Ages of French Queens at First Marriage
I have only included women whose birth dates and dates of marriage are known within at least 1-2 years, therefore, this is not a comprehensive list.
This list is composed of Queens of France until the end of the House of Bourbon; it does not include Bourbon claimants or descendants after 1792.
The average age at first marriage among these women was 20.
Ermentrude of Orléans, first wife of Charles the Bald: age 19 when she married Charles in 842 CE
Richilde of Provence, second wife of Charles the Bald: age 25 when she married Charles in 870 CE
Richardis of Swabia, wife of Charles the Fat: age 22 when she married Charles in 862 CE
Théodrate of Troyes, wife of Odo: age 14 or 15 when she married Odo in 882 or 883 CE
Frederuna, wife of Charles III: age 20 when she married Charles in 907 CE
Beatrice of Vermandois, second wife of Robert I: age 10 when she married Robert in 990 CE
Emma of France, wife of Rudolph: age 27 when she married Rudolph in 921 CE
Gerberga of Saxony, wife of Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine, and later of Louis IV: age 16 when she married Gilbert in 929 CE
Emma of Italy, wife of Lothair: age 17 when she married Lothair in 965 CE
Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, wife of Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan, Raymond III, Count of Toulouse, and later Louis V: age 15 when she married Stephen in 955 CE
Bertha of Burgundy, wife of Odo I, Count of Blois, and later Robert II: age 19 when she married Odo in 984 CE
Constance of Arles, third wife of Robert II: age 17 when she married Robert in 1003 CE
Anne of Kiev, wife of Henry I: age 21 when she married Henry in 1051 CE
Bertha of Holland, first wife of Philip I: age 17 when she married Philip in 1072 CE
Bertrade of Montfort, wife of Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, and second wife of Philip I: age 19 when she married Fulk in 1089 CE
Adelaide of Maurienne, second wife of Louis VI: age 23 when she married Louis in 1115 CE
Eleanor of Aquitaine, first wife of Louis VII and later Henry II of England: age 15 when she married Louis in 1137 CE
Adela of Champagne, third wife of Louis VII: age 20 when she married Louis in `1160 CE
Isabella of Hainault, first wife of Philip II: age 10 when she married Philip in 1180 CE
Ingeborg of Denmark, second wife of Philip II: age 19 when she married Philip in 1193 CE
Agnes of Merania, third wife of Philip II: age 21 when she married Philip in 1195 CE
Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII: age 12 when she married Louis in 1200 CE
Margaret of Provence, wife of Louis IX: age 13 when she married Louis in 1234 CE
Isabella of Aragon, first wife of Philip III: age 14 when she married Philip in 1262 CE
Marie of Brabant, second wife of Philip III: age 20 when she married Philip in 1274 CE
Joan I of Navarre, wife of Philip IV: age 11 when she married Philip in 1284 CE
Margaret of Burgundy, wife of Louis X; age 15 when she married Louis in 1305 CE
Clementia of Hungary, second wife of Louis X: age 22 when she married Louis in 1315 CE
Joan II, Countess of Burgundy, wife of Philip V: age 15 when she married Philip in 1307 CE
Blanche of Burgundy, first wife of Charles IV: age 12 when she married Charles in 1308 CE
Marie of Luxembourg, second wife of Charles IV: age 18 when she married Charles in 1322 CE
Joan of Évreux, third wife of Charles IV: age 14 when she married Charles in 1324 CE
Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of John II: age 17 when she married John in 1332 CE
Joan I, Countess of Auvergne, wife of Philip of Burgundy, and later John II: age 12 when she married Philip in 1338 CE
Joanna of Bourbon, wife of Charles V: age 12 when she married Charles in 1350 CE
Isabeau of Bavaria, wife of Charles VI: age 15 when she married Charles in 1385 CE
Marie of Anjou, wife of Charles VII: age 18 when she married Charles in 1422 CE
Charlotte of Savoy, second wife of Louis XI: age 9 when she married Louis in 1451 CE
Anne of Brittany, wife of Maximilian I, HRE, Charles VIII and later Louis XII: age 13 when she married Maximilian in 1490 CE
Joan of France, first wife of Louis XII: age 12 when she married Louis in 1476 CE
Mary Tudor, third wife of Louis XII: age 18 when she married Louis in 1514 CE
Claude of France, first wife of Francis I: age 15 when she married Francis in 1514 CE
Eleanor of Austria, wife of Manuel I of Portugal and later second wife of Francis I: age 20 when she married Manuel in 1518 CE
Catherine de' Medici, wife of Henry II: age 14 when she married Henry in 1533 CE
Mary, Queen of Scots, wife of Francis II: age 16 when she married Francis in 1558 CE
Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Charles IX: age 16 when she married Charles in 1570 CE
Louise of Lorraine, wife of Henry III: age 22 when she married Henry in 1575 CE
Margaret of Valois, first wife of Henry IV: age 19 when she married Henry in 1572 CE
Marie de' Medici, second wife of Henry IV: age 25 when she married Henry in 1600 CE
Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII: age 14 when she married Louis in 1615 CE
Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of Louis XIV: age 22 when she married Louis in 1660 CE
Marie Leszczyńska, wife of Louis XV: age 22 when she married Louis in 1725 CE
Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI: age 15 when she married Louis in 1770 CE
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