Elizabeth woodville family tree
Elizabeth woodville children in order.
Elizabeth Woodville
Elizabeth Woodville | |
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First tenure | 1 May 1464 – 3 October 1470 |
Coronation | 26 May 1465 |
Second tenure | 11 April 1471 – 9 April 1483 |
Born | 3 February 1437[1] Grafton Regis, England |
Died | 8 June 1492 (aged 55) Bermondsey, England |
Spouse | |
Issue | |
Father | Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers |
Mother | Jacquetta of Luxembourg |
Elizabeth Woodville (Also known by Elizabeth Wydeville) was the wife of King Edward IV of England.
She was the mother of King Edward V of England.
Elizabeth woodville death
She was also the mother of Elizabeth of York, the queen consort of King Henry VII of England.[2]
Elizabeth was born some time around the year 1437, at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire. Her parents were Sir Richard Woodville and his wife, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, a foreign noblewoman who had first been married to the Duke of Bedford.
After her first husband died, Jacquetta fell in love with Sir Richard, who was not very rich or important even thou