John Milton was married three times

John Milton's reputation as a lady's man throughout his lifetime is an interesting fact about John Milton. When Milton was younger, he was reportedly incredibly gorgeous, and the women in his life were aware of this fact.

John Milton was married three times. He was least happy with his first wife, Mary Powell. After these controversies, Milton soon found himself involved in a family dispute. After getting married to Mary Powell in 1642, Milton was abandoned by her a few months later when she went back to live with her family in Oxfordshire. It is unknown why they split up, although it's possible that Mary followed her family's tradition of supporting the monarchy while her husband became increasingly anti-royalist. Or possibly there was a lack of understanding due to their different ages—she was 17 and he was 34. Milton may have been preparing for marriage to another woman throughout her absence of about three years. But when Mary came home, it was clear that they had resolved their issues. A son, John, passed away at the age of one, but three daughters, Anne, Mary, and Deborah, were born. Following the birth of Deborah in 1652, Milton's wife passed away.

Milton did not show contempt for trivial matters while enduring his tribulations with a lovely serenity and perseverance. Deborah, his only loving and devoted daughter, praises him for being upbeat and calls him the life of the party. After a little over a year of marriage, his second wife Katherine Woodcock, to whom he pays a lovely homage, passed away. Elizabeth Minshull, his third wife, who he wed in 1664, lived beyond him by more than fifty years.