Posted by Johan
on 18/10/2009, 9:47:33, in reply to "Re: Not Margriet but Michiko..."
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There are plenty of non-royals marrying royals throughout history. The Tudors claimed their throne through Margaret Beaufort being a descendant of John of Gaunt. In her case that was through his third marriage with Katherine Swynford. Their children were born when she was his mistress and governess of his children. At the time of their conception Katherine's husband was dead and John's first wife had died as well. He was however married to Constance of Castille when he sired his offspring with Katherine. After Constance's death he married his longtime mistress and their children were legitimated by the pope.
Earlier the different Byzantine imperial dynasties had common ancestry.
One of the earliest statements of a monarch marrying a commoner was Pharao Amenophis III. He married as chief wife Tiye and named her parents on wedding announcements. There is however speculation that through her maternal line Tiye was herself a descendant of the first queen of the 18th dynasty.
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: Hm, there are several examples.
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: * For example in the 16th century: The last
: five wives of Henry VIII. of England were
: all noble, but not royal.
: * Stephanie de Beauharnais married the Grand
: Duke of Baden in 1806.
: * Antoinette Murat married Prince Karl von
: Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1808.
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: Going back even further with an English
: example there was the case of Edward IV
: marrying in secret in 1464 to an untitled
: commoner by the name of Elizabeth Woodville.
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: PS.Nice to hear from you again,Kat!
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