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Date: 2014-06-27 05:00 am (UTC)"At the age of 11 (1527), Anne was betrothed to Francis, son and heir of the Duke of Lorraine while he was only 10.[7] Thus the betrothal was considered unofficial and was cancelled in 1535."
So engaging young children wasn't unhead of, though this example also has the engagement unfulfilled by age 19, then cancelled.
Catherine Howard had a relationship with her music teacher when she was 13, I note in passing.
Catherine of Aragon was betrothed at 3; she did marry him at 16. Then became "the first female ambassador in European history." She sounds pretty interesting in general.