Who was Julius Caesar's first wife?

Who was Julius Caesar’s first wife? Julius Caesar’s first wife was Cornelia, the daughter of the powerful Roman politician Lucius Cornelius Cinna.

Caesar married Cornelia during his youth, probably around 83 BC, when he was about seventeen. Their marriage connected him to one of the most influential political families of the late Republic. Cornelia’s father had been a leading ally of Gaius Marius and a dominant figure in Rome before Sulla’s return to power.

When Sulla ordered Caesar to divorce Cornelia, Caesar refused despite the serious danger. He lost property and faced political risk, but eventually escaped Rome and survived. The episode helped establish his reputation for defiance and may have strengthened his later image as an opponent of Sullan repression.

Cornelia and Caesar had one known child, Julia, born around 76 BC. Cornelia died in 69 BC, probably at about twenty-eight. After her death, Caesar married Pompeia, and later Calpurnia. Some ancient chronological evidence has led scholars to describe Cornelia as either his first or second wife, but standard quiz and reference usage identifies her as his first wife.