Wilde Marries Constance Lloyd

Constance Lloyd shortly before her marriage to Oscar Wilde.

Wilde met Lloyd in 1881, and they married on May 29, 1884 at St. James Church in Paddington. Constance Lloyd was wealthy, intelligent, and forward-thinking, and was a liberal author like her husband. They had 2 children together, named Cyril and Vyvyan. Both Oscar and Constance found independence within their marriage, as they were each allowed different ideas and devotions, and Constance chose to focus on womens' rights. She was eventually forced to flee the area with her children and change their last names to Holland, after Oscar Wilde was convicted of gross indecency in 1895. Constance died at the young age of 39 in 1898. 

Sources:

https://worldhistoryproject.org/1884/5/29/oscar-wilde-marries-constance-...

https://go-gale-com.colum.idm.oclc.org/ps/i.do?p=LitRC&u=uiuc_columbia&i...  (Margaret Sullivan's summary of Franny Moyle's piece, 'The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs. Oscar Wilde')

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29 May 1884

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