She had assumed before then that one day he would ask her to marry him.

And Gratt Shafer would be in Memphis today for the wedding rehearsal and then tomorrow he would marry just like everybody knew he would, just like everybody knew all along.

Alexei would only consent to return on his father solemnly swearing, that if he came back he should not be punished in the least, but cherished as a son and allowed to live quietly on his estates and marry Afrosinia.

In 1428, he received a letter from Yeshaq I of Ethiopia, borne by two dignitaries, which proposed an alliance against the Muslims and would be sealed by a dual marriage that would require the Infante Peter to bring a group of artisans to Ethiopia where he would marry Yeshaq's daughter.

Maria Comnena had borne Amalric two daughters: Isabella, who would eventually marry four husbands in turn and succeed as queen, was born in 1172 ; and a stillborn child some time later.

The Bill of Rights also stated that the line of succession would go through their descendants, then through Mary's sister Princess Anne, and her descendants, and then to the issue of William III by a later marriage ( if he were to marry again after the death of Mary II ).

Thus, during the abdication crisis of 1936, caused by Edward VIII's desire to marry Wallis Simpson, the consent of all realms concerned, along with, in some cases, new acts of parliament, was required in Britain and throughout the British Dominions to allow for Edward's stepping aside and to ensure that if he had any children they would have no claim to the thrones.

Rolanda would later marry caricaturist Miguel Covarrubias.

As a young man speculation was rife amongst the Bahá ’ ís to whom ` Abdu ' l-Bahá would marry.

In making her decision to devote herself to art, she also thought it was best not to marry, and in choosing male company she selected men who would not threaten to sidetrack her career.

To settle the matter, it was agreed that Catherine would marry Henry VII's second son, Henry, Duke of York, who was five years younger than she was.

One reason was that higher status families were traditionally expected to be polyandrous to maintain wealth of the family ( one woman would marry and mate with many brothers in the same family ; this led to sexual competition within the family, severe tension, jealousy and conflicts ).

They would marry within a year.

" They would marry in 1992.

Elizabeth would marry in 1922, and Gerhard in 1923 ; Wolfgang, however, became a casualty of the First World War.

This would place the year of his birth approximately at 560, and he would not then have been able to marry until the mid 570s.

Rather than act as guardian to the Duchess and duchy, he decided, he would marry the duchess to his heir and bring Aquitaine under the French Crown, thereby greatly increasing the power and prominence of France and the Capets.

It was expected that Elizabeth would marry and produce an heir so as to continue the Tudor line.

From the start of Elizabeth's reign, it was expected that she would marry and the question arose to whom.

It was said that Amy Robsart, his wife, was suffering from a " malady in one of her breasts ", and that the Queen would like to marry Dudley if his wife should die.

That year, Friedman formed what would prove to be lifelong friendships with George Stigler and W. Allen Wallis.

* 1936 – Mrs Wallis Simpson files for divorce which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.

Less than a year later, on 11 December 1936, Edward abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, whom neither the Church of England nor the Dominion governments would accept as Queen.

Robinson, Wallis and associate producer David Lewis met with Breen to resolve these issues, with Wallis saying that the film would " illustrate how a doctor could relieve the internal destruction of a stricken community.

Sociologist Roy Wallis reports that Scientologists connected to a suppressive would usually be required to handle or disconnect, although he found some " Ethics Orders " which ordered unconditional disconnection.

While working as a surveyor Wallis was introduced to what would become his home in 1768.

Their agent, Abby Greshler, negotiated for them one of Hollywood's best deals: although they received only a modest $ 75, 000 between them for their films with Wallis, Martin and Lewis were free to do one outside film a year, which they would co-produce through their own York Productions.

The consensus view held that Edward could not stay on the throne if he married Wallis Simpson, a divorcee who would soon have two living ex-husbands, as it would conflict with his ex officio role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

Wallis was perceived to be pursuing Edward for his money ; his equerry wrote that she would eventually leave him after " having secured the cash ".

He supposed that if the British people would not accept Wallis Simpson then abdication was the only possible solution.

In World War II the British designer Barnes Wallis, already famous for inventing the bouncing-bomb, designed two bombs that would become the conceptual predecessors of modern bunker busters: the five tonne Tallboy and the ten tonne Grand Slam " Earthquake " bombs.

As Lady Donaldson explains, moreover, the Royal Family and ranking members of the Establishment were unwilling for the former Wallis Simpson to receive the HRH because no one believed that the Windsors ' marriage would endure.

Wallis was quite critical of both the TSR-2 and Concorde, stating that a swing-wing design would be more appropriate.

Ernest Aldrich Simpson ( 6 May 1897 – 30 November 1958 ) was an American-born British shipping executive best known as the second husband of Wallis Simpson, who later would marry the former Edward VIII of the United Kingdom.

Wallis, who had produced classics such as Casablanca, Little Caesar, and The Maltese Falcon, had promised Presley that he would look for dramatic roles to let the singer take his acting career seriously.

Edward VIII had desired to marry Wallis Simpson, a divorcee, but the Church of England, of which the British Sovereign is Supreme Governor, would not authorise the marriage of divorcees.

Wallis was present, by accident, at Pathway Studios in 1977 when Steve Took's Horns recorded material which would eventually be released in 2004.

Shagrat would also prove to be an ancestor of the 1973 Pink Fairies incarnation which recorded the Kings Of Oblivion album, after Farren recommended Wallis to the Fairies as a guitarist / singer, based on his guitar playing with Shagrat.

Wallis and Bidwell would in early 1971 assist Took in the recording of a set of acoustic demos, of which four have surfaced-Amanda, Strange Sister, Still Yawning Stillborn and Beautiful Deceiver.

Wallis ' guitar work for Shagrat would in 1972 earn him Farren's recommendation as the new guitarist / frontman for the Pink Fairies.

Farren's choice was Wallis and this was to be the start of a long personal and professional relationship between the two which would encompass Wallis ' production work and co-songwriting on Farren's second solo album Vampires Stole My Lunch Money.