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Marriage History of England                0038 Boudicca Marries Prasutagus 0560 Ethelbert Kent Bertha, a Chris tian, is allowed to bring her chaplain to Kent & practice her religion Kent Marries Bertha a Frankish Princess of the Merovingian King of Paris Caribert I 0580 Aethelbert I Kent Marries the Frankish Princess Bertha affirming relations between Kent & the Franks 0625 Edwin Northumbria Marries Princess Ethelburga of Kent, daughter of Ethelbert & Bertha 0625 Ethelburga of Kent Northumbria Marries King Edwin of Northumbria, converts him to Chris tianity 0628 Penda Mercia Agrees to marry Cynewise, sister of Cynegils 0634 Cyneburh Oswald marries Cynegils 's daughter, Cyneburh 0634 Cynegils Oswald marries Cynegils 's daughter, Cyneburh 0634 Oswald Oswald marries Cynegils 's daughter, Cyneburh 0640 Eorcenbert Kent Marries Seaxburh, daughter of Anna, King of the Angles 0645 Seaxburh Wessex Marries Cenwealh 0660 Egfrith Northumbria Married to Ethelreda, daughter of Anna of East Anglia 0674 Aescwine Wessex Succeeds as King of Wessex, Wessex had been partitioned after the death of Cenwealh 0675 Athelred I Mercia Marries Osthryth, daughter of Oswy of Northumbria 0762 Athelwold Northumbria Marries Etheldreda 0768 Alred Northumbria Marries Osgifu, daughter of Oswulf 0789 Berhtric Wessex Marries Eadburh, daughter of King Offa 0792 Athelred I Northumbria Marries Elfleda, daughter of Offa of Mercia 0853 Burgred Mercia Marries a daughter of Aethelwulf 0855 Aethelwulf Wessex Marries Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald 0855 Judith Marries Aethelwulf, daughter of Charles the Bald 0858 Aethelbald Wessex Marries Judith, his father's, i.e. Aethulwulf's, widow 0926 Eadhild Wessex Athelstan receives the sword of Constantine the Great Wessex Athelstan's eldest daughter marries Hugh the Duke of the Franks 0961 Edgar the Peaceful Wessex Marries Ethelfleda daughter of Ealdorman Ordmaer 0964 Edgar the Peaceful Wessex Marries Elfrida widow of Ethelwold the daughter of Ordgar the Ealdorman of Devon 0985 Ethelred II the Unready Wessex Marries Elfgiva, daughter of Ealdorman Thored of Northumbria 1002 Emma of Normandy Marries Ethelred II 1002 Ethelred II the Unready Marries Emma, sister of Richard II the Duke of Normandy, secures his southern flank 1014 Godwin Marries Thyra Sveinsd¢ttir, daughter of Sweyn I, King of Denmark, Norway & England 1015 Edmund II Ironside Wessex Marries Ealdgith, widow of Sigerferth 1016 Canute I Sets aside his mistress Aelgifu & contracts a marriage with Ethelred's widow Emma 1016 Emma of Normandy Ethelred II dies & Emma marries his successor Canute I 1017 Canute I Marries Emma of Normandy, Ethelred II's widow & stepmother of Edmund 1017 Emma of Normandy Canute I becomes a Chris tian after marrying Emma Marries Canute I 1019 Godwin Marries Gytha Thorkelsd¢ttir, great-granddaughter of Harold Bluetooth 1042 Edward the Confessor 23rd Jan Wessex Marries Edith, daughter of Earl Godwin who becomes the power behind the throne 1045 Edith of Wessex 23rd Jan Edward marries Edith, daughter of Earl Godwin 23rd Jan For religious reasons Edward will not consumate the marriage & will not have an heir 1045 Edward the Confessor 23rd Jan Edward marries Edith, daughter of Earl Godwin 23rd Jan For religious reasons Edward will not consumate the marriage & will not have an heir 1045 Godwin Godwin secures the marriage of his daughter, Edith, to Edward the Confessor 1051 Judith of Wessex Tostig marries Judith, daughter of Baldwin IV, the count of Flanders 1051 Tostig Tostig marries Judith, daughter of Baldwin IV, the count of Flanders 1053 Matilda of Flanders Marries William I the Conqueror 1053 William I the Conqueror London Marries a direct descendent of Alfred the Great & niece of King Henry I of France London Marries Matilda of Flanders , daughter of Baldwin V Count of Flanders 1059 William I the Conqueror Pope Nicholas II lifts the Papal ban on William I marrying Matilda 1064 Harold II Harold II marries Aldith, daughter of the Earl of Mercia & former wife of Gruffydd 1065 Harold II Nov Agrees to marry Ealdgyth, sister of Edwin & Morcar to gain support for his accession 1086 Constance Breteuil William the Conqueror's daughter marries Alain Duke of Brittany 1100 Henry I 5th Nov London Marries Henry I 5th Nov London Marries Matilda, sister of Edgar, daughter of Malcolm III 1119 William the Atheling London Marries Matilda, daughter of Fulk V of Anjou 1120 Henry I Barfleur Decides Matilda must remarry & have an heir who would then rule England & Normandy 1120 Matilda Henry I arranged Matilda to marry Count Geoffrey to secure the succession 1122 Henry I 29th Jan London Marries Adeliza, daughter of Godfrey I Duke of Lower Lorraine 1125 Stephen 22nd Dec London Marries Matilda, only daughter & heiress of Eustace III & Mary of Scotland 1128 Berengaria of Navarre Marries Alfonso VII 1128 Henry I London Marries off Matilda, his heiress to Geoffrey the 16 year old son of the Count of Anjou 1128 Matilda 17th June London Arranged by Henry I to improve chances of succeeding him in Normandy & England 17th June London Arranged by Henry I to mollify northern France 17th June London Marries Count Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou 1151 Adeliza London Marries Henry I 1151 Henry I London Marries Adeliza, 2nd wife 1152 Eleanor of Aquitaine 19th Dec Poitiers Marries Henry II 1152 Henry II 18th May Bordeaux Marries Eleanor of Aquitaine 19th Dec Poities Given Aquitaine as part of the marriage dowry, remains English until 1452 19th Dec Poities Henry II's marriage is celebrated in the Cathedral of Poitiers 19th Dec London Marries Eleanor of Aquitaine, daughter of the late Duke of Aquitaine 1160 Henry II 2nd Nov The marriage is orchestrated by Henry's father, Henry II, in order to gain control over Marguerite's dowry, the strategically vital castles of the Vexin region between Normandy & Paris 1160 Henry the Young King 2nd Nov Henry the Young King is married to Marguerite of France, daughter of King Louis VII of France by his 2nd wife Constance of Castile, he is 5 yrs of age & she is 2 2nd Nov The marriage is orchestrated by Henry's father, Henry II, in order to gain control over Marguerite's dowry, the strategically vital castles of the Vexin region between Normandy & Paris 1160 Marguerite of France 2nd Nov Henry the Young King is married to Marguerite of France, daughter of King Louis VII of France by his 2nd wife Constance of Castile, he is 5 yrs of age & she is 2 2nd Nov The marriage is orchestrated by Henry's father, Henry II, in order to gain control over Marguerite's dowry, the strategically vital castles of the Vexin region between Normandy & Paris 1167 Henry II London Henry & Louis reconcile after betrothal of his son Richard to Louis ' daughter Alice 1168 Matilda Brunswick Marries Emperor Henry II, the ceremony takes place at Brunswick 1169