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Proxy marriage
A proxy wedding or proxy marriage is a wedding in which one or both of the individuals being united are not physically present, usually being represented instead by other persons (proxies). If both partners are absent, this is known as a double proxy wedding.
Marriage by proxy is usually resorted to in one of two situations: either a couple wish to marry but one or both partners cannot attend (for reasons such as military service, imprisonment, or travel restrictions); or a couple lives in a jurisdiction in which they cannot legally marry.
In most jurisdictions, the law requires that both parties to a marriage be physically present: proxy weddings are not recognized as legally binding. Under the English common law, however, if a proxy marriage is valid under the law of the place where the marriage was celebrated (the lex loci celebrationis) then it will be recognised as valid in England and Wales.
Starting in the Middle Ages, European monarchs and nobility sometimes married by proxy; by the end of the 19th century the practice had largely died out. One of the first known proxy marriages in Western history was between Clovis I King of the Franks and Clotilde, in 496.
Some other examples are:
In 1282, Alfonso III of Aragon married Eleanor of England (daughter of Edward I of England) by proxy; she was represented at the wedding by the English Ambassador Sir John de Vesci. The couple were legally married, but never met, as Alfonso's parents Peter III of Aragon and Constance II of Sicily were under papal interdict because of their claims to the throne of Sicily. Edward refused to send his daughter from England as long as the interdict remained in place. Alfonso died in 1291 before the issue was resolved.
In 1490, Maximilian of Habsburg (the future Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I) married Anne of Brittany by proxy; he was represented at the wedding by Wolfgang von Polheim. As part of the symbolism of the proxy wedding, on the wedding night Polheim went to bed with Anne but wore a full suit of armour, covering all but his right leg and hand. A sword was placed between them in the bed.
A famous 17th-century painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicts the proxy marriage of Marie de' Medici in 1600.[citation needed]
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Proxy marriage
A proxy wedding or proxy marriage is a wedding in which one or both of the individuals being united are not physically present, usually being represented instead by other persons (proxies). If both partners are absent, this is known as a double proxy wedding.
Marriage by proxy is usually resorted to in one of two situations: either a couple wish to marry but one or both partners cannot attend (for reasons such as military service, imprisonment, or travel restrictions); or a couple lives in a jurisdiction in which they cannot legally marry.
In most jurisdictions, the law requires that both parties to a marriage be physically present: proxy weddings are not recognized as legally binding. Under the English common law, however, if a proxy marriage is valid under the law of the place where the marriage was celebrated (the lex loci celebrationis) then it will be recognised as valid in England and Wales.
Starting in the Middle Ages, European monarchs and nobility sometimes married by proxy; by the end of the 19th century the practice had largely died out. One of the first known proxy marriages in Western history was between Clovis I King of the Franks and Clotilde, in 496.
Some other examples are:
In 1282, Alfonso III of Aragon married Eleanor of England (daughter of Edward I of England) by proxy; she was represented at the wedding by the English Ambassador Sir John de Vesci. The couple were legally married, but never met, as Alfonso's parents Peter III of Aragon and Constance II of Sicily were under papal interdict because of their claims to the throne of Sicily. Edward refused to send his daughter from England as long as the interdict remained in place. Alfonso died in 1291 before the issue was resolved.
In 1490, Maximilian of Habsburg (the future Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I) married Anne of Brittany by proxy; he was represented at the wedding by Wolfgang von Polheim. As part of the symbolism of the proxy wedding, on the wedding night Polheim went to bed with Anne but wore a full suit of armour, covering all but his right leg and hand. A sword was placed between them in the bed.
A famous 17th-century painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicts the proxy marriage of Marie de' Medici in 1600.[citation needed]