Padmé Amidala was 14 years old when she first met Anakin Skywalker, who was 9 years old, in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (32 BBY). This initial meeting occurred when Padmé was the young queen of Naboo and Anakin was a slave boy on Tatooine
. Their age difference was about five years, with Padmé being older. They did not begin a romantic relationship until about a decade later in Episode II – Attack of the Clones (22 BBY), when Padmé was 24 and Anakin was 19. They married at that time, despite the Jedi Code forbidding attachment
. In summary:
- Padmé was 14 years old when she met Anakin at age 9.
- They reconnected and married when Padmé was 24 and Anakin was 19.
This age gap and timeline are consistent across the Star Wars prequel trilogy canon
