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Judith of France married Ethelwulf of England aged 13, later marrying his eldest son and successor Ethelbald,,,
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IloveCP said:Im reading about this girls who marry under 12-doesnt a girl have to be fertle to marry a royal or future king?
Im reading about this girls who marry under 12-doesnt a girl have to be fertle to marry a royal or future king?
Laws were quite different in mediaeval times; marriageable age was well below 16.Is it not true though that they still legally have been minors then?
As far as I know there was no legal "age of majority" during medieval times as there is today, when a youth was considered as an adult depended on where he lived and his position in society. Here is an interesting site about children in medieval times: Medieval ChildrenIs it not true though that they still legally have been minors then?
Interesting link, thanks.As far as I know there was no legal "age of majority" during medieval times as there is today, when a youth was considered as an adult depended on where he lived and his position in society. Here is an interesting site about children in medieval times: Medieval Children
In the end, Margaret Beaufort was married four times:1) John de la Pole, married appx August 1450, annulled 1453; 2) Edmund Tudor, married 1455, he died in 1456, leaving a pregnant 13 year-old widow; 3) Sir Henry Stafford, son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham, married 1457, he died 1471 in battle; 4) Thomas Stanley, married 1472 and he died in 1504. Her only child was Henry Tudor.Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond and Derby (b. May 1443)
- almost 7 on her first marriege with John de la Pole (Jan/Feb 1450)
- 12 on her second/first marriege to Edmund Tudor (Nov 1455).