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May 28 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Islamophobes are targeting Prophet #Muhammad for marrying Mother #Aisha. I am unconcerned with them, but to common people it must be cleared that marrying girls of young age was common till 19th century. Here is list of kings, princes in Europe who married young girls.
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9th century
Judith of Flanders (12) was married to Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (61), in 856
12th century
Agnes of France was betrothed first married at 8. She was remarried at 12 Andronicus Comnenus (65) in 1183
Matilda of England (11), was married to Henry the Lion (39) in 1168
13th century
Beatrice of Castile (11), married Afonso III of Portugal (43) in 1253.
Violant of Aragon (12) married Alfonso X of Castile (27) in 1249
Beatrice (11) married to Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (37) in 1209
Marie of Ponthieu (9) married Simon of Dammartin (27/28) in 1208
14th century
Isabella (6) married King Richard II of Eng (29) in 1396
Bianca of Savoy (12) married Galeazzo II Visconti (30) in 1350
Eleanor of Woodstock (13) married Reginald II, Duke of Guelders (37) in 1332
Catherine of Valois (10) married Philip I, Prince of Taranto (34) 1313
15th century
Johanna van Polanen (11) was married to Engelbert I of Nassau (34) in 1403.
Isabella of Valois 6) was married to Richard II of England (29) in 1396
Charlotte of Savoy (9) married to Louis, Dauphin of France (27), in 1451
16th century
Margaret Tudor (13) to James IV of Scotland (29) in 1503
Isabella of Austria 12 married to Christian II of Denmark (aged 33) in 1514
Diane de Poitiers (15) to Louis de Brézé (54) in 1515.
Christina of Denmark (11) married to Francis II, Duke of Milan (38), in 1533
17th century
Margherita Gonzaga (14) to Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (42) in 1606
Christine of France (13) to Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (31), in 1619
Princess Luisa (13) to Prince Maurice of Savoy (49) in 1642
Lady Mary Tudor (13) to Edward Radclyffe, (31), in 1687
18th century
Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg (13) married Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (35), in 1728
Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (13) married Antoine Lavoisier (28), in 1771
Elizabeth Fox (14/15) married Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th Baronet (39), in 1786.
These are just a few examples. In India child brides are common even now.
These marriages were to cement relations with other kingdoms/ principalities and not for sexual favours. Prophet Muhammad 1st married Khadija, 15 year older than him and didn't marry till she was alive.

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