-heiress of her brother Giles de Badles ...

(aged 3) was married to Edmund Mortimer (aged about 13/14, possibly younger) in 1316. *

Beatrice of Luxembourg Beatrice of Luxembourg ( hu, Luxemburgi Beatrix; 1305 – 11 November 1319), was by birth member of the House of Luxembourg and by marriage Queen of Hungary. She was the youngest child of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife, Margaret of B ...

(aged 12/13) was married to

Charles I of Hungary Charles I, also known as Charles Robert ( hu, Károly Róbert; hr, Karlo Robert; sk, Karol Róbert; 128816 July 1342) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1308 to his death. He was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the only son of ...

(aged 29/30) in November 1318. * Joan of France (aged 9/10) was married to

Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy Odo IV or Eudes IV (1295 – 3 April 1349) was Duke of Burgundy from 1315 until his death and Count of Burgundy and Artois between 1330 and 1347, as well as titular King of Thessalonica from 1316 to 1320. He was the second son of Duke Robe ...

(aged 22/23), in 1318. *

Katherine Mortimer Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick (1314 – 4 August 1369) was the wife of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick KG, an English peer, and military commander during the Hundred Years War. She was a daughter and co-heiress of Roger Mor ...

(aged about 5) was married to Thomas Beauchamp (aged about 6) in 1319. * Margaret Mortimer (aged about 15) was married to Thomas de Berkeley (between the ages of 23 and 26) in 1319. * Joan of Valois (aged about 16) was married to

Robert III of Artois Robert III of Artois (1287 – between 6 October & 20 November 1342) was Lord of Conches-en-Ouche, of Domfront, and of Mehun-sur-Yèvre, and in 1309 he received as appanage the county of Beaumont-le-Roger in restitution for the County of Arto ...

(aged about 33) circa 1320. * Margaret of France (aged 9/10) was married to

Louis I, Count of Flanders Louis I ( – 26 August 1346, ruled 1322–1346) was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel. Life He was the son of Louis I, Count of Nevers, and Joan, Countess of Rethel, and grandson of Robert III of Flanders. He succeeded his father as c ...

(aged about 15/16), in 1320. *

(aged 10/11) was married to

Guigues VIII of Viennois Guigues VIII de la Tour-du-Pin (1309 – 28 July 1333) was the Dauphin of Vienne from 1318 to his death. He was the eldest son of the Dauphin John II and Beatrice of Hungary. Career Only nine years of age when his father died, he succeeded ...

(aged 13/14) in 1323. * Constanza Manuel of Villena (aged at most 10) was married to

Alfonso XI of Castile Alfonso XI (13 August 131126 March 1350), called the Avenger (''el Justiciero''), was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes en ...

(aged 13/14) in 1325. The marriage was annulled two years later. *

Philippa of Hainault Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: ''Philippe de Hainaut''; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346,Stricklan ...

(aged 12) was married to

Edward III of England Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring ...

(aged 15) in 1327. * Joan of the Tower (aged 7) was married to the future

David II of Scotland David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) was King of Scots from 1329 until his death in 1371. Upon the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David succeeded to the throne at the age of five, and was crowned at Scone in November 1331, beco ...

(aged 4) in 1328. * Maria of Portugal (aged 14/15), eldest daughter of King

and his first wife Beatrice of Castile, was married to the

(aged 16/17) in 1328. *

Agnes Mortimer Agnes or Agness may refer to: People *Agnes (name), the given name, and a list of people named Agnes or Agness * Wilfrid Marcel Agnès (1920–2008), Canadian diplomat Places * Agnes, Georgia, United States, a ghost town * Agnes, Missouri, Unite ...

(aged about 11/12) was married to

Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke Laurence de Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (20 March 131920 August 1348) was a Norman English nobleman and held the titles 1st Earl of Pembroke (4th creation), Baron Abergavenny and Baron Hastings under Edward II of England and Edward III of Engla ...

(aged about 9/10), in 1328 or 1329. Laurence was a ward of Agnes's father,

. *

Blanche of Valois Blanche of Valois (baptised ''Marguerite''; 1317–1348) was Queen of Germany and Bohemia by her marriage to King and later Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. She was the youngest daughter of Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Châtillo ...

(aged about 12/13) was married to Charles IV, King of Bohemia (aged about 12/13; later Holy Roman Emperor), in 1329. *

Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat Yolande Palaiologina or ''Violant'' (Moncalvo, June 1318 – Chambery, 24 December 1342) was the Countess consort of Savoy by marriage to Aimone, Count of Savoy. She was the daughter of Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat, and Argentina Spinola ...

(aged 11) was married to

Aymon, Count of Savoy Aymon (15 December 1291 – 22 June 1343), nicknamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1329 to 1343. Early life Aymon was born in Chambéry. His father was Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, and he was the younger brother of Edward, Count of S ...

(aged 38), in May 1330. *

Bonne of Luxembourg Bonne of Luxemburg or Jutta of Luxemburg (20 May 131511 September 1349), was born Jutta (Judith), the second daughter of King John of Bohemia, and his first wife, Elisabeth of Bohemia. She was the first wife of King John II of France; however, as ...

(aged 17) was married to John, Duke of Normandy (aged 13), in July 1332. *

Eleanor of Woodstock Eleanor of Woodstock (18 June 1318 – 22 April 1355) was an English princess and the duchess of Guelders by marriage to Reginald II of Guelders. She was regent as the guardian of their minor son Reginald III from 1343 until 1344. She was ...

(aged 13) was married to

Reginald II, Duke of Guelders Reginald II of Guelders ( nl, Reinoud), called "the Black" (c. 1295 – 12 October 1343), was Count of Guelders, and from 1339 onwards Duke of Guelders, and Zutphen, in the Low Countries, from 1326 to 1343. He was the son of Reginald I of Guelder ...

(aged about 37), in 1332. * The future

Joanna I of Naples Joanna I, also known as Johanna I ( it, Giovanna I; December 1325 – 27 July 1382), was Queen of Naples, and Countess of Provence and Forcalquier from 1343 to 1382; she was also Princess of Achaea from 1373 to 1381. Joanna was the eldest ...

(aged about 6/7) was married to Andrew of Hungary (aged 6) in 1333. * Joanna of Brabant (aged 11/12) was married to

William IV, Count of Holland William II (1307 – 26 September 1345) was Count of Hainaut from 1337 until his death. He was also Count of Holland (as William IV) and Count of Zeeland. He succeeded his father, Count William I of Hainaut. While away fighting in Prussia, the Fr ...

(aged 10/11), in 1334. * Beatrice of Bourbon (aged 14) was married to her second cousin

John of Bohemia John the Blind or John of Luxembourg ( lb, Jang de Blannen; german: link=no, Johann der Blinde; cz, Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King o ...

(aged 38) in December 1334. * Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (aged about 11/12), was married to Philip of Burgundy (aged about 14/15) circa 1338. *

Maria of Navarre Maria of Navarre (french: Marie d'Évreux; 1329 – 29 April 1347) was Queen of Aragon from 1338 until her death as the first of four wives of Peter IV of Aragon. Childhood Maria was the second child of Joan II of Navarre and Philip III of Na ...

(aged 8/9) was married to

Peter IV of Aragon Peter IV, ; an, Pero, ; es, Pedro, . In Catalan, he may also be nicknamed ''el del punyalet'': "he of the little dagger". (Catalan: ''Pere IV''; 5 September 1319 – 6 January 1387), called the Ceremonious (Catalan: ''el Cerimoniós''), w ...

(aged 18) in July 1338. *

Joan of Kent Joan, Countess of Kent (29 September 1326/1327 – 7 August 1385), known as The Fair Maid of Kent, was the mother of King Richard II of England, her son by her third husband, Edward the Black Prince, son and heir apparent of King Edward III. ...

(aged 12) secretly married

Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent Thomas Holland, 2nd Baron Holand, and ''jure uxoris'' 1st Earl of Kent, KG (c. 131426 December 1360) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. By the time of the Crécy campaign, he had apparently lost one of ...

(aged 26), in 1340. Holland went to war overseas, and her family arranged for the 13-year-old Joan to marry William Montagu (aged 12) in either late 1340 or early 1341. When Holland returned, the marriage was revealed, and Holland petitioned the Pope to have Holland's wife returned to him. Following the ruling in Holland's favor in 1349,

Pope Clement VI Pope Clement VI ( la, Clemens VI; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Bl ...

annulled the marriage to Montagu and ordered Joan and Holland to be married in the Church. *

Isabel de la Cerda Isabel de la Cerda also known as ''Isabel de la Cerda Pérez de Guzmán'' (Seville c.1329 - after 1383) was the only surviving daughter of Luis de la Cerda and his first wife Leonor de Guzmán; she was Lady of Puerto de Santa María and titular Pr ...

(aged about 17) was married to Ruy Pérez Ponce de León in 1346. *

Agnes of Navarre Agnes of Navarre (french: Agnès d'Évreux, es, Inés de Navarra; 1337 – 4 February 1397) was the daughter of Philip III of Navarre and Joan II of Navarre, and became Countess of Foix on marriage to Gaston III, Count of Foix. She was rumour ...

(aged 13/14) was married to

Gaston III, Count of Foix Gaston Fébus (also spelt Phoebus) (30 April 1331 – 1391) was the eleventh count of Foix (as Gaston III) and twenty-fourth viscount of Béarn (as Gaston X) from 1343 until his death. Early life Gaston was born either in Orthez or Foix, the e ...

(aged 16/17), in 1348. *

Joanna of Bourbon Joanna of Bourbon (''Jeanne de Bourbon''; 3 February 1338 – 6 February 1378) was Queen of France by marriage to King Charles V. She acted as his political adviser and was appointed potential regent in case of a minor regency. Life Earl ...

(aged 12) was married to

Charles V of France Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (french: le Sage; la, Sapiens), was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War, with his armi ...

(aged 12) in April 1350. *

Maud de Ufford Maud de Ufford, Countess of Oxford (1345/1346 – 25 January 1413) was a wealthy English noblewoman and the wife of Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford. Her only child was Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, the favourite of King Richard II of En ...

(born 1345/46) was married to

Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford (c. 1336 – September 1371) was the second son of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford, and Maud de Badlesmere. He was predeceased by his elder brother, Sir John Vere of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, who married Eli ...

(aged about 15), sometime before 10 June 1350, when Maud was about 5-years-old. *

Bianca of Savoy Bianca of Savoy (1337– Pavia, 31 December 1387) was Lady of Milan by marriage to Galeazzo II Visconti. She was the only surviving daughter of Aimone, Count of Savoy and Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat. Early life Bianca was the second of f ...

(aged 12/13) was married to

Galeazzo II Visconti Galeazzo II Visconti ( – 4 August 1378) was a member of the Visconti dynasty and a ruler of Milan, Italy. His most notable military campaigns were against Pope Gregory XI, around 1367. These battles fought between the papacy and the Viscon ...

(aged about 30) in September 1350. *

Anna von Schweidnitz Anna of Schweidnitz (Świdnica) (also known as Anne or Anna of Świdnica, cs, Anna Svídnická, pl, Anna Świdnicka, german: Anna von Schweidnitz und Jauer) (Świdnica, 1339 – 11 July 1362 in Prague) was Queen of Bohemia, German Queen, and ...

(aged 14) was married to

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV ( cs, Karel IV.; german: Karl IV.; la, Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378''Karl IV''. In: (1960): ''Geschichte in Gestalten'' (''History in figures''), vol. 2: ''F–K''. 38, Frankfurt 1963, p. 294), also known as Charle ...

(aged 37), in 1353. She had originally been betrothed at age 11 to Charles's newborn son and heir, Wencelaus, but after the death of both Wenceslaus and his mother, Charles asked to marry Anna himself. * The future

Margaret III, Countess of Flanders Margaret III (13 April 1350 – 16/21 March 1405) was a ruling Countess of Flanders, Countess of Artois, and Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne between 1384 and 1405. She was the last Countess of Flanders of the House of Dampierre. She was al ...

(aged 6/7), was married to

Philip I, Duke of Burgundy Philip of Rouvres (1346 – 21 November 1361) was the Count of Burgundy (as Philip II) and Count of Artois (as Philip III) from 1347, Duke of Burgundy (as Philip I) from 1349, and Count of Auvergne and Boulogne (as Philip III) from 1360. He was ...

(aged 10/11), in 1357. *

Elizabeth de Bohun Elizabeth Fitzalan, Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey ( de Bohun; c. 1350 – 3 April 1385), was a member of the Anglo-Norman Bohun family, which wielded much power in the Welsh Marches and the English government. She was the first wife o ...

(aged about 9) was married to Richard Fitzalan (aged 12/13) in 1359. *

(aged 12), daughter of

, was married to

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, (29 August 1347 – 16 April 1375), was a fourteenth-century English nobleman and soldier. He also held the titles Baron Abergavenny and Lord of Wexford. He was born in Sutton Valence, the son of Laurenc ...

(aged 11), in 1359. *

Isabella of Valois Isabella of France (9 November 1389 – 13 September 1409) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard II, King of England between 1396 and 1399, and Duchess (consort) of Orléans as the wife of Charles, Duke of Orléans from 1406 until her ...

(aged 11/12) was married to

Gian Galeazzo Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti (16 October 1351 – 3 September 1402), was the first duke of Milan (1395) and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò. He was the found ...

(aged 8) in October 1360, about a week before Gian's 9th birthday. *

Mary of Waltham Mary of Waltham (10 October 1344 – September 1361),Some sources state 1362 as year of death Duchess of Brittany, was a daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault and was the wife of John IV, Duke of Brittany, known in En ...

(aged 16) was married to

John IV, Duke of Brittany John IV the Conqueror KG (in Breton Yann IV, in French Jean IV, and traditionally in English sources both John of Montfort and John V) (1339 – 1 November 1399), was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1345 until his death and 7th Ea ...

(aged 21), in 1361. * Elisabeth of Bohemia (aged 7/8) was married to

Albert III, Duke of Austria Albert III of Austria (9 September 1349 – 29 August 1395), known as Albert with the Braid (Pigtail) (german: Albrecht mit dem Zopf), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1365 until his death. Biography Albert III was ...

(aged 16/17), in 1366. * Katherine de Roet (aged 16/17) was married to Hugh Ottes Swynford circa 1366. She would go on to become the mistress and later wife of

John of Gaunt John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the fourth son (third to survive infancy as William of Hatfield died shortly after birth) of King Edward ...

. * Anne Mauny (aged 13) was married to John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (aged 20), in 1368, following the death of his first wife, Margaret, in 1361. * Elizabeth of Pomerania (aged 15/16) was married to

(aged 47), in 1363. * Joan Holland (aged 15/16) was married to

(aged 26), in 1366. *

Taddea Visconti Taddea Visconti, Duchess of Bavaria (1351 – 28 September 1381) was an Italian noblewoman of the Visconti family, the ruling house in Milan from 1277 to 1447. She was the first wife of Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria, and the mother of the French qu ...

(aged 15/16) was married to the future

Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria Stephen III (1337 – 26 September 1413), called the Magnificent or the Fop (''Stephan der Kneißl''), was the Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1375. He was the eldest son of Stephen II and Elizabeth of Sicily. Family His maternal grandparents ...

(aged 29/30), in 1367. *

Philippa of Clarence Philippa of Clarence (16 August 1355 – 5 January 1382) was a medieval English princess and the '' suo jure'' Countess of Ulster. Biography She was born at Eltham Palace in Kent on 16 August 1355, the only child of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st ...

(aged 12/13) was married to

Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March Edmund de Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and ''jure uxoris'' Earl of Ulster (1 February 135227 December 1381) was the son of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, by his wife Philippa, daughter of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine G ...

(aged 15/16), in 1368. *

(aged about 12) was married to the future

Charles III of Navarre Charles III (1361 – 8 September 1425), called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged it for the title Duke of Nemours. He spent his reign improving the infrastructure of ...

(aged 13/14) in May 1375. *

Eleanor de Bohun Eleanor de Bohun ( – 3 October 1399) was the elder daughter and co-heiress (with her sister, Mary de Bohun), of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1341–1373) and Joan Fitzalan, a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel a ...

(aged about 9/10) was married to

Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (7 January 13558 or 9 September 1397) was the fifth surviving son and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Early life Thomas was born on 7 January 1355 at Woodsto ...

(aged about 20/21), in 1376. *

Philippa de Coucy Philippa de Coucy, Countess of Oxford, Duchess of Ireland (before 18 April 1367 – 24 September 1411: 1411) was a first cousin of King Richard II of England and the wife of his favourite, Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, Marquess of Dubli ...

(aged 9) was married to Robert de Vere (aged 14) in 1376. * Elizabeth of Lancaster (aged 17), daughter of

, was married to John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (aged 8), in 1380. The marriage remained unconsummated due to John's age, and was annulled after Elizabeth became pregnant by

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon ( 1352 – 16 January 1400), KG, of Dartington Hall in Devon, was a half-brother of King Richard II (1377–1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal. He is primarily remembered for being ...

, whom she later married. *

Mary de Bohun Mary de Bohun (c. 1369/70 – 4 June 1394) was the first wife of King Henry IV of England and the mother of King Henry V. Mary was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne. Early life Mary was a daughter of Humphrey de Boh ...

(aged about 10/11) was married to

Henry Bolingbroke Henry IV ( April 1367 – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke, was King of England from 1399 to 1413. He asserted the claim of his grandfather King Edward III, a maternal grandson of Philip IV of France, to the Kingdom of Fran ...

(aged 13; later King Henry IV of England) in 1380. * Anna of Poland (aged 13/14) was married to William, Count of Celje (aged about 18/19), in 1380. *

Anne of Bohemia Anne of Bohemia (11 May 1366 – 7 June 1394), also known as Anne of Luxembourg, was Queen of England as the first wife of King Richard II. A member of the House of Luxembourg, she was the eldest daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and ...

(aged 15) was married to

Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father ...

(aged 15) in January 1382. * Margaret of Burgundy (aged 10) was married to the future William II, Duke of Bavaria (aged 19), in April 1385, a week before William's 20th birthday. *

Isabeau of Bavaria Isabeau of Bavaria (or Isabelle; also Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; c. 1370 – September 1435) was Queen of France from 1385 to 1422. She was born into the House of Wittelsbach as the only daughter of Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingols ...

(aged about 16) was married to

Charles VI of France Charles VI (3 December 136821 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé) and later the Mad (french: le Fol or ''le Fou''), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic ...

(aged 16/17) in 1385. *

Joan of Navarre Joan of Navarre may refer to: *Joan I of Navarre (1273–1305), daughter of Henry I of Navarre *Joan II of Navarre (1312–1349), daughter of Louis I of Navarre * Joan of Navarre (nun) (1326–1387), daughter of Joan II of Navarre and Philip III of ...

(aged about 17/18) was married to John IV, Duke of Brittany (aged 46/47), in 1386. *

Jadwiga of Poland Jadwiga (; 1373 or 137417 July 1399), also known as Hedwig ( hu, Hedvig), was the first woman to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Grea ...

(aged about 12/13) was married to

Władysław II Jagiełło Jogaila (; 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło ()He is known under a number of names: lt, Jogaila Algirdaitis; pl, Władysław II Jagiełło; be, Jahajła (Ягайла). See also: Names and titles of Władysław II Jagiełło. ...

(aged about 24/34) in February 1386. *

Marie of Berry Marie de Berry (c. 1375 – June 1434) was ''suo jure'' Duchess of Auvergne and Countess of Montpensier in 1416-1434. She was the daughter of John, Duke of Berry, and Joanna of Armagnac. She was married three times. She acted as administrator of ...

(aged about 11) was married to Louis III de Châtillon in 1386. After Louis's death, she was married to

Philip of Artois, Count of Eu Philip of Artois (1358 – 16 June 1397, Micalizo), son of John of Artois, Count of Eu, and Isabeau of Melun, was Count of Eu from 1387 until his death, succeeding his brother Robert. Philip was a gallant and energetic soldier. In 1383, he ...

(aged 34/35), in 1393 at the age of about 18. * Joan of France (aged 4/5) was married to the future

John V, Duke of Brittany John V, sometimes numbered as VI, (24 December 1389 – 29 August 1442) bynamed John the Wise ( br, Yann ar Fur; french: Jean le Sage), was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1399 to his death. His rule coincided with the height of ...

(aged 6/7), in 1396. * Marie of Brittany (aged 5) was married to John of Perche (aged 10/11) in July 1396. *

Anne of Gloucester Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford (30 April 1383 – 16 October 1438) was the eldest daughter and eventually sole heiress of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (the fifth surviving son and youngest child of King Edward III), by h ...

(aged about 7) was married to

Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford (c. 1368–4 July 1392) was the second son—but the senior surviving heir—of Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford and Philippa de Beauchamp, daughter of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick. His elder b ...

(aged about 22), circa 1390. After Stafford's death, Anne married

Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford and 1st Baron Audley, KG, KB (2 March 1377 – 21 July 1403) was the son of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, and his wife Philippa de Beauchamp. He inherited the earldom at the age of 18, the third ...

(aged 20) in 1398, when she was 15-years-old. * Joan Beaufort (aged about 12) was married to

Robert Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Wem Robert Ferrers of Wem (c. 1373 – bef. 29 November 1396). He was born in Willisham, Suffolk. Robert was the son of Baron Sir Robert Ferrers of Wem and Elizabeth Boteler, 4th Baroness Boteler of Wem, who died in June 1411, and paternal grandson ...

(aged about 18), in 1391/92. Ferrers died circa 1396, and later that same year, the now 17-year-old Joan was married to Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (aged about 32). *

(aged 6) married

King Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father d ...

(aged 29)

15th century

Blanche I of Navarre Blanche I (6 July 1387Anthony (1931) states that she was the fourth-born daughter of King Charles III of Navarre by Queen Eleanor, and she was preceded by Joan, Maria and Margaret and the two latter died early. Anthony defines Blanche's exact birt ...

(aged 14) was married by proxy to

Martin I of Sicily Martin I of Sicily (c. 1374/1376 – 25 July 1409), called "The Younger", was King of Sicily from his marriage to Queen Maria in 1390 until his death. Martin's father was the future King Martin I of Aragon, and his grandparents were King Peter ...

(aged about 28) in May 1402. An in-person ceremony was later performed in December of that year. *

Johanna van Polanen Johanna van Polanen (also spelled as ''Jehenne''; 10 January 1392 – 15 May 1445) was a Dutch noblewoman. She was the daughter of John III of Polanen, Lord of Breda, and his wife, Odilia of Salm. The House of Polanen was a side branch of the ...

(aged 11) was married to Engelbert I of Nassau (aged about 34) on 1 August 1403. * Beatrice of Navarre (aged 13/14) was married to

James II, Count of La Marche James II of Bourbon-La Marche (1370 – 1438 in Besançon) was count of La Marche. He was captured at the battle of Nicopolis in 1396, later being ransomed. In 1403, James led an attack on English soil and burned Plymouth. He married Joanna o ...

(aged 35/36), in 1406. *

Mary of Burgundy Mary (french: Marie; nl, Maria; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled a collection of states that included the duchies of Limburg, Brabant, Luxembourg, the counties of ...

(aged 12/13) was married to Adolph, Count of Mark (aged 32), in May 1406. *

(aged 6) was married to

(aged 29) in October 1396, a little over a week before her seventh birthday. The marriage was never consummated. After Richard's death, Isabella married her cousin

Charles, Duke of Orléans Charles of Orléans (24 November 1394 – 5 January 1465) was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans. He was also Duke of Valois, Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise and of Blois, Lord of Coucy, and th ...

(aged 11), in June 1406, when she was 16. *

Michelle of Valois Michelle of France (11 January 1395 – 8 July 1422), also called Michelle of Valois, was Duchess consort of Burgundy as the first wife of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, called "Philip the Good". She was born a princess of France as the daughter o ...

(aged 14) was married to

Philip the Good Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonge ...

(aged 12) in June 1409. *

Bonne of Artois Bonne of Artois (1396 – 17 September 1425, Dijon) was Countess consort of Nevers by marriage to Philip II, Count of Nevers, which left her a widow at 18 or 19, and Duchess consort of Burgundy by marriage to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, popu ...

(aged 16/17) was married to Philip II, Count of Nevers (aged 23), in 1413. * Jacqueline of Hainaut (aged 14) was married to John, Duke of Touraine (aged 16), in August 1415. After John's death in 1417, she was married to

John IV, Duke of Brabant John IV, Duke of Brabant (11 June 1403 – 17 April 1427) was the son of Antoine of Burgundy, Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg and his first wife Jeanne of Saint-Pol. He was the second Brabantian ruler from the House of Valois. He is b ...

(aged 14), in March 1418, when she was 16. * Joan of Valois (aged 14), daughter of Isabella of Valois, married

John II, Duke of Alençon John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt. He ...

(aged 15), in 1424. *

Marie of Armagnac Marie of Armagnac (c. 1420–1473) was a French noblewoman, daughter of John IV of Armagnac and his second wife, Isabella of Navarre. Marriage and children On 30 April 1437, Marie became the second wife of John II of Alençon. Their marriage wa ...

(aged about 17) was married to

(28), in April 1437. * Marie of Savoy (ages 16/17) was married to

Filippo Maria Visconti Filippo Maria Visconti (3 September 1392 – 13 August 1447)

(aged 35/36) in 1428. *

Catherine of Cleves Catherine of Cleves (or of Nevers), Countess of Eu (1548 – 11 May 1633) was the wife of Henry I, Duke of Guise and the matriarch of the powerful and influential House of Guise. By marriage, she was Duchess of Guise from 1570 to 1588, and Do ...

(aged 12) was married to

Arnold, Duke of Guelders Arnold of Egmond (14 July 1410 – 23 February 1473) was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen. Life Arnold was born in Egmond-Binnen, North Holland, the son of John II of Egmond and Maria van Arkel. On 11 July 1423, Arnold, still a boy, su ...

(aged 19), in January 1430. *

Jacquetta of Luxembourg Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Dowager Duchess of Bedford and Countess Rivers (1415 or 1416 – 30 May 1472) was a prominent, though often overlooked, figure in the Wars of the Roses. Through her short-lived first marriage to the Duke of Bedford, bro ...

(aged 17) was married to

John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford KG (20 June 138914 September 1435) was a medieval English prince, general and statesman who commanded England's armies in France during a critical phase of the Hundred Years' War. Bedford was the third son of ...

(aged 43), in April 1433. They became the parents of

Elizabeth Woodville Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile;Although spelling of the family name is usually modernised to "Woodville", it was spelt "Wydeville" in contemporary publications by Caxton, but her tomb at St. George's Chapel, Wind ...

. * Margaret Stewart (aged 11), daughter of

James I of Scotland James I (late July 139421 February 1437) was King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert III and Annabella Drummond. His older brother David, Duke of ...

, was married to Louis, Dauphin of France (aged 12), in June 1436. *

Agnes of Cleves Agnes of Cleves (1422–1448) was a daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and his second wife Mary of Valois, daughter of John the Fearless duke of Burgundy.Lacarra, José María (1973). Historia política del Reino de Navarra. Desde sus orígen ...

(aged 16/17) was married to

Charles, Prince of Viana Charles, Prince of Viana ( eu, Karlos IV.a) (29 May 1421 – 23 September 1461), sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre. Background His mother was the daughter and heiress of C ...

(aged 18), in 1439. * Blanche of Navarre (aged 15/16) was married to her cousin

Henry IV of Castile Henry IV of Castile ( Castilian: ''Enrique IV''; 5 January 1425 – 11 December 1474), King of Castile and León, nicknamed the Impotent, was the last of the weak late-medieval kings of Castile and León. During Henry's reign, the nobles became ...

(aged 14/15) in 1440. *

Eleanor of Navarre Eleanor of Navarre ( eu, Leonor and es, Leonor) (2 February 1426 – 12 February 1479), was a Navarrese princess and monarch. She served as the regent of Navarre from 1455 to 1479, during the absence of her father, and then briefly as the qu ...

(aged 14/15) was married to

Gaston IV, Count of Foix Gaston IV (27 November 1422 – 25 or 28 July 1472) was the sovereign Viscount of Béarn and the Count of Foix and Bigorre in France from 1436 to 1472. He also held the viscounties of Marsan, Castelbon, Nébouzan, Villemeur and Lautrec and was, ...

(aged 18/19), in 1441. *

Isabel of Coimbra Infanta Isabel of Coimbra (Isabella of Portugal) (1 March 1432 – 2 December 1455) was a Portuguese infanta and Queen of Portugal as the first spouse of King Afonso V of Portugal. Life Isabella was a daughter of the Infante Peter, Duke of Co ...

(aged 15) was married to

Afonso V of Portugal Afonso V () (15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African (), was King of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Afri ...

(aged 15) in May 1447. *

Mary of Guelders Mary of Guelders (; c. 1434/1435 – 1 December 1463) was Queen of Scotland by marriage to King James II of Scotland. She ruled as regent of Scotland from 1460 to 1463. Background She was the daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders, and Cath ...

(aged 14/15) was married to

James II of Scotland James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460. The eldest surviving son of James I of Scotland, he succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of six, following the assassination of his father. ...

(aged 18) in July 1449. *

Lady Eleanor Talbot Lady Eleanor Talbot ( – June 1468), also known by her married name Eleanor Butler (or Boteler), was an English noblewoman. She was a daughter of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. After the death of Edward IV of England in 1483 it was cla ...

(aged 13) was married to Sir Thomas Butler, son of

Ralph Boteler, 1st Baron Sudeley Ralph Boteler, 1st Baron Sudeley KG (c.1394 – 2 May 1473) was an English baron and aristocrat who rose up through the ranks of the courts of King Henry V and Henry VI to become the Lord High Treasurer of England. He fought in the Hundred Ye ...

, in 1449. *

Margaret Beaufort Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced: or ; 31 May 1441/43 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late fifteenth century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. A descendant of ...

, (age 7; approximately) was married to John de la Pole (age 7) in 1450 by the arrangement John's father. The marriage was annulled in 1453. She was then married again at age 12 to Edmund Tudor, age 25. * Charlotte of Savoy (aged 9) was married to Louis, Dauphin of France (aged 27), in 1451. *

(aged about 14) was married to Sir John Grey, of Groby (aged about 20), in about 1452. Elizabeth would later become Queen consort of England as the wife of

Edward IV Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in Englan ...

. Through her daughter

Elizabeth of York Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until her death in 1503. Elizabeth married Henry after his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field, which mark ...

, she would eventually become the maternal grandmother of

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

. * Margaret of Guelders (aged 17) was married to Frederick, Count at Sponheim (aged 36) in August 1454. *

Elizabeth of Nevers Elizabeth of Nevers (born: after 24 August 1439 in Nevers; died: 21 June 1483) was Duchess of Cleves from 1455 until her death, due to her marriage with John I of Cleves-Mark. She was the matriarch of the house of Cleves-Nevers, and thus the Cleve ...

(at most 15) was married to John I, Duke of Cleves (aged 36), in April 1455. *

Joan of Portugal Joan of Portugal ( pt, Joana �uˈɐnɐ 31 March 1439 – June 13, 1475)Charles Cawley, ''Medieval Lands, Portugal'' was the Queen of Castile as the second wife of King Henry IV of Castile. The posthumous daughter of King Edward of Portugal ...

(aged 16) was married to

(aged 30) in May 1455. *

Margaret of Brittany Margaret of Brittany (in Breton Marc'harid Breizh, in French Marguerite de Bretagne) (c. 1443 – 25 September 1469) was a duchess consort of Brittany. She was the elder of the two daughters of Francis I, Duke of Brittany (died 1450), by his se ...

(aged about 12) was married to Francis of Étampes (aged 22) in 1455. * Margaret of Denmark (aged 13) was married to

James III of Scotland James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488. He inherited the throne as a child following the death of his father, King James II, at the siege of Roxburgh C ...

(aged about 17/18) in July 1469. *

Eleanor of Viseu Eleanor of Viseu (2 May 1458 – 17 November 1525; pt, Leonor de Viseu ) was a Portuguese '' infanta'' (princess) and later queen consort of Portugal. She is considered one of her country's most notable queens consort and one of the only t ...

(aged 11) was married to her first cousin John, Prince of Portugal (aged 14) in January 1470. *

Anne of France Anne of France (or Anne de Beaujeu; 3 April 146114 November 1522) was a French princess and regent, the eldest daughter of Louis XI by Charlotte of Savoy. Anne was the sister of Charles VIII, for whom she acted as regent during his minority fro ...

(aged 12) was married to

Peter II, Duke of Bourbon Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1 December 1438 – 10 October 1503 in Moulins), was the son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and Agnes of Burgundy, and a member of the House of Bourbon. He and his wife Anne of France ruled as regents during the minor ...

(aged 36), 1473. *

Caterina Sforza Caterina Sforza (1463 – 28 May 1509) was an Italian noblewoman, the Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola, firstly with her husband Girolamo Riario, and after his death as a regent of her son Ottaviano. Caterina was a noblewoman who lived a l ...

was betrothed at age 10 to

Girolamo Riario Girolamo Riario (1443 – 14 April 1488) was Lord of Imola (from 1473) and Forlì (from 1480). He served as Captain General of the Church under his uncle Pope Sixtus IV. He took part in the 1478 Pazzi conspiracy against the Medici, and was assas ...

(aged 29/30) in 1473. Some sources state that they married in that year, but that the marriage was not consummated until 1477, when Caterina turned 14, the legal age at the time. * Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (age 12), was betrothed in a wedding contract at age 8-days-old, she was officially married at the age of twelve in 1476, to her cousin Louis, Duke of Orléans (aged 14). *

Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk, later Duchess of York and Duchess of Norfolk (10 December 1472 – c. 19 November 1481) was the child bride of Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower. She died at the age ...

(age 6), was married to

Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'str ...

(age 4), in 1477. She died at age 10 and he, as one of the Princes in the Tower, is believed to have been murdered at age 10. *

Sophia of Poland Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: *Sophia (wisdom) *Sophia (Gnosticism) * Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu * Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana * Sophia, North Carolina, an unincor ...

(aged 14) was married to

Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I of Ansbach and Bayreuth (also known as Frederick V; german: Friedrich V. von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach or ; 8 May 1460 – 4 April 1536) was born at Ansbach as the eldest son of Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg by his second wi ...

(aged 18), in 1479. *

Clara Gonzaga Clara Gonzaga, Countess of Montpensier, Dauphine of Auvergne, Duchess of Sessa (Italian: ''Chiara Gonzaga''; French: ''Claire (de) Gonzague''; 1 July 1464 – 2 June 1503) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Gonzaga. She was the daughter of ...

(aged 17) was married to Gilbert of Bourbon-Montpensier (aged 38/39) in 1482. *

Anne of Brittany Anne of Brittany (; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She is the only woman to have been queen consort of France ...

(aged 13) was married by proxy to

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519) was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death. He was never crowned by the pope, as the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians. He proclaimed himself E ...

(aged 31), in 1490. After

Charles VIII of France Charles VIII, called the Affable (french: l'Affable; 30 June 1470 – 7 April 1498), was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his father Louis XI at the age of 13.Paul Murray Kendall, ''Louis XI: The Universal Spider'' (Ne ...

(aged 21) stormed the city where she was staying, she was married to him in 1491, at the age of 14; her marriage to Maximilian was annulled the following year. *

Margery Wentworth Margery Wentworth, also known as Margaret Wentworth, and as both Lady Seymour and Dame Margery Seymour (c. 1478 – 18 October 1550). She was the wife of Sir John Seymour and the mother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VI ...

(aged about 16) was married to John Seymour (aged about 20) in 1494. They became the parents of

Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne ...

. *

Catherine of York Catherine of York (14 August 1479 – 15 November 1527), was the sixth daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Soon after the death of her father and the usurpation of the throne by Richard III, Catherin ...

(aged 16) was married to

William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1475 – 9 June 1511), feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, was a member of the leading noble family of Devon. His principal seat was Tiverton Castle, Devon with further residences a ...

(aged 19/20), in 1495. *

Joanna of Castile Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad ( es, link=no, Juana la Loca), was the nominal Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was married by arrangement to P ...

(aged 17) was married to Philip of Flanders (aged 18) in October 1496. *

Beatrice de Frangepan Beatrice de Frangepan ( Croatian: Beatrica Frankopan, Hungarian: Frangepán Beatrix), (1480 – c. 27 March 1510) was a Croatian noblewoman, a member of the House of Frankopan that lived in the Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hun ...

(aged 15/16) was married to

John Corvinus John Corvinus ( Hungarian: ''Corvin János'', Croatian: ''Ivaniš Korvin'', Romanian: ''Ioan Corvin''; 2 April 1473 – 12 October 1504) was the illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, and his mistress, Barbara Edelpöck. Biog ...

(aged 22/23) in 1496. * Margaret of Austria (aged 17) was married to

John, Prince of Asturias John, Prince of Asturias and Girona ( es, Juan; 30 June 1478 – 4 October 1497), was the only son of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, and heir-apparent to both their thrones for nearly his entire life. Early l ...

(aged 18), in April 1497. *

Louise de Bourbon Louise de Bourbon (2 February 1603 – 9 September 1637) called ''Mademoiselle de Soissons'' was the wife of Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville. She was the mother of the famous Marie de Nemours. Life The eldest daughter of Charles de ...

(aged 16/17), was married to Andre III de Chauvigny in 1499. * Philippa of England (aged 12), was married to Eric of Pomerania in 1406.

16th century

Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine, ; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until their annulment on 23 May 1533. She was previously ...

(aged 15), was married to

Arthur, Prince of Wales Arthur, Prince of Wales (19/20 September 1486 – 2 April 1502), was the eldest son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. He was Duke of Cornwall from birth, and he was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1489. A ...

(aged 15), in 1501. She was widowed a few months later and eventually married Arthur's younger brother,

Henry VIII of England Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

(aged 17), a couple of weeks before his 18th birthday. *

Margaret Tudor Margaret Tudor (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) was Queen of Scotland from 1503 until 1513 by marriage to King James IV. She then served as regent of Scotland during her son's minority, and successfully fought to extend her regency. Ma ...

(aged 13), elder sister of Henry VIII, was married to

James IV of Scotland James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his father, James III, at the Battle of Sau ...

(aged 29) in 1503. *

Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon Suzanne de Bourbon (10 May 1491 – 28 April 1521) was ''suo jure'' Duchess of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1503 to her death alongside her husband Charles III. Early life Suzanne was born the second child and only daughter of Duke Peter I ...

(aged 14), was married to Charles, Count of Montpensier (aged 15), in 1505. *

Anne de La Tour d'Auvergne Anne de La Tour d'Auvergne (1496–1524) was sovereign Countess of Auvergne from 1501 until 1524, and Duchess of Albany by marriage to John Stewart, Duke of Albany. In her marriage contract, she was called 'Anne de Boulogne fille de Jehan ...

(aged 8/9) was married to her first cousin

John Stewart, Duke of Albany John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany (8 July 14822 July 1536) was the regent of the Kingdom of Scotland and the count of Auvergne and Lauraguais in France. Early life John was a son of Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, son of King James II of S ...

(aged about 21 or 24), in July 1505. * Barbara Zápolya (aged 17) was married to Sigismund I of Polannd (aged 45) in 1512. *

Isabella of Austria Isabella of Austria (18 July 1501 – 19 January 1526), also known as Elizabeth, was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden as the wife of King Christian II. She was the daughter of King Philip I and Queen Joanna of Castile and the sister of Empe ...

was

married by proxy A proxy wedding or proxy marriage is a wedding in which one or both of the individuals being united are not physically present, usually being represented instead by other persons. If both partners are absent a double proxy wedding occurs. Marriage ...

Christian II of Denmark Christian II (1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union who reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Duke ...

(aged 33) in 1514, a week before her 13th birthday. A year later, when Isabella was 14, she was brought to

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan a ...

, where the marriage was ratified. *

Diane de Poitiers Diane de Poitiers (9 January 1500 – 25 April 1566) was a French noblewoman and prominent courtier. She wielded much power and influence as King Henry II's royal mistress and adviser until his death. Her position increased her wealth and famil ...

(aged 15) was married to

Louis de Brézé Louis de Brézé, Seigneur d'Anet and Comte de Maulevrier (died 23 July 1531) was a French nobleman, the grandson of King Charles VII of France by his natural daughter with his mistress Agnès Sorel. Early life Louis was the son of Jacques de B ...

(aged about 54) in 1515. *

Ursula Pole, Baroness Stafford Ursula Pole, Baroness Stafford (c. 1504 – 12 August 1570) was an English noblewoman; the wife of Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford; a wealthy heiress and the only daughter of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury. Her mother was the last su ...

(aged 15), daughter of

Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 – 27 May 1541), also called Margaret Pole, as a result of her marriage to Sir Richard Pole, was the only surviving daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, a brother ...

, was married to

Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (18 September 1501 – 30 April 1563) was an English nobleman. After the execution for treason in 1521 and posthumous attainder of his father Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, with the forfeiture of al ...

(aged 17) in February 1518/1519. *

Anne of Bohemia and Hungary Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (23 July 1503 – 27 January 1547), sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica, was Queen of Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary and Archduchess of Austria as the wife of King Ferdinand I (later Holy Roman Emperor). Ea ...

(aged 17) was married to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (aged 18) in May 1521. *

Juliana of Stolberg Juliana, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode (15 February 1506 in Stolberg, Saxony-Anhalt – 18 June 1580) was the mother of William the Silent, the leader of the successful Dutch Revolt against the Spanish in the 16th century. Juliana was born ...

(aged 16) was married to

Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg Philipp II (17 August 1501 in Hanau – 28 March 1529 in Hanau) was Count of Hanau-Münzenberg from 1512 until his death. He was the son of Count Reinhard IV and his wife, Katharina of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg. Regency Philipp II of Hanau-M ...

(aged 22) in 1923. *

Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels Hedwig of Munsterberg-Oels ( cz, Hedvika Minstrberská; 10/12 June 1508, Oleśnica – 28 November 1531, Legnica) was born Duchess of Münsterberg and Oleśnica and Countess of Kladsko and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach. ...

(aged 16) was married to Georg, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (aged 40), in 1525. * Jane Guildford (aged about 16) was married to

John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504Loades 2008 – 22 August 1553) was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady J ...

(aged 21), in 1525. * Lady Mary Brandon was at most 17-years-old when she was married to Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Monteagle, sometime before 1527. * Renée of France (aged 17) was married to

Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara Ercole II d'Este (5 April 1508 – 3 October 1559) was Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1534 to 1559. He was the eldest son of Alfonso I d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia. Biography Through his mother, Ercole was a grandson of Pope Alexander ...

(aged 19/20), in 1528. *

Catherine de' Medici Catherine de' Medici ( it, Caterina de' Medici, ; french: Catherine de Médicis, ; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589) was an Florentine noblewoman born into the Medici family. She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King ...

(aged 14) was married to Henry, Duke of Orléans (aged 14), in 1533. *

Lady Frances Brandon Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (née Lady Frances Brandon; 16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559), was an English noblewoman, the second child and eldest daughter of King Henry VIII's younger sister, Princess Mary, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke ...

(aged 15/16) was married to Henry Grey, Marquess of Dorset (aged 15/16), in 1533. *

Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby Katherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, ''suo jure'' 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby ( Willoughby; 22 March 1519 – 19 September 1580), was an English noblewoman living at the courts of King Henry VIII, King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I. ...

(aged 14), was married to

Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle, (22 August 1545) was an English military leader and courtier. Through his third wife, Mary Tudor, he was brother-in-law to King Henry VIII. Biography Charles Brandon was the second ...

(aged about 49), in 1533. *

Emilie of Saxony Emilie of Saxony (27 July 1516 – 9 April 1591) was the third wife of Margrave George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Since his two earlier wives died before his accession, she was the only one to hold t ...

(aged 17) was married to

George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach George of Brandenburg-Ansbach (German: ''Georg''; 4 March 1484 – 27 December 1543), known as George the Pious (''Georg der Fromme''), was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern. Biography Early life He was bo ...

(aged 49), in 1533. *

Catherine Carey Catherine Carey, after her marriage Catherine Knollys and later known as both Lady Knollys and Dame Catherine Knollys, (c. 1522 – 15 January 1569), was chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I, who was her first cousin. Biograph ...

(aged about 16), daughter of Anne Boleyn's sister

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

, was married to Sir Francis Knollys (aged about 29) in April 1540. *

Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark ( da, Christine af Danmark; November 1521 – 10 December 1590) was a Danish princess, the younger surviving daughter of King Christian II of Denmark and Norway and Isabella of Austria. By her two marriages, she became Du ...

(aged 11) was married by proxy to Francis II, Duke of Milan (aged 38), in September 1533. They were married in person in May 1534, when she was 12 and he was 39. After her first husband's death in 1535, she was considered as a possible fourth wife for

, who at the time was 46, while she was only 16. However, the match was opposed by both Christina and her aunt

Mary of Hungary Mary, also known as Maria of Anjou (, , ; 137117 May 1395), reigned as Queen of Hungary and Croatia (officially 'king') between 1382 and 1385, and from 1386 until her death. She was the daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland ...

, and so it never materialized. Christina eventually married Francis, Duke of Bar (aged 23), in July 1541, when she was 19. * Dorothea of Denmark (aged 14) was married to Frederick of the Palatinate (aged 52) in 1535. *

Lady Eleanor Brandon Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (née Lady Eleanor Brandon; 1519 – 27 September 1547) was the third child and second daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Princess Mary Tudor, the Dowager Queen consort of France. S ...

(aged 15/16) was married to

Henry Clifford Henry Clifford may refer to: *Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland (1493–1542) *Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland (1517–1570) * Henry Clifford (died 1577), MP for Salisbury and Great Bedwyn *Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (1591� ...

(aged 17/18) in 1535. *

Margaret of Parma Margaret of Parma (; 5 July 1522 – 18 January 1586) was Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and from 1578 to 1582. She was the illegitimate daughter of the then 22-year-old Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gh ...

(aged 13/14), illegitimate daughter of

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, french: Charles Quint, it, Carlo V, nl, Karel V, ca, Carles V, la, Carolus V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain ( Castile and Aragon) fr ...

, was married in 1536 to

Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

(aged 25/26; nephew of

Pope Clement VII Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...

), to whom she had been engaged since she was 5-years-old. After Alessandro's assassination a year later, Margaret (now 15), married Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma (aged 14), grandson of

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

, in November 1538. *

Catherine Howard Catherine Howard ( – 13 February 1542), also spelled Katheryn Howard, was Queen of England from 1540 until 1542 as the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, a cousin to Anne Boleyn (the se ...

was about 17-years-old when she was married to

(aged 49) in 1540. *

Agnes of Hesse Agnes of Hesse (31 May 1527 – 4 November 1555) was a princess of Hesse by birth and by marriage Electress of Saxony. Life Agnes was a daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, and his first wife, Christine of Saxony. She married Mauric ...

(aged 13) was married to

Maurice, Duke of Saxony Maurice (21 March 1521 – 9 July 1553) was Duke (1541–47) and later Elector (1547–53) of Saxony. His clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. ...

(aged 19), in January 1541. * Jeanne of Navarre (aged 12) was forced by her uncle

Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin on ...

to marry William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (aged 24; brother of

Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves (german: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke of ...

, who was at the time

Queen consort of England The English royal consorts listed here were the spouses of the reigning monarchs of the Kingdom of England, excluding the joint rulers, Mary I and Philip who reigned together in the 16th century, and William III and Mary II who reigned toge ...

as the fourth wife of Henry VIII), in 1541. The marriage was annulled in 1545. * Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal (aged 16), was married to her double first cousin Philip, Prince of Asturias (aged 16; later Philip II of Spain), in 1543. * Archduchess Maria of Austria (aged 15) was married to William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (aged 29), in 1546. *

Anna d'Este Anna d'Este (16 November 1531 – 17 May 1607) was an important princess with considerable influence at the court of France and a central figure in the French Wars of Religion. In her first marriage she was Duchess of Aumale, then of Guise, in h ...

(aged 17) was married to Francis, Duke of Aumale (aged 29), in 1548. * Joanna of Austria (aged 16) was married to her double first cousin

João Manuel, Prince of Portugal Dom João Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal () (3 June 1537 – 2 January 1554) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince), the eighth son of King John III of Portugal by his wife Catherine of Austria, daughter of Philip I of Castile and Joanna ...

(aged 14), in 1552. *

Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey ( 1537 – 12 February 1554), later known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as the "Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553. Jane was ...

(aged about 16/17) was married to Lord Guildford Dudley (aged 17/18) in 1553. * Lady Katherine Grey (aged 12), younger sister of Lady Jane Grey, was married to Henry, Lord Herbert, in 1553. Henry was at most 15-years-old. The marriage was annulled in 1554. * Lady Margaret Clifford (aged 14/15) was married to

Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby KG (September 1531 – 25 September 1593) was a prominent English nobleman, diplomat, and politician. He was an ambassador and Privy Counsellor, and participated in the trials of Mary, Queen of Scots and the E ...

(aged 23), in 1555. *

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of S ...

(aged 15/16), was married to Francis, Dauphin of France (aged 13/14), in 1558. The pair had been betrothed since Mary was five and Francis was three. Mary had originally been betrothed when she was six months old to the future

Edward VI of England Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour and the first ...

, whom she was supposed to marry at the age of ten. *

Lucrezia de' Medici Lucrezia de' Medici was the name for several women from the Medici family: *Lucrezia di Piero de' Medici (1447–1493), best known as Nannina de' Medici. * Lucrezia di Lorenzo de' Medici (August 4, 1470 – between November 10 and Nove ...

(aged 12) was married to Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Modena (aged 24), in 1558. As Alfonso was fighting in France at the time, she did not move to his home in Ferrara until two years later. She died at the age of 16, and is believed to have been poisoned by her husband. *

Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim Elisabeth of the Palatinate (german: Elisabeth von der Pfalz; 30 June 1540 in Birkenfeld – 8 February 1594 in Wiener Neustadt) was the second wife of John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony. Life Elisabeth was born in Birkenfeld, the daughter of Fr ...

(aged 17) was married to

John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony John Frederick II of Saxony (8 January 1529 – 19 May 1595), was Duke of Saxony (1554–1566). Early life John Frederick II was the eldest son of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and Sibylle of Cleves. He was given a comprehensive educat ...

(aged 29), in June 1558. *

Elisabeth of Valois Elisabeth of France or Elisabeth of Valois ( es, Isabel de Valois; french: Élisabeth de France) (2 April 1545 – 3 October 1568) was Queen of Spain as the third spouse of Philip II of Spain. She was the eldest daughter of Henry II of France ...

(aged 13/14) was married to

Philip II of Spain Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from ...

(aged 31/32) in 1559. *

Claude of France Claude of France (13 October 1499 – 20 July 1524) was Queen of France by marriage to King Francis I. She was also ruling Duchess of Brittany from 1514 until her death in 1524. She was a daughter of King Louis XII of France and his second wife ...

(aged 11), daughter of

Henry II of France Henry II (french: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder bro ...

, was married to

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Charles III (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608), known as ''the Great'', was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death. Life He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark. In 1545, his father died, and ...

(aged 15), in 1559. *

Lettice Knollys Lettice Knollys ( , sometimes latinized as Laetitia, alias Lettice Devereux or Lettice Dudley), Countess of Essex and Countess of Leicester (8 November 1543Adams 2008a – 25 December 1634), was an English noblewoman and mother to the courtier ...

(aged 17), grandniece of Anne Boleyn and first cousin once-removed of

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Eli ...

, married Walter Devereux, Viscount Hereford (aged 18/19), in 1560. *

Bianca Cappello Bianca Cappello (154820 October 1587) was an Italian noblewoman who was the mistress, and afterward the second wife, of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Her husband officially made her his consort. Coincidentally, the creation of ...

(aged 15) fell in love with Pietro Bonaventuri and, in November 1563, eloped with him to Florence, where they were married. * Elisabeth of Austria (aged 16) was married to

Charles IX of France Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II in 1560, and as such was the penultimate monarch of the ...

(aged 20) in 1570. *

Anne Knollys Anne West, Lady De La Warr (''née'' Knollys) (19 July 1555 – 30 August 1608) was a lady at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Biography Anne Knollys was the third daughter of Sir Francis Knollys, Treasurer of the Royal Household (1 ...

(aged 16), younger sister of Lettice Knollys, was married to

Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr Thomas West, 2nd and 11th Baron De La Warr ( ; c. 1550 – 24 March 1601/1602) of Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, was a member of Elizabeth I's Privy Council. Biography Thomas West was the eldest son of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr, by his fir ...

(aged about 21), in November 1571. *

Anne Cecil Anne de Vere (née Cecil), Countess of Oxford (5 December 1556 – 5 June 1588) was the daughter of the statesman William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I of England, and the translator Mildred Cooke. In 1571 she be ...

(aged 15) was married to

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (; 12 April 155024 June 1604) was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Oxford was heir to the second oldest earldom in the kingdom, a court favourite for a time, a sought-after patron o ...

(aged 21), in December 1571. She had previously been engaged, in 1569, to marry Sir Philip Sidney, who was two years her senior. *

Margherita Farnese Margherita Farnese (7 November 1567 – 13 April 1643), was an Italian noblewoman member of the House of Farnese and by marriage Hereditary Princess of Mantua during 1581–1583. Her marriage with the heir of the Duchy of Mantua was annulled afte ...

(aged 13) was married to

Vincenzo Gonzaga Vincenzo Ι Gonzaga (21 September 1562 – 9 February 1612) was ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat from 1587 to 1612. Biography Vincenzo was the only son of Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Archduchess Eleanor of Aust ...

(aged 18), the future Duke of Mantua, in March 1581. The marriage was annulled in May 1583 on grounds of non-consummation, Vincenzo claiming Margherita had been unable to do so due to a deformity and Margherita accusing Vincenzo of impotence. *

Anna Juliana Gonzaga Anna Caterina Gonzaga, later Anna Juliana O.S.M. (16 November 1566 – 3 August 1621) was an Archduchess of Austria who became a Religious Sister of the Servite Order after the death of her husband, the Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria. A ...

(aged 15) was married to her uncle

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria (Linz, 14 June 1529 – 24 January 1595, Innsbruck) was ruler of Further Austria and since 1564 Imperial count of Tirol. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he was married to Philippine Welser ...

(aged 52), in 1582. *

Frances Walsingham Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde, Dowager Countess of Essex ( Walsingham, formerly Devereux and Sidney; 1567 – 17 February 1633) was an English noblewoman. The daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's Secretary of State, ...

(aged 16) was married to Sir Philip Sidney (aged 28/29) in 1583. * Eleanor de' Medici (aged 17) was married to

Vincenzo I Gonzaga Vincenzo Ι Gonzaga (21 September 1562 – 9 February 1612) was ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat from 1587 to 1612. Biography Vincenzo was the only son of Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Archduchess Eleanor of Aust ...

(aged 21) in April 1584. *

Catalina Micaela of Spain Catherine Michaela of Spain (; 10 October 1567 – 6 November 1597) was Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Duke Charles Emmanuel I. She ruled the Duchy several times as regent in Charles Emmanuel's absence, notably during his campaign in 1594.Dizion ...

(aged 17) was married to

Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy Charles Emmanuel I ( it, Carlo Emanuele di Savoia; 12 January 1562 – 26 July 1630), known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630. He was nicknamed (, in context "the Hot-Headed") for his rashness and military aggression. Being ...

(aged 23), in 1585. *

Virginia de' Medici Virginia de' Medici (29 May 1568 – 15 January 1615) was an Italian princess, a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess of Modena and Reggio. Regent of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio in 1601 during the absence of her husband, sh ...

(aged 17) was married to

Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena Cesare d'Este (8 October 1562 – 11 December 1628) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1597 until his death. Biography Born in Ferrara, Cesare was the son of Alfonso d'Este, Marquis of Montecchio, fourth son of Alfonso I d'Este and the ...

(aged 23), in 1586. *

Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and Eng ...

(aged 14) married

James VI and I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until ...

(aged 23) in 1589. * Lady Bridget de Vere (aged 15) was married to

Francis Norris Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire (6 July 1579 – 31 January 1622) was an English nobleman with the title of Earl of Berkshire. He was the son of Captain Sir William Norreys (d. 1579) and Elizabeth Morison, daughter of Sir Richard Morris ...

(aged 19), in April 1599, a few weeks after her 15th birthday. *

Archduchess Margaret of Austria Archduchess Margaret of Austria (german: Margarete; french: Marguerite; nl, Margaretha; es, Margarita; 10 January 1480 – 1 December 1530) was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1507 to 1515 and again from 1519 to 1530. She was the fir ...

(aged 14) was married to

Philip III of Spain Philip III ( es, Felipe III; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain. As Philip II, he was also King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621. A member of the House of Habsburg, Phi ...

(aged 21), her first-cousin, once-removed, in April 1599.

17th century

* Lady Susan de Vere (aged 17) married Sir Philip Herbert (aged 19) in June 1604. * Margherita Gonzaga (aged 14) was married to

Henry II, Duke of Lorraine Henry II (French: ''Henri II''; 8 November 1563 – 31 July 1624), known as "the Good (''le Bon'')", was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. Leaving no sons, both of his daughters became Duchesses of Lorraine by marriage. He was a brother- ...

(aged 42), in April 1606. *

Isabella of Savoy Isabella of Savoy (11 March 1591 – 28 August 1626) was a daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and Catherine Michelle of Spain. Her maternal grandparents were Philip II of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois, her paternal grandparents wer ...

(aged 16) was married to Alfonso, Hereditary Prince of Modena (aged 16/17), in 1608. * Françoise de Lorraine (aged 15/16) was married to

César, Duke of Vendôme César de Bourbon, ''Légitimé de France'' (3 June 1594 – 22 October 1665) was the illegitimate son of Henry IV of France and his mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées, and founder of the House of Bourbon-Vendome. He held the titles of 1st Duke ...

(aged 14), in July 1608. *

Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of ...

(aged about 17/18) was married to

John Rolfe John Rolfe (1585 – March 1622) was one of the early English settlers of North America. He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia in 1611. Biography John Rolfe is believed ...

(aged 28/29) in April 1614. *

Henrietta Maria of France Henrietta Maria (french: link=no, Henriette Marie; 25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until Charles was executed on 30 January 1649. She wa ...

(aged 15) married

Charles I of England Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after ...

(aged 24) in 1625. * Elizabeth Stuart (aged 16), eldest daughter of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark, married

Frederick V, Elector Palatine Frederick V (german: link=no, Friedrich; 26 August 1596 – 29 November 1632) was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate bo ...

(aged 16), in 1613. * Lady Dorothy Percy (aged about 17) was married to Robert Sidney (aged 19/20) in 1615. *

Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 unt ...

(aged 14) was married to her second cousin

Louis XIII of France Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crow ...

(aged 14) in November 1615. *

Christine of France Christine of France (10 February 1606 – 27 December 1663) was the sister of Louis XIII and Duchess of Savoy by marriage. Upon the death of her husband Victor Amadeus I in 1637, she acted as regent of Savoy between 1637 and 1648. Daughter of ...

(aged 13) was married to

Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy Victor Amadeus I ( it, Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia; 8 May 1587 – 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also known as the ''Lion of Susa''.John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet (15 December 1608 – 7 May 1664) was an English nobleman and supporter of Charles I of England. He was the eldest son of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet, and Lady Frances Cecil, granddaughter of William Cec ...

(aged 20), in 1629. * Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony (aged 16) married

Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark Christian (10 April 16032 June 1647) was Prince-Elect of Denmark since 1610 and Heir Apparent to the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway since 1603. Dying in 1647, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Prince Frederik. Biography Early life ...

(aged 30), in 1634. The couple were engaged in 1633, and the marriage had been discussed as early as 1630. * Countess Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein (aged 15), daughter of King

Christian IV of Denmark Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian mona ...

and

Kirsten Munk Kirsten Munk (sometimes "Christina Munk"; 6 July 1598 19 April 1658) was a Danish noble, the second spouse of King Christian IV of Denmark, and mother to twelve of his children. Early life and morganatic marriage Kirsten Munk was the daughter o ...

, married (aged about 34) in 1634. * Countess Leonora Christina of Schleswig-Holstein (aged 15), daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk, married

Corfitz Ulfeldt Count Corfits Ulfeldt (10 July 1606 – 20 February 1664) was a Danish statesman, and one of the most notorious traitors in Danish history. Early life Ulfeldt was the son of the chancellor Jacob Ulfeldt. He was educated abroad, concluding wi ...

(aged 30) in 1636. * Countess Elisabeth Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein (aged 16), daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk, married (aged 23) in 1639. * Claudine Françoise Mignot (aged 16) was married to Pierre de Portes d'Ambérieux in July 1640. She later went on to marry

John II Casimir Vasa John II Casimir ( pl, Jan II Kazimierz Waza; lt, Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 1648 ...

, former King of Poland. * Mary, Princess Royal (aged 9), married the future

William II, Prince of Orange William II (27 May 1626 – 6 November 1650) was sovereign Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel and Groningen in the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 14 March 1647 until his death three year ...

(aged 15), in 1641. The marriage was reported to not have been consummated for a number of years due to the bride's age. * Countess Christiane of Schleswig-Holstein (aged 16), daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk, married Hannibal Sehested (aged 33) in 1642. * Countess Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein (aged 16), daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk, married

Ebbe Ulfeldt Jacob Mogensen, or Ebbe Ulfeldt (c. 1600 – c. 1670), was the brother of the Danish naval officer Corfits Ulfeldt, and became a landscape painter in Delft. According to the RKD he was a registered pupil of Jacob Vosmaer. He is probably the " ...

in 1642. *

Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy (27 July 1629 – 12 May 1692) was a Princess of Savoy by birth and the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy. She married her uncle Prince Maurice of Savoy but had no children. She was the owner ...

(aged 13) was married to her paternal uncle

Prince Maurice of Savoy Maurice of Savoy (10 January 1593 – 4 October 1657, Turin) was a Prince of Savoy and a 17th-century cardinal. Life He was the son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain. Aged 14, in 1607, he became c ...

(aged 49) in 1642. * Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (aged 15) married the future

Frederick III of Denmark Frederick III ( da, Frederik; 18 March 1609 – 9 February 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death in 1670. He also governed under the name Frederick II as diocesan administrator (colloquially referred to as prince-b ...

(aged 33) in 1643. *

Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (Enrichetta Adelaide Maria; 6 November 1636 – 13 June 1676), was Electress of Bavaria by marriage to Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria. She had much political influence in her adopted country and with her husband d ...

(aged 14) was married to the future

Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria Ferdinand Maria (31 October 1636 – 26 May 1679) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector ('' Kurfürst'') of the Holy Roman Empire from 1651 to 1679. Electoral Prince of Bavaria He was born in Munich. He was the eldest son of Maximi ...

(aged 14), in December 1650. *

Laura Mancini Laura Mancini (6 May 1636 – 8 February 1657) was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. She was the eldest of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of Louis XIV of France as the '' ...

(aged 14), one of the

Mazarinettes The Mazarinettes were the seven nieces of Cardinal Jules Mazarin, (1639–1661), chief minister to the Kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV of France from 1642 until his death. They were the daughters of the cardinal's two sisters, Laura Margheri ...

, was married to

Louis, Duke of Vendôme Louis de Bourbon (October 1612 – 6 August 1669), was Duke of Mercœur and later the second Duke of Vendôme, and the grandson of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He became Duke of Vendôme in 1665, after the death of his father. Biog ...

(aged 48), in February 1651. *

Princess Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Princess Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (27 June 1633 – 26 May 1701) was a Danish-German princess of the senior Glücksburg line of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the first Duchess of Augustenburg by marriag ...

(aged 17), married her first cousin

Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People * Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor *Ernest, ...

(aged 43), in June 1651, twelve days shy of her 18th birthday. * Françoise d'Aubigné (aged 16/17) was married to Paul Scarron (aged 41/42) in 1652. She later went on to marry

Louis XIV of France , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of ...

. * Lady Dorothy Spencer (aged 15/16) was married to

George Savile, 1st Viscount Halifax George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, (11 November 1633 – 5 April 1695), was an English statesman, writer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660, and in the House of Lords after he was raised to the peerage in 1668. Backgr ...

(aged 23), in 1656. * Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch (aged 11), was married to Walter Scott of Highchester (aged 14) in 1659. *

Jane Needham Jane Myddelton or Middleton (née Needham; 1645–1692), was a reputed English beauty of the Restoration period, one of the Windsor Beauties. Thomas Seccombe in the ''Dictionary of National Biography'' described celebrated portraits as "represen ...

(aged about 14/15) was married to Charles Myddelton (aged 24/25) in 1660. *

Henrietta of England Henrietta Anne of England (16 June 1644 O.S. N.S.">New_Style.html" ;"title="6 June 1644 New Style">N.S.– 30 June 1670) was the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England and Queen Henrietta Maria. Fleeing England with her mother and go ...

(aged 16) married

Philippe I, Duke of Orléans ''Monsieur'' Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701), was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and his wife, Anne of Austria. His elder brother was the "Sun King", Louis XIV. Styled Duke of Anjou from bir ...

(aged 20), in 1661. * Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (aged 12), was married to James Crofts, 1st Duke of Monmouth (aged 14), illegitimate son of

Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651, and King of England, Scotland and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child o ...

and his mistress Lucy Walter, in April 1663. *

Anne Henriette of Bavaria Anne of the Palatinate known in France as Anne of Bavaria, Princess Palatine (Anne Henriette Julie; 13 March 1648 – 23 February 1723) was a Princess of the Palatinate and Countess Palatine of Simmern by birth and was the wife of Henri Jules ...

(aged 15) was married to Henri Jules, Duke of Enghien (aged 20), in December 1663. * Frances Jennings (aged 16) was married to George Hamilton in 1665. * Infanta Margaret Teresa of Spain (aged 15) was married to

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I (Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Franz Felician; hu, I. Lipót; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria ...

(aged 26), who was her maternal uncle and paternal first cousin once removed, in December 1666. They had been betrothed since 1663. *

Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (27 April 1650 – 27 March 1714) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian V. Although she did not have much political influence, she was a successful businesswoman in her many estates and prot ...

(aged 17) married the future

Christian V of Denmark Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decr ...

(aged 21) in 1667. *

Anna Isabella Gonzaga Anna Isabella Gonzaga (12 February 1655 – 11 August 1703), was a Duchess consort of Mantua and Montferrat and heir of the Duchy of Guastalla, including Luzzara and Reggiolo; married in 1671 to Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montfe ...

(aged 15/16) was married to Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (aged 18/19), in 1671. * Lady Anne FitzRoy (aged 13), eldest daughter of

Barbara Villiers Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers, – 9 October 1709), was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of En ...

mistress Mistress is the feminine form of the English word "master" (''master'' + ''-ess'') and may refer to: Romance and relationships * Mistress (lover), a term for a woman who is in a sexual and romantic relationship with a man who is married to a d ...

, was married to Thomas Lennard, 15th Baron Dacre (aged 20), in 1674. In 1678, at the age of 17, she was abducted from a convent in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...

and seduced by Ralph Montagu. * The future

Mary II of England Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III & II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. Mary was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, and his first wife A ...

(aged 15), then known as The Lady Mary, married her first cousin

William, Prince of Orange William, Prince of Orange (Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik; 4 September 1840 – 11 June 1879), was heir apparent to the Dutch throne as the eldest son of King William III from 17 March 1849 until his death. Early life Prince Wi ...

(aged 27) in 1677. * Lady Charlotte Fitzroy (aged 13) was married to Sir Edward Lee (aged 14) in 1677. They had been betrothed since 1674, before Charlotte's tenth birthday. * Sarah Jennings (aged 17) secretly married John Churchill (aged 27) in the winter of 1677/78. *

Agafya Grushetskaya Agafya Semyonovna Grushetskaya or Gruszecki (originally in Polish: Agata Siemionowna Gruszecka; russian: Агафья Семёновна Грушецкая; 1663 – 14 July 1681) was Tsaritsa of Russia as the first spouse of Tsar Feodor III of Rus ...

(aged 16/17) was married to

Feodor III of Russia Fyodor III Alekséyevich (in Russian: ''Фёдор III Алексеевич'') or Feodor III Alekséyevich (9 June 1661 – 7 May 1682) was the Tsar of Russia between 1676 and 1682. While disabled and paralyzed from birth, he managed to pass ref ...

(aged 19) in July 1680. * Princess Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł (aged 13) was married to Margrave Louis of Brandenburg in January 1681. *

Sophia Dorothea of Celle Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain. The union with George, her first cousin, was a marriage of state, arranged by her father Geor ...

(aged 16) married her cousin George Louis, Electoral Prince of Hanover (aged 22) in 1682. They divorced 1694; he later went on to become George I of Great Britain. *

Henrietta FitzJames Henrietta Butler, Viscountess Galmoye, previously Henrietta Waldegrave, Baroness Waldegrave (née Lady Henrietta FitzJames; 1667 – 3 April 1730), was an illegitimate daughter of James Stuart, Duke of York, subsequently King of England, Sco ...

(aged 15/16), married

Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave (166124 January 1689) was an English peer and Jacobite supporter. Early life He was the son of Sir Charles Waldegrave, 3rd Baronet and Eleanor, Lady Waldegrave ( Englefield), a daughter of Sir Francis E ...

(aged 21/22), in 1683. *

Louise Françoise de Bourbon Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan of ...

(aged 11) was married to her distant cousin Louis, Prince of Condé (aged 16), in 1685. *

Henrietta Howard Henrietta Howard (born Henrietta Hobart; 168926 July 1767) was a mistress of King George II of Great Britain and the sister of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire. Biography Henrietta was one of three daughters of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th ...

(aged about 17) was married to Henry Horatio O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan, in June 1686. *

Lady Mary Tudor Lady Mary Tudor, Countess of Derwentwater (16 October 1673 – 5 November 1726) was an actress and natural daughter of King Charles II of England by his mistress, Mary "Moll" Davies, an actress and singer. Biography Early life and title M ...

(aged 13), natural daughter of Charles II of England and

Moll Davis Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 – 1708), also spelt Davies or Davys, was a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was an actress and entertainer before and during her role as royal mistress. Early life Mary Davis was born in ...

, was married to Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater (aged 31), in 1687. * Honora Burke (aged about 14) was married to Patrick Sarsfield (aged about 34) in 1689. *

Françoise Marie de Bourbon Françoise Marie de Bourbon (''Légitimée de France''; 4 May 1677 1 February 1749) was the youngest illegitimate daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his ''maîtresse-en-titre'', Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montes ...

(aged 14), legitimated daughter of

Louis XIV Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was List of French monarchs, King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the Li ...

, was married to her first cousin Philippe, Duke of Chartres (aged 17), in February 1692. *

Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon (8 November 167623 January 1753) was the daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, and Anne Henriette of Bavaria. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, she was a '' princesse du sang''. For ...

(aged 15) was married to

Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine (31 March 1670 – 14 May 1736) was an illegitimate son of Louis XIV and his official mistress, Madame de Montespan. The king's favourite son, he was the founder of the semi-royal House of Bourbon-Maine name ...

(aged 21), in May 1692. * Lady Diana de Vere (aged about 15) was married to

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, KG (8 May 167010 May 1726) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England by his mistress Nell Gwyn. Biography On 21 December 1676, a warrant was passed for "a grant to Charles Beauclerc, the K ...

(aged 23), illegitimate son of Charles II of England and his mistress

Nell Gwyn Eleanor Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled ''Gwynn'', ''Gwynne'') was a celebrity figure of the Restoration period. Praised by Samuel Pepys for her comic performances as one of the first actresses on the English stag ...

, in 1694. * Henrietta Crofts (aged about 15) was married to

Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661 – 21 January 1722) was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange. Life He was the son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, and Mary S ...

(aged about 36), in circa 1697. *

Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (6 December 1685 – 12 February 1712) was the wife of Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy. She was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, and of Anne Marie d'Orléans. Her betrothal to the Duk ...

(aged 12) was married to

Louis, Duke of Burgundy Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (16 August 1682 – 18 February 1712), was the eldest son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria and grandson of the reigning French king, Louis XIV. He was known as the "Pet ...

(aged 15), in December 1697. * Lady Henrietta Churchill (aged 16) was married to Hon. Francis Godolphin (aged 19), in 1698. *

Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau (6 April 1682 – 31 March 1750) was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau from the House of Ascania by birth and Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt by marriage. From 1729 until her death she was abbess of Herford Abbe ...

(aged 16) was married to

Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt Philip William, Prince in Prussia (german: Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt; May 19, 1669, castle of Königsberg – December 19, 1711, castle of Schwedt) was a Prussian Prince, was the first owner of the Prussian secundogeniture of ...

(aged 29), in January 1699.

18th century

* Lady Anne Churchill (aged 16) was married to

Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC (23 April 167519 April 1722), known as Lord Spencer from 1688 to 1702, was an English statesman and nobleman from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord P ...

(aged 24), in 1700. * Maria Luisa Gabriela of Savoy (aged 12) was married to

Philip V of Spain Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mo ...

(aged 17) in September 1701, five days before her 13th birthday. * Henrietta Hobart (aged 16/17) was married to Hon. Charles Howard (aged 20/21) in March 1706. *

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (28 August 1691 – 21 December 1750) was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; and Archduchess of Austria by her marriage to Emp ...

(aged 16) was married to the future

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor , house = Habsburg , spouse = , issue = , issue-link = #Children , issue-pipe = , father = Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor , mother = Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg , birth_date ...

(aged 22), in August 1708, a few weeks before her 17th birthday. *

Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans Louise Élisabeth, Duchess of Berry (born Marie Louise Élisabeth, Mademoiselle d'Orléans; 20 August 1695 – 21 July 1719) was Duchess of Berry by marriage to the French prince Charles, Duke of Berry. She is known affectionately by the mon ...

(aged 14) married Charles, Duke of Berry (aged 23), in 1710. *

Anna of Russia Anna Ioannovna (russian: Анна Иоанновна; ), also russified as Anna Ivanovna and sometimes anglicized as Anne, served as regent of the duchy of Courland from 1711 until 1730 and then ruled as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. Much ...

(aged 17) was married to

Frederick William, Duke of Courland Frederick William (german: Friedrich Wilhelm; 19 July 1692 – 21 January 1711) was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1698 to 1711. Frederick Wilhelm was the son of Friedrich Kasimir Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and Princess Eli ...

(aged 18), in November 1710. * Duchess Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (aged 17) was married to

Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia Grand Duke Alexei Petrovich of Russia (28 February 1690 – 26 June 1718) was a Russian Tsarevich. He was born in Moscow, the son of Tsar Peter I and his first wife, Eudoxia Lopukhina. Alexei despised his father and repeatedly thwarted Peter's ...

(aged 21), in October 1711. * Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (aged 16) was married to her first cousin once removed the future Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (aged 32), in October 1712. *

Anne Julie de Melun Anne Julie de Melun (Anne Julie Adélaïde; 1698 – 18 May 1724) was a French court office holder. She served as deputy Governess of the Children of France. Biography Born in 1698, she was baptised with the names Anne Julie Adélaïde and ...

(aged 15/16) was married to

Jules, Prince of Soubise Jules François Louis de Rohan (16 January 1697 – 6 May 1724) was a French nobleman and Prince of Soubise. He died of smallpox aged twenty-seven. Biography Born in Paris to Hercule Mériadec de Rohan and his wife Anne Geneviève de Lévi ...

(aged 17), in September 1714. * Frances Thynne (age 16) was married to Algernon Seymour, Earl of Hertford (aged 30), in July 1715. * Henriette Maria of Brandenburg-Schwedt (age 14) was married to

Frederick Louis of Württemberg (heir apparent) Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederic ...

, (age 17), in December 1716. * Lady Henrietta Godolphin (aged 15/16) was married to

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, (21 July 169317 November 1768) was a British Whig statesman who served as the 4th and 6th Prime Minister of Great Britain, his official life extended ...

(aged 23), in 1717. * Maria Clementina Sobieska (aged 17) married

James Francis Edward Stuart James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 16881 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs, was the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He was Prince of Wales fro ...

(aged 31) in 1719. * Sarah Cadogan (aged 14) was married to Charles Lennox, Earl of March (aged 18), in December 1719. Lennox later succeeded as the Duke of Richmond, and the couple became the parents of the famous

Lennox sisters The Lennox sisters were four eighteenth-century British aristocrats, the daughters of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (1701–1750) by his wife Lady Sarah Cadogan (1705–1751). The four sisters were: *Caroline Fox, 1st Baroness Holland (172 ...

. *

Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans ( es, Luisa Isabel; 9 December 1709 – 16 June 1742) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Louis I. Their reign is regarded as one of the shortest in history, lasting for seven months. Louise Élisabeth was the f ...

(aged 11) was married by proxy to Louis, Prince of Asturias (aged 14), in November 1721. *

Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (russian: А́нна Петро́вна; 27 January 1708 – 4 March 1728) was the eldest daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and his wife Empress Catherine I. Her younger sister, Empress Elizabeth, ...

(aged 17) was married to

Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp () (30 April 1700 – 18 June 1739) was a Prince of Sweden and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp and an important member of European royalty. His dynasty, the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gott ...

(aged 25), in May 1725. * Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, mother of Catherine the Great, was 15 when she married the 36-year-old Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, in 1727. * Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg (aged 13) was married to Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (aged 35), in 1728 *Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia (aged 14) was married to Karl Wilhelm Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Karl Wilhelm Friedrich, Margrave dari Brandenburg-Ansbach (aged 17), in May 1729. * Mariana Victoria of Spain, Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain (aged 10) was married to Joseph I of Portugal, José, Prince of Brazil (aged 14), in January 1729. She had previously been engaged at the age of 3 to her first cousin the 10-year-old Louis XV, Louis XV of France. She was sent to France, where she remained until the age of 7, when Louis reached his majority and rejected her as a bride. * Louise Diane d'Orléans (aged 15) was married to Louis François, Prince of Conti (aged 14), in January 1732. *Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (aged 17) was married to Frederick the Great, Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia (later Frederick the Great, aged 21), in June 1733. * Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (aged 15) was married to Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (aged 33), in November 1734, a week before Frederick William's 34th birthday. * Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (aged 16) was married to Frederick, Prince of Wales (aged 29), in 1736. They became the parents of George III of the United Kingdom. * Marie Louise de Rohan (aged 16) was married to Gaston, Count of Marsan (aged 17), in June 1736. * Princess Mary of Great Britain (aged 17) married Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (aged 19; later Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel) in 1740. * Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey, Jemima Campbell (aged 16) was married to Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, Hon. Philip Yorke (aged 20) in 1740. * Mary Osborne, Duchess of Leeds, Lady Mary Godolphin (aged 16/17) was married to Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (aged 26), in June 1740. * Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa (aged 9), was married by proxy to Eugene Jean, Count of Soissons, Prince Eugenio of Savoy, Count of Soissons (aged 20), in November 1734. However, since he died thirteen days later, they never met and the marriage was annulled on the grounds that it was never consummated. Some years later, in 1741, Maria Teresa, now 15/16-years-old, was married to Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Ercole Rinaldo d'Este (aged 13/14). * Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (later known as Catherine the Great) was 16-years-old when she married her 17-year-old second cousin Peter of Holstein-Gottorp (later Peter III of Russia) in 1745. * Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, Duchess Maria Josepha of Saxony (aged 15) was married to Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XV), Louis, Dauphin of France (aged 17), in February 1747. * Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster, Lady Emily Lennox (aged 15) was married to James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare (aged 24), in 1747. * Charlotte Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, Lady Charlotte Boyle (aged 16) was married to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (aged 27), in March 1748. * Barbara Herbert, Countess of Powis, Barbara Herbert (aged 15) was married to Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis (aged about 47), in March 1751. * Charlotte de Rohan (aged 15) was married to Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé (aged 16), in 1753. * Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (aged 16) was married to Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (aged 21) in November 1753. * Lady Louisa Conolly, Lady Louisa Lennox (aged 15) was married to Thomas Conolly (1738–1803), Thomas Conolly (aged 19/20) in 1758. * Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (aged 17) was married to Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (aged 25), in 1760. * Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (aged 17) was married to George III of the United Kingdom (aged 23) in 1761. * Lady Sarah Lennox (aged 17) was married to Sir Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet, Charles Bunbury (aged 22) in 1762. * Theodosia Bartow Prevost, Theodosia Bartow (aged 17) married Jacques Marcus Prevost (aged 27) in 1763. After her husband's death, Theodosia would marry future American Vice President Aaron Burr. * Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark (aged 17) married William I, Elector of Hesse, Prince William of Hesse (aged 21; later William I, Elector of Hesse), in 1764. * Letizia Ramolino (aged 13) was married to Carlo Buonaparte (aged 17) in June 1764. * Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (aged 15) was married to Christian VII of Denmark (aged 17) in 1766. * Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (aged 16) was married to William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (aged 28), in November 1766. * Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy (aged 17) was married to Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe (aged 19), in January 1767. * Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia (aged 16) was married to William V, Prince of Orange (aged 19), in 1767. * Maria Carolina of Austria (aged 15) was married by proxy to Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand IV & III of Naples and Sicily (aged 17) in April 1768. * Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (aged 16) married to Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (aged 26) in September 1768. * Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon (aged 16) was married to Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres (aged 22), in 1769. * Marie Antoinette, Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (aged 14; later known as Marie Antoinette) was married to Louis XVI, Louis-Auguste, Dauphin of France (aged 15), in April 1770. * Marie Joséphine of Savoy (aged 17) was married to Louis XVIII of France, Louis Stanilas, Count of Provence (the 15-year-old future King Louis XVIII of France), in 1771. * Charlotte Williams-Wynn (aristocrat), Charlotte Grenville (aged about 17) was married to Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet (aged 22), in December 1771. *Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (aged 13) married Antoine Lavoisier (aged 28), on 16 December 1771. * Maria Theresa of Savoy, Princess Maria Theresa of Savoy (aged 17) was married to Charles X of France, Charles Philippe, Duke of Artois (the 16-year-old future Charles X of France), in 1773. * Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (aged 15) was married to her cousin Charles XIII of Sweden, Charles, Duke of Södermanland (the 25-year-old future Charles XIII of Sweden), in 1774. * Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Lady Georgiana Cavendish was married to William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (aged 25), in 1774, on her 17th birthday. * Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg), Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (aged 16) was married to the future Paul I of Russia (aged 22) in 1776. * Louise d'Aumont (aged 17) was married to Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, Honoré, Hereditary Prince of Monaco (aged 19), in July 1777. * Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy (aged 17) was married to Anthony of Saxony, Anthony, Electoral Prince of Saxony (aged 25), in 1781. * Marie Thérèse de Choiseul (aged 14/15) was married to Prince Joseph of Monaco (aged 18) in 1782. * Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (aged 15) was married to Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (aged 22), in September 1785. * Elizabeth Fox, Baroness Holland, Elizabeth Fox (aged 14/15) married Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th Baronet (aged 38/39), in 1786. * Maria Stella, Maria Stella Chiappini (aged 13) was married to Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough (aged 49/50), in 1786. * Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Kortright (aged 17) married James Monroe (aged 26) in February 1786. Monroe would go on to become the fifth President of the United States. * Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (aged 15) was married to Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel, Duke of Aosta (aged 29), in April 1789. * Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (aged 16) was married to Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Karl Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (aged 18), in May 1789. * Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands, Wilhelmine of Prussia (aged 16) was married to her cousin the future William I of the Netherlands (aged 19) in 1791. * Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Princess Louise of Baden (aged 14) married the future Alexander I of Russia (aged 15) in 1793. * Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg, Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (aged 17) was married to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (aged 25), in 1793. * Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (aged 15) was married to Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (aged 20) in December 1793. * Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (aged 16) was married to Duke Louis of Württemberg (aged 40) in January 1797. * Pauline Bonaparte (aged 16) was married to Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772), Charles Leclerc (aged 25) in June 1797. * Frederica of Baden (aged 16) married King Gustav IV Adolf, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (aged 18) in 1797. * Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (aged 16) married Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (aged 23), in 1799. * Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (aged 14) was married to Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (aged 21), in October 1799.

19th century

* Caroline Bonaparte (aged 17) was married to Joachim Murat (aged 32) in January 1800. * Georgiana Howard, Countess of Carlisle, Lady Georgiana Cavendish (aged 17) was married to George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, George Howard, Viscount Morpeth (aged 27), in 1801. *María Isabella of Spain (aged 13) was married to Francis I of the Two Sicilies (aged 25) in 1802. * Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (aged 17) was married to her first cousin Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (aged 17), in October 1802, about a week before Ferdinand's 18th birthday. * Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (aged 17) was married in 1803 to Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen (aged 40), whose first wife had been Victoria's aunt. After Emich Carl's death, Victoria went on to marry Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and became the mother of

. * Princess Augusta of Bavaria (aged 17) was married to Eugène de Beauharnais (aged 24) in 1806. * Harriet Westbrook (aged 16) married Percy Bysshe Shelley (aged 19) in August 1811. * Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr, Elizabeth Sackville (aged 17) was married to George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr (aged 21), in 1813. * Jane Williams, Jane Cleveland (aged 15/16) married John Edward Johnson in 1814. * Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (aged 17) was married to Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Archduke Charles of Austria (aged 44) in September 1815, about a month before her 18th birthday. * Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, Princess Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (aged 17) was married to Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (aged 38), in 1816. * Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800–1831), Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (aged 16) married Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (aged 33; later Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), in 1817. They divorced in 1826 and were the parents of Albert, Prince Consort. * Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (aged 17) married Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Duke Paul Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg (aged 34) in July 1817. * Duchess Amelia of Württemberg (aged 17) was married to Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (aged 27), in 1817. * Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies, Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies (aged 14) was married to her maternal uncle Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain (aged 25) in June 1817. * Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony, Princess Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (aged 15) was married to Ferdinand VII of Spain (aged 35) in October 1819. * Josephine of Leuchtenberg (aged 16) was married to Oscar I of Sweden, Oscar, Crown Prince of Sweden (aged 23), in 1823. * Eugénie de Beauharnais (aged 17) was married to Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (aged 25), in 1826. * Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (aged 17) was married to William I, German Emperor, Prince William of Prussia (aged 32) to June 1829. * Amélie of Leuchtenberg (aged 17) was married to Pedro I of Brazil (aged 30) in 1829. * Blanche Cavendish, Countess of Burlington, Lady Blanche Howard (aged 17) was married to William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Burlington (aged 21), in August 1829. * Susan May Williams (aged 17), an American heiress, was married to Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte (aged 24) in November 1829. * Persida Nenadović (aged 17) was married to Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Alexander Karađorđević (aged 23) in 1830. * Elizabeth Medora Leigh was, as a young teenager, seduced by her brother-in-law, Henry Trevanion, by whom she fell pregnant twice. After the second pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, she eloped with him to France in 1831, at age 16/17. * Maria II of Portugal (aged 15) was married to Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg (aged 23), in 1834. He died two months after the wedding. About a year later, in 1836, Maria married Ferdinand II of Portugal, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (aged 19), when she was 17. * Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse), Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (aged 16) married the future Alexander II of Russia (aged 22) in 1841, the night before Alexander's 23rd birthday. * Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia (aged 17) was married to Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Adolphe of Nassau, Duke of Nassau (aged 26), in January 1844. * Agnes Duff, Countess Fife, Lady Agnes Hay (aged 16) married James Duff, 5th Earl Fife (aged 31), in 1846. * Isabella II of Spain (aged 16) was married to her double first cousin Francis, Duke of Cádiz (aged 24), in October 1846. The ceremony was held on Isabella's 16th birthday, and was a double wedding with Isabella's younger sister, Infanta Luisa Fernanda, marrying the Duke of Montpensier. * Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain (aged 14) was married to her first cousin once removed Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (aged 22), in October 1846. The ceremony was a double wedding with her elder sister, Isabella II of Spain, marrying the Duke of Cádiz. * Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (aged 17) married Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (aged 20) in 1848. * Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau (aged 17) was married to Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Adolphe of Nassau, Duke of Nassau (aged 33) in April 1851. * Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau (aged 17) was married to her second cousin Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885), Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (aged 26) in November 1854. * Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg (aged 17) was married to Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831-1891), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (aged 24) in February 1856. * Princess Louise of Prussia (aged 17) was married to Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (aged 30), in September 1856. * Princess Margaretha of Saxony (aged 16) married her first cousin Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (aged 23) in November 1856. * Princess Cecilie of Baden (aged 17) married Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (aged 24) in 1857, about three weeks before her 18th birthday. * Carlota of Mexico, Princess Charlotte of Belgium (aged 17) married her 25-year-old second cousin Archduke Maximilian of Austria (later Maximilian I of Mexico) in 1857. * Victoria, Princess Royal (aged 17) married to Frederick III, German Emperor, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (aged 27) in Jan 1858 * Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (aged 15) was married to Prince Napoléon Bonaparte, Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte (aged 36) in January 1859. * Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal (1843–1884), Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal (aged 15) was married to George, King of Saxony, Prince George of Saxony (aged 26) in 1859. * Infanta Antónia of Portugal (aged 16) was married to Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (aged 25), in 1861, 10 days before Leopold's 26th birthday. * Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (aged 15) was married to her cousin Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (aged 25), in May 1864. * Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (aged 17) was married to Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (aged 31) in May 1864. * Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia (aged 16) was married to George I of Greece (aged 21) in 1867. * Infanta Isabella, Countess of Girgenti, Infanta Isabella of Spain (aged 16) was married to Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti (aged 22), in May 1868. *Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (aged 17) was married to Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta (age 27), in June 1868. * Louise of Sweden (aged 17) was married to Frederick VIII of Denmark, Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark (aged 26), in July 1869. * Archduchess Gisela of Austria (aged 16) was married to Prince Leopold of Bavaria (aged 27) in April 1873. * Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (aged 17) was about a month shy of her 18th birthday when she married Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (aged 39) in July 1873. * Princess Louise of Belgium (aged 16) was a few weeks short of her 17th birthday when she married Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (aged 30) in February 1875. * Mercedes of Orléans (aged 17) was married to her first cousin Alfonso XII of Spain (aged 20) in January 1878. * Princess Charlotte of Prussia (aged 17) married her second cousin Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen (aged 26) in February 1878, after a year-long engagement. * Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (aged 16) was married to Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (aged 22), in May 1881, a little over a week before her 17th birthday. * Kathleen Pelham-Clinton, Duchess of Newcastle, Kathleen Candy (aged 16/17) was married to Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle (aged 24/25), in 1889. * Marie of Romania, Princess Marie of Edinburgh (aged 17) was married to her distant cousin Ferdinand I of Romania, Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Romania (aged 27), in 1893. * Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (aged 17) was married to Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (aged 25), in April 1894. * Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (aged 17) was married to Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (aged 32), in 1896. * Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (aged 17) was married to Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (aged 34), in August 1898, a little over a week before his 35th birthday.

20th century

* Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (aged 16), sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, married her second cousin once removed Prince Christoph of Hesse (aged 29) in December 1930. * Beverley Callard (aged 16) married Paul Atkinson in 1974.

North America

17th century

* Maria van Cortlandt van Rensselaer, Maria van Cortlandt (aged 16) was married to Jeremias van Rensselaer (aged 30) in July 1662, about a week before Maria's 17th birthday. *Marguerite Sédilot (age 11 and a half) married Jean Aubuchon of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec on 19 Sep 1654.

18th century

* Lawrence Washington (1718–1752), Lawrence Washington (aged 25), half-brother of George Washington, married Anne Fairfax (aged 15), daughter of Colonel William Fairfax, in July 1743. * Arthur Dobbs (aged 73) married Justina Davis (aged 15) in 1762. * Martha Jefferson Randolph, Martha Jefferson (aged 17), eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson, married Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. (aged 21) in February 1790. * Hannah Tompkins (aged 16) married Daniel D. Tompkins (aged 23) in February 1798. Tompkins later served as Vice President of the United States during Presidency of James Monroe, Monroe administration.

19th century

For the latter half of the 19th century between 13-18% of native-born white female first marriages in the US were under age 18. * Catherine Willis Gray (aged 14/15) was married to Atchison Gray (aged 17/18) in 1818. She later went on to marry Prince Achille Murat. * Emily Donelson (aged 17) married her first cousin Andrew Jackson Donelson (aged 25) in September 1824. They were the niece and nephew of future United States President Andrew Jackson. * Eliza McCardle Johnson, Eliza McCardle (aged 16) married Andrew Johnson (aged 18) in May 1827. Johnson later became the seventeenth President of the United States. * A number of the List of Joseph Smith's wives, numerous plural wives of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, were under the age of 18. They included: ** Fanny Alger (aged 16), who was married to Smith sometime during 1833-1835. ** Sarah Ann Whitney (aged 17), who was married with her parents' consent to Smith in July 1842. Nine months after this, she was married to Joseph C. Kingsbury. ** Helen Mar Kimball (aged 14), who was Sealing (Mormonism), sealed in marriage to Joseph Smith (aged 37) in May 1843. Following Smith's death when she was 16, Kimball married Horace Whitney (aged 22) "for time", in February 1846. Whitney was a brother of another of Smith's wives. * Letitia Semple, Letitia Tyler (aged 17), daughter of U.S. President John Tyler, married James A. Semple in February 1839. * Harriet Howe (aged 15/16) married Henry Wilson (aged 28) in October 1840. Wilson later served as Vice President of the United States during the Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, Grant administration. * Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge, Mary Cyrene Burch (aged 17) married John C. Breckinridge (aged 22) in December 1843. Breckinridge later served as Vice President of the United States during the Presidency of James Buchanan, Buchanan administration. * Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (aged 13) married her first cousin Edgar Allan Poe (aged 27) in September 1837. * Ysabel del Valle (aged 15) married Ygnacio del Valle (aged 44) in 1852. * Mary King (aged about 17) was married to William A. Wheeler (aged 25/26, later VP in the Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, Hayes administration) in 1845. * Susie Taylor, Susie Baker (aged about 14) married Edward King in 1862. * Julina Lambson Smith (aged 16/17) was married to Joseph F. Smith (aged 27/28), nephew of Joseph Smith and sixth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in 1866.

20th century

*Ariel Durant (aged 15) married Will Durant (aged 28) in 1913. * Gladys Pearl Baker (aged 15) married Jasper Newton Baker (aged 31) in 1917. * Peaches Browning, Frances Belle Heenan (aged 15) married New York City real estate developer Edward Browning (aged 51) in April 1926. * Ruchoma Shain (aged 17) married Moshe Shain in 1931. *Eunice Winstead (aged 9) married Charlie Johns in 1937. * Lois Andrews (aged 16) married George Jessel (actor), George Jessel (aged 42) in 1940. * Marilyn Monroe (aged 16) married James Dougherty (aged 21) in June 1942. * Janet Leigh (aged 15) married John Carlisle (aged 18) in August 1942. * Loretta Lynn, Loretta Webb (aged 15) married Oliver Lynn (aged 21) in January 1948. * Karen Black (aged 15) married Charles Black in 1954. Tauke, M.S. (May 18, 1973)
"Karen Fibbed on Weddings, Investigation Here Reveals
. ''Journal & Courier''. * Jill St. John (aged 16) married Neil Dubin (aged 22) in May 1957. * Myra Lewis Williams, Myra Brown (aged 13) married Jerry Lee Lewis (aged 22) on December 12, 1957. The marriage was repeated June 4, 1958 because his previous divorce wasn't finalized. * Lana Wood (aged 16) married Jack Wrather Jr. (aged 18) in December 1962. * Sherry Johnson (aged 11) was compelled by her mother to marry Alfonsa Tolbert (a deacon in their church and the man who had raped and impregnated Sherry) in March 1971. * Rena Chynoweth (aged 16) was married to Ervil LeBaron (aged about 49) circa 1974. Chynoweth was among at least thirteen plural wives LeBaron married, many of whom were underage at the time of their marriages. *Xiomara Castro (aged 16) married Manuel Zelaya (aged 23) in January 1976. * Demi Moore (aged 17) married Freddy Moore (aged 29) in February 1980. * Milla Jovovich (aged 17) married Shawn Andrews (actor), Shawn Andrews (aged 21) in 1992. * Aaliyah (aged 15) illegally married R. Kelly (aged 27) in 1994.

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