Elizabeth Taylor was married eight times to seven different men, beginning in 1950 and ending in the 1990s.

Quick Scoop: Her Husbands in Order

Here’s the full list of who Elizabeth Taylor was married to and when.

  1. Conrad “Nicky” Hilton Jr. (m. 1950–1951) – Hotel heir and her first husband; their whirlwind Hollywood marriage ended in divorce after a brief and troubled union.
  1. Michael Wilding (m. 1952–1957) – English actor; they had two sons together before amicably divorcing.
  1. Mike Todd (m. 1957–1958) – Film producer and, by many accounts, her first great love; their marriage ended when he died in a plane crash, leaving Taylor widowed at 26.
  1. Eddie Fisher (m. 1959–1964) – Popular singer; their relationship was highly publicized because he left Debbie Reynolds for Taylor.
  1. Richard Burton (m. 1964–1974, 1975–1976) – Welsh actor and the man she married twice; their intense, on‑again/off‑again relationship is often described as one of her great loves.
  1. John Warner (m. 1976–1982) – U.S. politician who later served as a senator; marriage pulled her into Washington political life but eventually ended in divorce.
  1. Larry Fortensky (m. 1991–1996) – Construction worker she met at the Betty Ford Center; he was her eighth and final marriage and much discussed in 1990s celebrity news.

Fast Facts & Context

  • She was married eight times but to seven different men (because Richard Burton appears twice on the list).
  • Burton is often cited as her longest and most significant marriage, especially their first union from 1964 to 1974.
  • Public fascination with “who Elizabeth Taylor was married to” makes her relationships a continuing trending topic whenever classic Hollywood or celebrity romance is discussed.

“I’ve been married too many times. I made horrendous mistakes, and I have paid for them,” she once reflected in recordings later released to the public.

TL;DR: Elizabeth Taylor’s husbands, in order, were Conrad Hilton Jr., Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice), John Warner, and Larry Fortensky.

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