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Culture, General Things, Married Relationships, Third Cousin Twice Removed

Third Cousin Twice Removed is in Third Cousin.

In 922 Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris (age 24) and Judith Maine were married. She the daughter of Roger Maine I Count Maine and Rotrude Carolingian Abbess Saint Radegunde. He the son of Robert I King West Francia (age 56) and Beatrice Vermandois (age 42). They were third cousin twice removed.

In or before 1045 Theobald Blois III Count Blois (age 32) and Gersenda Maine Countess Blois were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. She the daughter of Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine. He the son of Odo Blois II Count Blois and Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois. They were third cousin twice removed.

Around 1046 Hugh Maine IV Count Maine (age 26) and Bertha Blois Duchess Brittany (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess Maine. She the daughter of Odo Blois II Count Blois and Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois. He the son of Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine. They were third cousin twice removed.

In 1048 Theobald Blois III Count Blois (age 36) and Gersenda Maine Countess Blois were divorced.

In 1110 Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem (age 21) and Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou were married. She by marriage Countess Anjou. She the daughter of Elias La Flèche De Baugency I Count Maine and Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine. He the son of Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France (age 40). They were third cousin twice removed.

In 1164 William IV Count of Nevers (age 34) and Eleanor Capet Countess Vermandois (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Ralph I Capet I Count Vermandois and Petronilla Poitiers (age 39). They were third cousin twice removed.

In November 1268 King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 41) and Margaret Burgundy Queen Consort Sicily (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Sicily. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1336 John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford (age 23) and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. They were third cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In or before 1345 John Fitzwalter 3rd Baron Fitzwalter (age 29) and Eleanor Percy Baroness Fitzwalter (age 8) were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter. The difference in their ages was 21 years. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

After 21st November 1348 John Murray and Margaret Graham 3rd Countess Menteith (age 14) were married. See Dispensation. She the daughter of John Graham Earl Menteith and Margaret Graham 2nd Countess Menteith and Mar. They were third cousin twice removed.

In 1358 Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 16) and Margaret Neville (age 28) were married. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1371 Piers Mauley (age 14) and Margery Sutton Baroness Ferrers Harewood Baroness Haversham were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

Before 1374 Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick (age 35) and Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. He the son of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 60) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 15th October 1381 William Deincourt 2nd Baron Deincourt (age 23) and Alice Neville Baroness Deincourt (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Deincourt. They were third cousin twice removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 24th December 1407 Frederick "Empty Pockets" Habsburg 4th Duke Austria (age 25) and Elizabeth Wittelsbach Duchess Austria were married at Innsbruck. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Rupert King Germany (age 55). He the son of Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria and Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria (age 55). They were third cousin twice removed.

After 21st September 1411 Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge (age 26) and Maud Clifford Countess Cambridge (age 22) were married. He the son of Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York and Isabella of Castile Duchess York. They were third cousin twice removed. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 2nd July 1445 Arthur Montfort III Duke Brittany (age 51) and Catherine Luxemburg were married. She the daughter of Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Margherita Baux (age 51). He the son of John Montfort V Duke Brittany and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 1st July 1447 Charles I Margrave Baden (age 20) and Catherine of Austria (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria and Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria. They were third cousin twice removed.

In 1454 John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford (age 18) and Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci (age 47) and Joan Holland Duchess York. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1463 Edmund Sutton (age 38) and Maud Clifford (age 21) were married. They were third cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1471 Roger Clifford (age 34) and Joan Courtenay were married. She the daughter of Thomas Courtenay 13th Earl Devon and Margaret Beaufort Countess Devon. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1486 William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 60) and Anne Fiennes Marchioness Berkeley were married. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1506 James Stewart of Beath and Margaret Lindsay (age 16) were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

After 1506 Henry Cockayne (age 27) and Elizabeth Meverell (age 31) were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

In 1507 Thomas Meverell (age 22) and Helen Bagot (age 22) were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

Before January 1507 George Seton 5th Lord Seton and Joanna Hepburn Lady Seton were married. She by marriage Lord Seton. She the daughter of Patrick Hepburn 1st Earl Bothwell (age 55) and Janet Douglas Countess Bothwell. They were third cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 20th November 1530 Thomas Arundell of Wardour Castle (age 28) and Margaret Howard (age 15) were married. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1536 Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 21) and Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland (age 12) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland. He had been a ward of her father George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In or before 1540 Peter Legh (age 25) and Margaret Gerard (age 19) were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

Before 1550 Ralph Grey of Chillingham (age 39) and Isabel Grey (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years. They were third cousin twice removed.

In or before 1569 Rowland Eyre (age 25) and Gertrude (age 18) were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

After 1573 John Wentworth (age 33) and Dorothy Southwell (age 11) were married at Danbury, Essex. The difference in their ages was 21 years. They were third cousin twice removed.

Before 11th September 1590 Robert Carr (age 79) and Anne Knyvet (age 62) were married. They were third cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 30th October 1594 John Sigismund Hohenzollern (age 21) and Anna Hohenzollern (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia (age 41). They were third cousin twice removed.

Before 26th December 1594 Francis Cockayne (age 49) and Ann Knightley (age 45) were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

On 28th December 1654 Duke Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (age 21) and Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein Gottorp (age 23) were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

On 8th August 1677 Henry Howard 7th Duke of Norfolk (age 22) and Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough (age 55) and Penelope O'Brien Countess Peterborough (age 55). He the son of Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk (age 49) and Anne Somerset Countess Norfolk. They were third cousin twice removed.

On 28th November 1689 Theophilus Leigh (age 42) and Mary Brydges (age 24) were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

On 25th July 1695 John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol (age 29) and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol (age 18) were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason Volume 13. 25th March 1700. And then the Counsel withdrew, and the Committee proceeded upon the Bill clause by clause, and went throug it, and ordered the same to be reported; which was done accordingly; upon which the Bill passed.

Note 1. Henry Howard 7th Duke of Norfolk (age 45) and Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk (age 41) were divorced. She married John Germain 1st Baronet (age 49) a year later.

In or after 1721 John Fleming 6th Earl Wigtown (age 48) and Euphemia Lockhart Countess Wigtown (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Wigtown. The difference in their ages was 30 years. He the son of William Fleming 5th Earl Wigtown and Henrietta Seton Countess Wigtown. They were third cousin twice removed.

Before 9th July 1728 Richard Knightley (age 70) and Elizabeth Waldron were married. They were third cousin twice removed.

Before 16th January 1740 John Salusbury (age 32) and Hester Lynch Cotton (age 33) were married. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 4th June 1788 Robert Vyner (age 26) and Theodosia Maria Ashburnham (age 22) were married. She the daughter of John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham (age 63) and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham. They were third cousin twice removed.

On 16th June 1795 Richard Bedingfeld 5th Baronet (age 27) and Charlotte Georgiana Jerningam (age 27) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. They were third cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

1878 Double Royal Wedding

On 18th February 1878 a double Royal Wedding took place at Berlin. The brides were second-cousins.

Bernhard Saxe Meiningen III Duke Saxe Meiningen (age 26) and Charlotte Hohenzollern (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Frederick III King Prussia (age 46) and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 37). He the son of Georg II Duke of Saxe Meiningen (age 51). They were third cousin twice removed. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Frederick Augustus II Grand Duke of Oldenburg (age 25) and Elisabeth Anna Hohenzollern (age 21) were married. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

The event was attended by King Leopold II of Belgium (age 42) and his wife Marie Henriette of Austria, and the Prince of Wales (age 36) and his brother Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn (age 27).

On 25th January 1893 Frederick Charles I King Finland (age 24) and Margaret Hohenzollern (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Frederick III King Prussia and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 52). They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Richard Grey and Florence Pudsey were married. He the son of Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset and Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.

William "Talou" Normandy Count Arques and Unamed Ponthieu were married. She the daughter of Hugh Ponthieu II Count Ponthieu and Bertha Aumale Countess Aumale and Ponthieu. He the son of Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy and Poppa Envermeu Unknown Duchess Normandy. They were third cousin twice removed.

Edward Bruce King Ireland and Isabella Strathbogie were married. She the daughter of John Strathbogie 9th Earl Atholl and Margaret Mar Countess Atholl. He the son of Robert Bruce Earl Carrick and Marjorie Carrick 3rd Countess Carrick. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John of England.

Christopher Threlkeld and Josian Constable were married. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.