Men Marrying Older Women

In 982 Louis "Do Nothing" V King West Francia [aged 15] and Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou Queen Consort West Francia [aged 42] were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou and Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou. He the son of Lothair III King West Francia [aged 41] and Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia [aged 34].

In 988 Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks [aged 15] and Rozala of Italy [aged 38] were married. They separated around the time of coronation. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Hugh I King of the Franks [aged 47] and Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France [aged 43].

Before 1026 Warin Belleme Seigneur de Domfront [aged 31] and Melisende Viscountess Châteaudun [aged 51] were married . The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 11th February 1252 Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia [aged 19] and Margarete von Babenberg [aged 48] were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 29th October 1271 Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk [aged 26] and Aline Basset [aged 50] were married. She the widow of Hugh Despencer. The difference in their ages was 24 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In 1296 King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland [aged 21] and Isabella Mar [aged 43] were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Donald Mar 7th Earl of Mar and Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar. He the son of Robert Bruce Earl Carrick [aged 52] and Marjorie Carrick 3rd Countess Carrick. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great granddaughter of King John of England.

Before 29th August 1320 Robert Welles 2nd Baron Welles [aged 24] and Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles [aged 44] were married. She by marriage Baroness Welles. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In July 1326 Andrew Murray [aged 28] and Christina Bruce [aged 53] were married at Cambuskenneth Abbey. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Robert Bruce Earl Carrick and Marjorie Carrick 3rd Countess Carrick.

After 6th June 1349 Ralph Ferrers [aged 20] and Joan Grey [aged 47] were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.

In or before 1359 Robert Rhyther [aged 15] and Margaret Southeby [aged 38] were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In or before 1375 John Lovell 5th Baron Lovel, Baron Holand [aged 33] and Maud Holland 3rd Baroness Holand, Baroness Lovel [aged 64] were married. She by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh. He by marriage Baron Holand. The difference in their ages was 31 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Before 1406 James Douglas of Dalkeith [aged 55] and Egidia Stewart [aged 85] were married. The difference in their ages was 30 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 1409 Thomas Musgrave [aged 73] and Elizabeth Fitzwilliam were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In or before 1421 William Greville [aged 16] and Anne Francis [aged 36] were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before August 1446 Reginald Cobham 4th Baron Cobham [aged 35] and Elizabeth Savage Baroness Cobham [aged 60] were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 23rd September 1454 Charles Artois Count of Eu [aged 60] and Helen Melun Countess Eu [aged 84] were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. The difference in their ages was 24 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Philip Artois Count of Eu and Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge.

In 1478 William Rollo [aged 24] and Margaret Oliphant [aged 46] were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 12th April 1478 John Saye [aged 48] and Agnes Danvers Baroness Wenlock [aged 70] were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In or before 1480 François Valois II Duke Longueville [aged 1] and Agnes Savoy Duchess Longueville [aged 34] were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Louis Savoy I Count Savoy and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy. He the son of François Valois Duke Longueville [aged 32] and Agnès de Savoy Duchess Longueville. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In or before 1492 William Smythe [aged 11] and Isabel Neville [aged 34] were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and Isabel Ingaldsthorpe.

Around 1497 William Pole [aged 19] and Katherine Stourton Baroness Grey Codnor [aged 42] were married. Her brother William Stourton 5th Baron Stourton [aged 40] would later marry his sister Catherine Pole [aged 20]; Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth York Duchess Suffolk [aged 52]. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1500 John Harrington [aged 19] and Alice Southill were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 18th February 1505 Edward Howard [aged 29] and Elizabeth Stapleton [aged 64] were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 62] and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey.

On 4th June 1509 Robert Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell [aged 16] and Janet Douglas Lady Maxwell [aged 43] were married. She by marriage Lord Maxwell. The difference in their ages was 27 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were half third cousin three times removed.

In 1513 John Wallop [aged 23] and Elizabeth St John Countess Kildare [aged 53] were married. The difference in their ages was 30 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Around 1523 Robert Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell [aged 30] and Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell [aged 54] were married. She by marriage Lord Maxwell. The difference in their ages was 24 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the illegitmate daughter of James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan.

Before 1527 Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford Heytesbury [aged 23] and Susan Danvers [aged 48] were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In or before 1530 Humphrey Swynnerton [aged 13] and Cassandra Giffard [aged 45] were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Around 1530 James Campbell 2nd of Lawers [aged 32] and Janet Gray Lady Wemyss [aged 60] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In 1551 Gerald Fitzgerald 14th Earl Desmond [aged 18] and Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory [aged 42] were married. No issue. A political marriage; the age difference being twenty-four years. She was the eldest daughter of James Fitzgerald 10th Earl Desmond. The marriage brought a temporary truce to the Desmond and Ormonde factions. The difference in their ages was 24 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of James Fitzgerald 10th Earl Desmond. He the son of James Fitzgerald 13th Earl Desmond and More O'Carroll. They were second cousins.

Before 24th March 1553 Alexander Graham of Wallaceston and Marion Seton Countess Eglinton [aged 58] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of William Graham 2nd Earl Montrose [aged 61] and Janet Keith Countess Montrose. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In or before 1554 Thomas Ayloffe [aged 41] and Elizabeth Walsingham [aged 67] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In or before 1554 Richard Lyster [aged 21] and Isabel Lister [aged 67] were married. The difference in their ages was 46 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In 1557 Thomas Cotton [aged 75] and Eleanor Knightley were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 3rd September 1562 John Bowes [aged 18] and Anne Huddlestone [aged 52] were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 14th December 1573 Clement Throckmorton [aged 61] and Eleanor Windsor Baroness Scrope Masham were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 13th November 1581 Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 15] and Ursula Tyrwhitt [aged 41] were married. She by marriage Baroness Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Around 1582 John Wingfield and Susan Bertie Countess Kent [aged 28] were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby [aged 65] and Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk. They were sixth cousins.

Before 8th July 1585 Morgan Philipps [aged 60] and Elizabeth Fletcher were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Around April 1589 Christopher Blount [aged 24] and Lettice Knollys Countess Essex and Leicester [aged 45] were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

After 1590 Arnold Lygon [aged 32] and Margaret Talbot [aged 53] were married. She being the widow of his cousin Richard Lygon. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were fifth cousin once removed.

Before 1592 John Poyntz [aged 31] and Frances Newton Baroness Cobham [aged 52] were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were first cousin once removed.

Before 1594 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex [aged 34] and Elizabeth Petre Countess Sussex [aged 56] were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 1595 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury [aged 50] and Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys [aged 70] were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Around 1597 Thomas Stukeley [aged 27] and Elizabeth Throckmorton [aged 62] were married. The difference in their ages was 34 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 4th November 1597 John Kennedy 5th Earl Cassilis [aged 22] and Jean Fleming Countess Cassilis [aged 43] were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis and Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton. They were third cousins.

Around August 1598 Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 23] and Jean Campbell Duchess Lennox [aged 45] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. They were second cousin once removed.

In or before 1600 James Scudamore [aged 31] and Mary Throckmorton [aged 59] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 10th August 1605 William Anderson [aged 26] and Magdalena Smith [aged 61] were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 24th June 1606 Robert Carr [aged 70] and Mary Somerset Baroness Grey Wilton were married. There is some uncertainty around thi smarriage. The age cames seems somewhat surprising although it wouldn't be the first time a younger man married and older woman to aquire her wealth. The difference in their ages was 39 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth West.

Before 13th December 1606 Brian Stapleton [aged 64] and Eleanor Neville [aged 89] were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland. They were third cousins.

In or before 1608 Anthony Southwell [aged 28] and Margaret Shelton were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were fourth cousin once removed.

Around 1610 Edward Fox [aged 31] and Catherine Thynne [aged 52] were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 1617 Admiral Robert Mansel [aged 43] and Elizabeth Bacon [aged 81] were married. The difference in their ages was 38 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In or before 1625 Thomas Forster [aged 20] and Mary Fenwick [aged 44] were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In 1636 Francis Fane [aged 25] and Elizabeth West Baroness Darcy [aged 55] were married. The difference in their ages was 30 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland [aged 54].

Before May 1650 Edmund Bacon 4th Baronet [aged 17] and Susan Alington Lady Bacon [aged 44] were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were fourth cousin twice removed.

Before August 1651 John Parkhurst [aged 8] and Silence Crew [aged 40] were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

After 1661 George Blount [aged 11] and Mary O'Brien Viscountess Cullen [aged 52] were married. The difference in their ages was 41 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Henry O'Brien 5th Earl Thomond and Mary Brereton Countess Thomond.

In December 1668 John Kennedy 7th Earl Cassilis [aged 15] and Susannah Hamilton Countess Cassilis [aged 35] were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and Margaret aka Mary Feilding. He the son of John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis and Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis. They were half second cousins.

Before 28th September 1671 William Gee [aged 23] and Elizabeth Beaumont [aged 46] were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Around 1680 John Maitland 5th Earl Lauderdale [aged 25] and Elizabeth Lauder Countess of Lauderdale [aged 48] were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Charles Maitland 3rd Earl Lauderdale.

On 11th April 1681 Reynolds Calthorpe [aged 25] and Priscilla Wyndham [aged 55] were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

After 14th March 1683 Charles Montagu 1st Earl Halifax [aged 21] and Anne Yelverton Countess Manchester [aged 52] were married. She the widow of his cousin Robert Montagu 3rd Earl Manchester [deceased]. The difference in their ages was 30 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On or after 1st April 1686 Henry Hatcher of Kirkby in Lincolnshire [aged 22] and Elizabeth Livingston [aged 50] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of James Livingston 1st Earl Newburgh and Catherine Howard Countess Newburgh.

Before 9th May 1711 Richard Sykes [aged 5] and Mary Kirkby [aged 30] were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 17th May 1724 Bussy Mansel 4th Baron Mansel [aged 3] and Elizabeth Hervey [aged 26] were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol [aged 58] and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol [aged 47].

In August 1734 George Lynn [aged 27] and Anne Bellamy [aged 54] were married by which he came into possession of Frinton Manor, Essex. The difference in their ages was 27 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of George Lynn [aged 58] and Elizabeth Bellamy [aged 54].

In 1740 Balthazar Gardeman [aged 58] and Catherine Montagu [aged 78] were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich and Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich.

On 20th July 1758 Thomas Barnard [aged 32] and Elizabeth Browne [aged 57] were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In 1768 Francis Thomas-Fitzmaurice 3rd Earl Kerry [aged 27] and Anastasia Daly Countess Kerry [aged 48] were married. She by marriage Countess Kerry. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of William Fitzmaurice 2nd Earl Kerry and Gertrude Lambart.

In 1796 Dawson Turner [aged 20] and Mary Palgrave [aged 52] were married. They had eleven children, some sources say twelve, of which eight survived to adulthood. The difference in their ages was 31 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In June 1815 William Jackson Hooker [aged 29] and Mary Palgrave [aged 71] were married. They had five children. The difference in their ages was 41 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 2nd February 1816 Thomas Stapleton [aged 23] and Frances Woodley [aged 56] were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 16th June 1827 William Beauclerk 9th Duke St Albans [aged 26] and Harriet Mellon Duchess St Albans [aged 49] were married. She by marriage Duchess St Albans. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of William Beauclerk 8th Duke St Albans and Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans.

In or before 1855 John Kerr Twisden [aged 35] and Martha Billett [aged 57] were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 1857 James Boswell 2nd Baronet [aged 50] and Jessie Jean Montgomery-Cuninghame Lady Boswell [aged 86] were married. She by marriage Lady Boswell of Auchinleck in Ayrshire. The difference in their ages was 36 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 12th February 1881 William Lehman Ashmead-Bartlett Baron Burdett-Coutts [aged 30] and Angela Burdett-Coutts 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts [aged 66] were married. He by marriage Baron Burdett-Coutts of Highgate and Brookfield in Middlesex. There were no children from the marriage. Because of her husband's American birth a clause in her step-grandmother's will forbidding her heir to marry a foreign national was invoked and Burdett-Coutts forfeited three-fifths of her income to her sister Clara Burdett [aged 75]. The difference in their ages was 36 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Before 29th March 1887 Herbert Gibbs 1st Baron Hunsdon [aged 32] and Anna Maria Gibbs Baroness Hunsdon [aged 54] were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 28th April 1898 Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing [aged 37] and Augusta Boyle were married. The difference in their ages was 59 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 30th December 1905 Charles Hadfield [aged 19] and Caroline Wood [aged 50] were married. The difference in their ages was 31 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 6th August 1906 George Gordon 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 27] and Mary Florence Clixby Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 49] were married. She the mother of his classmate Edward Cockayne at Balliol College. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of John Hamilton-Gordon 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 59] and Isabel Marjoribanks Marchioness of Aberdeen and Ternair [aged 49].

Before 19th March 1921 Gerald Berkeley Villiers [aged 35] and Judith Elizabeth Corbet [aged 58] were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 27th September 1937 Major John Hamilton-Russell [aged 26] and Joan Elizabeth Mary Cuffe [aged 60] were married. The difference in their ages was 34 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Hamilton John Agmondesham Cuffe 5th Earl of Desart and Margaret Joan Lascelles Countess of Desart. They were first cousin once removed.

Richard Huddlestone and Margaret Harrington were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

William Clopton and Mary Cockerell were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

John Russell and Elizabeth Cooke were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford and Margaret St John Countess Bedford.

Helier Carteret and Margaret Carteret were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were first cousins.

John Gage and Margaret Copley were married. The difference in their ages was 31 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Bishop John Hinchliffe and Elizabeth Crew Countess Arran were married. The difference in their ages was 52 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Alexander Gordon 3rd of Gight and Agnes Beaton were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the illegitmate daughter of Cardinal David Beaton and Marion Ogilvy.

Francis Shirley and Dorothy Giffard were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Maurice Berkeley and Margaret Byron were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Peter Bruce and Juetta Flamville were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

Robert Savile and Anne Hussey were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years; she, unusually, being older than him.