Complex sentence: Surprised and annoyed that a man she hardly knew should wish to marry her, she rejected him, however the following year accepted his proposal, and they were married in Amsterdam on 17 April 1889.
Split into simpler sentences: Surprised and annoyed that a man she hardly knew should wish to marry her, she rejected him. However, she accepted his proposal the following year, and they were married in Amsterdam on 17 April 1889.