On this day in 1786, future President James Monroe married Elizabeth Kortright.
Monroe was 26, a famous revolutionary and practicing lawyer. She was 17 and quite a beautiful young woman.
Monroe was 26, a famous revolutionary and practicing lawyer. She was 17 and quite a beautiful young woman.
The new couple settled in Virginia and had two daughters plus a son.
In 1794, President Washington named Monroe ambassador to France. Soon later, the family moved to Paris and Elizabeth came to be known as "la belle americaine".
Monroe was the 5th President of the United States (1817–1825). We remember him for The Monroe Doctrine and for being the last president of The Founding Fathers generation.
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