Elizabethan Wedding Ring

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Elizabethan wedding ring. The first famous diamond engagement ring was given in 1477 by Archduke Maximillian of Austria to Mary of Burgundy. Rings Rings were worn by both the middle classes and the nobility and were often worn on the second joint of the finger as well as the first. Groom gives the ring on her right hand and switches to her left on the wedding daybr With parental permission boys could wed at 14 and girls at 12br The common age for marriage is 25-26 for men and 23 for womenbr When the couple is young bride moves in with grooms familybr The Betrothalbr.

The common belief was that women have a vein in that finger that leads directly to the heart. Weddings in the Elizabethan period were much the same for both noble and humble families although of course the amount of money spent would be considerably different. Add to cart Entire Collection.

3222008 And Queen Elizabeth gave the duc dAlencon a diamond ring with a pledge of her hand in marriage. The law gave a husband full rights over his wife. With parental permission the legal age for Elizabethan marriages was as follows.

Diamonds were popular among noble families. The ring goes on the third ring finger of the left hand just as it does today. It was legal for boys to marry at 14.

Yet the wedding gown whether it was specially made by a seamstress or found in the corner of a closet was worn like any other dress after the wedding was over. A poem written about the 1475 wedding of two Italian socialites reads. Diamonds were popular as the crystal that went inside of the ring.

5 out of 5 stars. Along with the vows the service common symbols and gestures were delivered. Wedding rings in Elizabethan England were a symbol of love.