Famous Weddings
Mary, Queen of Scots
1558 Mary, Queen of Scots (15) marries French dauphin Francis (14) at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
William I of Orange
1575 William I of Orange marries 3rd wife Charlotte de Bourbon and former French nun
Franz Joseph I
1854 Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (23) weds Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria (16) at the Augustinerkirche, Vienna
Jesse James
1874 Outlaw Jesse James marries cousin Zerelda 'Zee' Mimms
- 1963 English princess Alexandra marries Sir Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey
Mick Fleetwood
1988 Musician Mick Fleetwood (40) weds model Sara Recor
David Bowie
1992 British rock star David Bowie (45) weds Somali supermodel Iman (37) in civil ceremony at city hall in Lausanne, Switzerland
Ali Landry & Mario Lopez
2004 Model-actress Ali Landry (30) weds TV personality Mario Lopez (30) at the exclusive Las Alamandas resort outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- 2004 Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (35), 2nd son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands weds Mabel Wisse Smit (35) without formal permission of parliament; until his death in 2013
- 2013 Actress and director Melissa Gilbert (48) weds actor Timothy Busfield (55) at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California
- 2022 American singer NE-YO (42) renews marriage vows with his wife Crystal Renay Smith (35) in an elaborate rooftop ceremony at Resorts World Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 2023
Famous Divorces
Whitney Houston
2007 Recording artist and the most-awarded female act of all-time Whitney Houston (43) divorces R&B singer-songwriter Bobby Brown (38) due to irreconcilable differences after 14 years of marriage
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