-
common in
formal arranged marriages, and it was not
uncommon for
parents betrothing children to
arrange marriages many
years before the
engaged couple were...
-
until she was 12
years old. At that point, an
angel told
Zachariah to
betroth Mary to a
widower in Israel, who
would be indicated. This
story provides...
- and
shoot a bow. When Temüjin was
eight years old, his
father decided to
betroth him to a
suitable girl. Yesügei took his heir to the
pastures of Hö'elün's...
-
Henry II
wanted to
secure the
southern borders of
Aquitaine and
decided to
betroth his
youngest son to Alais, the
daughter and
heiress of
Count Humbert III...
- the
Emperor was once
again welcome in England,
where plans were
afoot to
betroth him to Catherine's
daughter Mary. In 1525,
Henry VIII
became enamoured...
- possessions. They met at
Paris and Mont-Saint-Michel in 1158,
agreeing to
betroth Henry's
eldest living son, the
Young Henry, to Louis's
daughter Margaret...
-
Louis diplomatically,
Henry created alliances with
Anjou and
Brittany by
betrothing his
young son,
William Adelin, to Fulk of Anjou's
daughter Matilda and...
- the East, met
Charlemagne during his stay in Rome;
Charlemagne agreed to
betroth his
daughter Rotrude to
Empress Irene's son,
Emperor Constantine VI. Hildegard...
- and her half-brother
Philip Augustus of France.
Philip then
attempted to
betroth her to Richard's
brother John but this
betrothal was rejected. Alys married...
- now
Warden of the North, to
replace Arryn as Hand of the King, and to
betroth his
daughter Sansa to Robert's son Joffrey. Ned
accepts the
position when...
