First-born child: How long after the wedding?

[Zonk]

Originally Posted by stephanievl

Philippe and Mathilde --> Marriage 04 dec 1999, birth Elisabeth 25 oct 2001 --> 1 Year and 10 months. Mathilde was 28 years old.

Willem Alexander and Maxima --> Marriage 02 feb 2002, birth Amalie 07 dec 2003 --> 1 Year and 10 months. Maxima was 32 years old.

Haakon and Mette-Marit --> Marriage 25 aug 2001, Birth Ingrid Alexandra 21 jan 2004 --> 2 years and 05 months. Mette Marit was 28 years old.

Frederik and Mary --> Marriage 14 mei 2004, birth Christian 15 okt 2005 --> 1 year and 05 months. Mary was 33 years old.

Felipe and Letizia --> Marriage 22 mei 2004, Birth Sofia 31 okt 2005 --> 1 year and 05 months. Letizia was 33 years old.

Without looking it up on Wikipedia or the Spanish forums, don't you mean Lenor? She is the oldest. Not Sofia.

[stephanievl]

Originally Posted by Zonk

Without looking it up on Wikipedia or the Spanish forums, don't you mean Lenor? She is the oldest. Not Sofia.

Yes, you are correct. I have changed it

[IloveCP]

Queen Ingrid and King Frederik

Married:1935

First Child:1940

Queen Elizabeth and George VI

Married:1923

First Child:1926

I list these because I wonder why it took so long after marriage to have children,even in those times.

Was it because of fertility problems?

[ilovemonaco]

so did most who had their children 8/9 months after the wedding concieved after their civil ceremony?

or are you suppose to wait until the religious is over?

[someonelikeyou]

Well, it probably goes against popular opinion, but I hope William and Catherine wait awhile before they have a baby.

I think they should just spend this time getting used to their lives together and, Catherine, in particular, acclimating to royal life. When she becomes pregnant it is going to be a media storm.

They are still in their 20s and have plenty of time for babies. I think perhaps around their 2-year anniversary would be a nice time.

[Meraude]

Originally Posted by MAfan

There were some royal couples childless; i.e. King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of the Belgians, King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise of Sweden, ...

I wouldn't say that either of these royal couples were childless, it was just that the children were stillborn. Queen Fabiola had several miscarriages and is said to have had a stillborn child in the mid 1960:ies and queen Louise gave birth to a stillborn daughter in 1925.

[Meraude]

I think I've seen it mentioned somewhere that queen Elizabeth had a miscarriage before the birth of princess Elizabeth. I don't know about queen Ingrid, but that could be true for her too.

[Burzg]

lady diana & prince charles marry in : 1981
they bring
william : 1982


Prince Hamzah Princess Noor marry in : 2004
the bring
princess Hayah: 2007

prince haashem princess fahda marry in : 2006
they bring
princess haalah : 2007


prince ali princess rym marry in : 2004
they bring
princess jalila : 2005


princess haya sheikh mohamed marry in : 2003
they bring
sheikha jallilah : 2007

[Josefine]

Prince Joachim and Princess Marie son Henrik were born on 4 May 2009
wedding took place on 24 May 2008

[abcdxyz]

Going way back:

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn married January 25, 1533.

The incomparable Elizabeth Tudor (Queen Elizabeth I) was born September 7, 1533.

7 months, 13 days

[Meraude]

James, Duke of York (later King James II) married Anne Hyde on 3 September 1660, their firstborn, Charles, Duke of Cambridge, was born on 22 October 1660, they had been married 49 days.

[Josefine]

i day before the 3th engagement anniversary

after the wedding 1 year and 8 month

[principessa]

Originally Posted by Josefine

i day before the 3th engagement anniversary

after the wedding 1 year and 8 month

You mean Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden and her little daughter, Princess Estelle, right?

[Josefine]

you are so right that text did not stay when i wrote this thank you

Originally Posted by principessa

You mean Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden and her little daughter, Princess Estelle, right?

[kathia_sophia]

Originally Posted by stephanievl

Philippe and Mathilde --> Marriage 04 dec 1999, birth Elisabeth 25 oct 2001 --> 1 Year and 10 months. Mathilde was 28 years old.

Willem Alexander and Maxima --> Marriage 02 feb 2002, birth Amalie 07 dec 2003 --> 1 Year and 10 months. Maxima was 32 years old.

Haakon and Mette-Marit --> Marriage 25 aug 2001, Birth Ingrid Alexandra 21 jan 2004 --> 2 years and 05 months. Mette Marit was 28 years old.

Frederik and Mary --> Marriage 14 mei 2004, birth Christian 15 okt 2005 --> 1 year and 05 months. Mary was 33 years old.

Felipe and Letizia --> Marriage 22 mei 2004, Birth Leonor 31 okt 2005 --> 1 year and 05 months. Letizia was 33 years old.

Mette-Marit was 31 years old when Ingrid Alexandra was born, she was 28 year old when she married Haakon (he has the same age as her)

[fairy tale]

Originally Posted by kathia_sophia

Mette-Marit was 31 years old when Ingrid Alexandra was born, she was 28 year old when she married Haakon (he has the same age as her)

Mette-Marit actually was 30 years old when Ingrid Alexandra was born in January 2004.

[kathia_sophia]

^yes you're right, but i was counting the year they were born, not months, because if so, many posts here (or almost of them) will need to be corrected instead. but yes she was 30 years old, going to be 31 years old the same year.

[Rice]

Looks like a lot of honeymoon babies amongst the royals...Prince Phillippe exactly 9 mos after the then Prince and Princess of Liege were married
HGD Guillame...just about the same
Princess Caroline

[LadyCatharine]

Wow...no time to waste!
The lineage must carry on

[HeavyCream]

Originally Posted by abcdxyz

Going way back:

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn married January 25, 1533.

The incomparable Elizabeth Tudor (Queen Elizabeth I) was born September 7, 1533.

7 months, 13 days

So you know if there has been any other baby conceived before the wedding?