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There is a link below to an article on marriage, which has a section on history.
The average age for marriage in the 13th through 16th centuries turns out to be 25 for both men and women. The article has abundant sources given, and seems to be based on studies.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y ago1st Answer:
Nobility had their children betrothed from the moment they were born, but women could marry at around 13 at the youngest at boys at around 16.
2nd Answer:
There was no fixed age for marriage in most legal systems. In some, such as the laws of the Visigoths, marriage could not take place until a proper dowry could be put together, and this was customary in other cultures. Men often did not marry until they were able to show they could support a family. The result was that though there was no legislated minimum age, in effect the minimum was 20 to 25. The article found at the link below says that the average age for marriage in the 13th through 15th centuries was 25.
Members of royal families had a different situation, because their marriages had international implications. So they were often subjected to arranged marriages negotiated when they were very young, and they were sometimes married at very young ages. They Church tried to discourage this sort of thing, and marriage at too early an age was a ground for annulment.
There is a link below.
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∙ 14y agoIt depended on her rank. Noble families were known to make a marriage contract for a daughter at very young ages or as babies. Marriage wasn't seen as something for love, but to be used to gain more lands or to connect two powerful families. A girl who was not noble would marry around 12 years old and many times to older men. Life span was much shorter so if she was lucky to not die in childbirth she may live to 25 years old. Marriage, on a whole, was seen in much different light than it is today.
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∙ 14y agoat age of 14 years of age
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