List of child bridegrooms

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This article contains a list of child bridegrooms or child husbands wherein notable or historically significant examples have been singled out.

List

Antiquity

8th century

10th century

11th century

12th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Ceremonial marriages

These ceremonial marriages are not recognized by law
  • Sanele Masilela, a nine-year-old South African boy married 62-year-old Helen Shabangu.[5]
  • Jose Griggs, at the age of seven, married nine-year-old Jayla Cooper[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Zaki, Mey (2008). Legacy of Tutankhamun: Art and History. p. 19.
  2. ^ Jones, Michael K. (1993-04-22). The King's Mother: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521447942. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. ^ Ralph A. Griffiths, King and Country: England and Wales in the Fifteenth Century, (Hambledon Press, 1991), 91.
  4. ^ Tunis, David L. (2005-01-01). Fast Facts on the Kings and Queens of England. Author House. pp. 125–. ISBN 9781467065238. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Saneie Masilela, 9, marries Helen Shabangu, 53 years his senior, for the second time". The Independent. 21 July 2014.
  6. ^ ABC News. "Dying Wishes: Weddings to Helping Homeless". ABC News.
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