-
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...
- 13th-century Acre
depiction of
Baldwin IV
betrothing Sibylla to Guy and
Sibylla marrying Guy...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
-
Aragon and
Count of Barcelona. He
symbolically tied the two
dynasties by
betrothing his son
Richard to Raymond-Berengar's daughter. But by
September Henry...
- to
London and
doubtful that
Godwin is
behind the ********ination attempt,
betroths his
niece Gytha to him. In Novgorod, Olaf
meets with
Yaroslav and promises...
- took up
Arthur of Brittany's
claims to the
English throne as well as
betrothing him to his six-year-old
daughter Marie. In retaliation, John
crossed over...
-
Henry II
wanted to
secure the
southern borders of
Aquitaine and
decided to
betroth his
youngest son to Alais, the
daughter and
heiress of
Humbert III of Savoy...
