EARLY MARRIAGE!!! Anne de Mowbray 8th countess of Norfolk died as a child bride at the age of nine. She was the bride of Richard of Shrewsbury Richard II, aged 29, married his 2nd wife Isabella of Valois in when she was 6, yes 6. They were married for 4 years until his death. The marriage was political, never consummated, and actually grew to like each other as friends if a 29 year old can be"friends"with a 6 year old. Henry VIII, aged 49, married Catherine Howard when she was about 16 years old. Lady Jane Grey was about 15 when she married her child groom who was about 16 or 17. King James I, aged 23, married Anne of Denmark when she was 14. Charles I, aged 25, married Henrietta Marie of France when she was 13. William III and Mary II ruled jointly. Mary was 15 when she married her 27 year old 1st cousin. Richard III, aged 19, married Anne Neville when she was 16. Henry VI, aged 23, married Margaret of Anjou when she was 15. Henry IV, aged 14, married 1st wife Mary de Bohun when she was 12. Richard II, aged 14, married 1st wife Anne of Bohemia when she was 15. Edward III, aged 13, married Philippa of Hainault when she was 13. In mexico they have what is called a"quinceanera (coming-of-age) , parties for 15-year-old girls that send the signal that they are ripe for marriage. Marriage as early as age 7, which was considered the “age of reason”, or directly after puberty was the norm for the vast majority of all human society even until the 19th century.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 21:15:46 +0000
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