Edgar Allan Poe married Virginia Clemm when she was 13 years old

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Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (née Clemm; August 15, 1822 - January 30, 1847) was the wife of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. Biographers disagree as to the nature of the couple's relationship. Though their marriage was loving, some biographers suggest they viewed one another more like a brother and sister.

source: 'Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe'; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Eliza_Clemm_Poe; Wikipedia; Copied from Wikipedia: 25 October 2018