One common belief about the Renaissance is that children, especially girls, married young. In some noble houses marriages were indeed contracted at a young age, for reasons of property and family alliance, but in fact the average age of marriage was quite old--in the middle twenties.

What was the average age of marriage in 1980?

Median Age at First Marriage, 1890? 2010YearMalesFemales198024.722.0199026.123.9199326.524.5199426.724.524 more rows

What was the average marriage age in 1970?

22.5 years According to the US Census Bureau, the median age of first marriages in 1970 was 22.5 years for men and for 20.6 years for women.

Who was the youngest person to get married?

Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (age 12), was betrothed in a wedding contract at age 8-days-old, she was officially married at the age of twelve in 1476, to her cousin Louis, Duke of Orléans (aged 14).