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Elizabeth Woodville 1437–1492 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 3, 1437

Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 7 June 1492

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Richard Wydeville

Mother: Jacoba Luxemburg

Spouse(s): King IV

Children(s): Elizabeth England, Mary Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet, George Plantagenet, Richard Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Edward Plantagenet, Cicely Plantagenet, Anne Plantagenet, Catherina England, Richard Grey, George vonBedford, Thomas Grey

The story of Elizabeth Woodville began in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England. Elizabeth Woodville married King Edward Iv, and had children including Anne Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet, Catherina Van England, Cicely Plantagenet, Edward V Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England, George Plantagenet, George Vonbedford, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Richard Grey, Richard Plantagenet, Thomas Grey. Elizabeth Woodville passed away in 1492 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Woodville began in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Elizabeth Woodville married King Edward Iv, and had children including Anne Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet, Catherina Van England, Cicely Plantagenet, Edward V Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England, George Plantagenet, George Vonbedford, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Richard Grey, Richard Plantagenet, Thomas Grey.
  • Elizabeth Woodville passed away in 1492 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Wydeville
1412–1469
Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent
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Jacoba Luxemburg
1416–1472
Birth Location: Luxembourg
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Spouses(s)

King IV
1442–1483
Birth Location: Rouen, Normandy
KI

Children(s)

Elizabeth England
1466–
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Mary Plantagenet
1467–1482
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, , England
MP
Bridget Plantagenet
1480–1517
Birth Location: Eltham, London, England
BP
George Plantagenet
1477–1479
Birth Location: Windsor, Berkshire, , England
GP
Richard Plantagenet
1473–1483
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
RP
Margaret Plantagenet
1472–1472
Birth Location: Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States
MP
Edward Plantagenet
1470–1483
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Cicely Plantagenet
1468–1507
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
CP
Anne Plantagenet
1475–1511
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
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Catherina England
1479–1527
Birth Location: Eltham Palace, Kent
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Richard Grey
1459–1483
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, , England
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George vonBedford
1457–1479
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Gv
Thomas Grey
1455–1501
Birth Location: , Leicestershire, , England
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Elizabeth Woodville's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Birth Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Wydeville
1412–1469
Maidstone, Kent
Jacoba (Jacquette De) Luxemburg
1416–1472
Luxembourg
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Woodville's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth Woodville (February 3, 1437–7 June 1492) m. King (Edward) IV (April 28, 1442–April 9, 1483)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (of York Queen consort of) England 1466– m. Henry VII 1457–1509 m. Viscount (John) Welles 1450–1499 m. Sir (Thomas) Kymbe 1455–1504 m. Thomas ((Lord)) Lumley 1460–1487
    1. 1. Roland DeVelville 1474–1535 m. Agnes Griffith 1478–1543
      1. 1. Jane (de) Velville 1525–1545 m. Tudor (ap Robert Vychan of) Berain 1519–1545
        1. 1. Katherine Tudor 1534–1591 m. John Salisbury 1540–1575
        2. 2. Owen Tudor 1397–1461
        3. 3. Mary Tudor 1555–1613
    2. 2. Mary (Rose) Tudor 1496–1533
    3. 3. Margaret (Tudor\ Queen of) Scots 1489–1541 m. Archibald (Douglas Angus) Stewart 1490–1557 m. King (of Scotland James) IV 1473–1513 m. Henry, (1st Lord Methven,) Stewart 1500–1551
      1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Stewart 1497–1528
      2. 2. Catherine Stewart 1491–1554
      3. 3. Lady (Janet Countess Bothwell) Stewart 1502–1562
      4. 4. Alexander Stewart 1492–1513
      5. 5. James (Moray) Stewart 1501–1544
      6. 6. Joan Stuart 1500–1563
      7. 7. Elizabeth stewart 1492–1515
      8. 8. Alexander Stewart 1493–1513
      9. 9. Archibald (Douglas Angus) Stewart 1490–1557 m. Margaret (Tudor\ Queen of) Scots 1489–1541
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    5. 5. Hendrik (8 Van) England 1491–1546 m. Mary Ann 1515–1557 m. Anne Boleyn 1504–1536 m. Catherine (of) Arragon 1485–1536 m. Jane Seymour 1509–1537 m. Catherine Howard 1523–1542 m. Katherine Parr 1512–1548
      1. 1. Mary (I) Tudor 1516–1558
      2. 2. Elizabeth (I Tudor Queen of) England 1533–1603
      3. 3. Unnamed (Son) Tudor 1535–1535
      4. 4. Henry (II, Duke of Cornwall) Tudor 1513–1514
      5. 5. Unnamed (Daughter) Tudor 1510–1510
      6. 6. Unnamed (Daughter) Tudor 1518–1518
      7. 7. King Edward 1537–1553
      8. 8. Henry, (Duke of) Cornwall 1511–1511
      9. 9. miscarraige Tudor 1536–
      10. 10. Henry, (Duke of Cornwall) I 1513–1513
    6. 6. Arthur Tudor 1486–1502 m. Catherine (of) Arragon 1485–1536
      1. 1. Queen (Mary) I 1516–1558
      2. 2. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
    7. 7. Edmund Tudor 1499–1500
    8. 8. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
    9. 9. James Tudor 1473–1513
    10. 10. Ann Lumley 1481–
    11. 11. Sibill Lumley 1485–1518
    12. 12. Lord (Richard) Lumley 1478–1510
    13. 13. Robert (I) Capet 1011–1076
    14. 14. Roger Tudor 1487–1530
    15. 15. Margaret (Elizabeth) Tudor 1473–1519
    16. 16. Anne York 1484–1526
    17. 17. Edward (Tudor) England 1497–1498
    18. 18. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1460–1503
  2. 2. Mary Plantagenet 1467–1482
  3. 3. Bridget Plantagenet 1480–1517
  4. 4. George Plantagenet 1477–1479
  5. 5. Richard Plantagenet 1473–1483
  6. 6. Margaret Plantagenet 1472–1472
  7. 7. Edward (V) Plantagenet 1470–1483
  8. 8. Cicely Plantagenet 1468–1507
  9. 9. Anne Plantagenet 1475–1511
  10. 10. Catherina (Van) England 1479–1527
  11. 11. Richard Grey 1459–1483
  12. 12. George vonBedford 1457–1479
  13. 13. Thomas Grey 1455–1501

Elizabeth Woodville's Timeline

2 Records

1437
February 3, 1437
Birth of Elizabeth Woodville in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
1492
7 June 1492
Age 55
Death of Elizabeth Woodville in St Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, Surrey
St Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, Surrey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 3, 1437
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1492
    Event Place: St Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, Surrey
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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