List of youngest fathers

This is a list of notable youngest fathers, all aged 19 years and under at the time of the child's birth.

List

Date

Name

Age

Country

Description

440

Tuoba Huang

12 years

China

His first son Emperor Wencheng would become a father at age 14.

636

Yazdegerd III

12 years

Iran

Was the last Sasanian King of the Kings.

440

Emperor Gao

13 years

China

Had 18 children with multiple wives and concubines.

13 October 467

Emperor Xianwen

13 years

China

Abdicated the throne at age 17 in favor of his 4-year-old son

712

Dagobert III

13 years

France

Died at age 16. His son later became King of the Franks.

809

Emperor Muzong

13 years

China

First son was born a month before his 14th birthday. Had a total of 13 children by his wives and concubines.

1209

Emperor Tsuchimikado

13 years

Japan

Had a total of 21 children by multiple wives and concubines.

1262

Emperor Kameyama

13 years

Japan

Was married at age 12 and had other children by multiple consorts and concubines.

11 June 1920

13 years

Nepal

King of Nepal, married at age 13 to two wives on the same day (wives were sisters: one aged 13 and one aged 12 on the wedding day, had more children with both under the age 15 and later and also other children later with junior wives)

2001

Dillian Whyte

13 years

United Kingdom

Whyte later became a professional boxer.

29 May 1997

Vili Fualaau

13 years

United States

With his 35 year old teacher Mary Kay Letourneau. Had his second child with her at age 15.

454

Emperor Wencheng

14 years

China

His son Emperor Xianwen became a father at age 13.

573

Emperor Xuan

14 years

China

He abdicated the throne to his 6-year-old son at age 20.

701

Theuderic II

14 years

France

Had a total of 4 children by different mistresses by age 17

1147

Sigurd II

14 years

Norway

Fathered four additional children by various concubines before his [...] at age 18.

1409

Charles, Duke of Orléans

14 years

France

The couple were married at 11 and 16 respectively. Isabella died in childbirth.

1446

Mehmed II

14 years

Ottoman Empire

Regarded as one of the greatest sultans in the Ottoman Empire’s history.

1604

Ahmed I

14 years

Ottoman Empire

Is the youngest sultan to become a father in the Ottoman Empire’s history.

1767/68

14 years

Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Was married aged 11 or 12. Later became a renowned philosopher.

1867

Chulalongkorn

14 years

Thailand

Their daughter, Phongpraphai, was given the Mom Chao in the Serene Highness style.

1977/78

14 years

United States

2011

14 years

Brazil

Moraes became a professional footballer in the Premier League. Other accounts say that Moraes was 15 when he had his first child.

See also

  • Hermesmann v. Seyer
  • "The Trees They Grow So High"
  • List of oldest fathers