Famous Weddings
- 1290 Charles of Valois, son of King Philip III of France weds Margaret of Anjou, daughter of King Charles II of Naples
Emperor Maximilian I
1477 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, weds Mary of Burgundy, the heiress to the Duchy of Burgundy in Ghent, Belgium
Gioachino Rossini
1846 Italian "The Barber of Seville" opera composer Gioachino Rossini (54) marries 2nd wife, French model Olympe PĂ©lissier (47) in Paris, France
Cecil B. DeMille
1902 Filmmaker Cecil B DeMille (21) weds actress Constance Adams (28) in Orange, New Jersey
Curly Lambeau
1919 NFL player Curly Lambeau (21) weds high school sweetheart Marguerite Van Kessel in Green Bay, Wisconsin
George Balanchine & Maria Tallchief
1946 Georgian-American ballet choreographer George Balanchine (42) weds Native American (Osage) ballerina Maria Tallchief (21); annulled in 1952
Carrie Fisher & Paul Simon
1983 American singer-songwriter Paul Simon (41) weds American actress and writer Carrie Fisher (26) in New York City; divorce in 1984
Janeane Garofalo
1992 Comedian Janeane Garofalo (27) weds writer Robert Cohen in Las Vegas
Ellen DeGeneres
2008 American comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres (54) weds American actress Portia de Rossi (39) in Beverly Hills, California
- 2011 Fashion designer Michael Kors (51) weds Lance LePere in Southampton, New York
Famous Divorces
Frank Sinatra
1968 Singer and actor Frank Sinatra and 3rd wife actress Mia Farrow divorce after 2 years of marriage
Britney Spears
2023 Sam Asghari files for divorce from singer Britney Spears after 14 months of marriage [1]