Noblewomen Married Early
Aisha (peace be upon her) was a noblewoman; her father, Abu Bakr, came from the
noblest of blood. As such, there is nothing peculiar about Aisha’s early marriage, as
historically noblewomen were married off very young. In S. Shahar’s The Fourth Estate:
A History of Women in the Middle Ages, we read:
It is clear, in any event, that daughters of the nobility married young...a relatively
high age of marriage among women was non-existent among the medieval
nobility.
(The Fourth Estate: A History of Women in the Middle Ages, p.136,
http://books.google.com/books?id=i7y...136&lpg=PA136&
dq=nobility+married+younger&source=web&ots=MBWZwoO YHK&sig=JY 2qq
g8xErRMc4e0h4s0zDOC-x0)
In the article “Medieval Marriage and Childbirth”, we find that noblewomen of Europe
were routinely married off under the age of ten:
For many noble-born or royal women [of Europe], marriage could and often did
take place at a young age. There are many instances or very young girls being
betrothed and married under the age of 10 years old.
(Women of History, http://womenofhistory.blogspot.com/2...ievalmarriage-
childbirth.html)
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