Famous Weddings
- Jan 31 10th US President John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Mar 26 Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi (34) weds Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro (20) in Montevideo
Victor Emmanuel II
Apr 12 Sardinia king Victor Emmanuel II (22) weds queen Adelaide of Austria (20) at Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Jul 9 American "The Scarlett Letter" writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (38) marries American painter and illustrator Sophia Peabody (33) in the Peabody's home, Boston, until his death in 1864
- Oct 8 Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach
Mary Todd Lincoln & Abraham Lincoln
Nov 4 American socialite Mary Todd (23) weds Illinois Congressman and lawyer Abraham Lincoln (33) in Springfield, Illinois
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