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Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville 1437–1492 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1437

Birth Location: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 June 1492

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

Father: Richard Woodville

Mother: Jacquetta Luxembourg

Spouse(s): King IV, John Grey

Children(s): King V, Elizabeth York, Mary York, Sir Grey, George York, Cecily York, Katherine Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet, Anne York, Richard Plantagenet, Margaret York, Thomas Grey

In 1437, Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville entered the world in Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Richard Woodville And Jacquetta Duchess Of Bedford Of Luxembourg. Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville married John Grey, King Edward Iv, and had children including Anne Lady Howard Plantagenet Of York, Bridget Of York Plantagenet, Cecily Viscountess Welles Plantagenet Of York, Elizabeth Of York, George Duke Of Bedford Plantagenet Of York, Katherine Countess Of Pembroke Plantagenet, King Edward V, Margaret Princess Of York Plantagenet Of York, Mary Plantagenet Of York, Richard Duke Of York Plantagenet, Sir Richard Duke Of Gloucester Grey, Thomas Grey. Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville passed away in 1492 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1437, Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville entered the world in Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Richard Woodville And Jacquetta Duchess Of Bedford Of Luxembourg.
  • Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville married John Grey, King Edward Iv, and had children including Anne Lady Howard Plantagenet Of York, Bridget Of York Plantagenet, Cecily Viscountess Welles Plantagenet Of York, Elizabeth Of York, George Duke Of Bedford Plantagenet Of York, Katherine Countess Of Pembroke Plantagenet, King Edward V, Margaret Princess Of York Plantagenet Of York, Mary Plantagenet Of York, Richard Duke Of York Plantagenet, Sir Richard Duke Of Gloucester Grey, Thomas Grey.
  • Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville passed away in 1492 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Woodville
1405–1469
Birth Location: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
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Jacquetta Luxembourg
1415–1472
Birth Location: St Pol, Artois, France
JL

Spouses(s)

King IV
1442–1483
Birth Location: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
KI
John Grey
1432–1461
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
JG

Children(s)

King V
1470–1483
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
KV
Elizabeth York
1466–1503
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
EY
Mary York
1467–1482
Birth Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
MY
Sir Grey
1459–1483
Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
SG
George York
1477–1479
Birth Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
GY
Cecily York
1469–1507
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
CY
Katherine Plantagenet
1479–1527
Birth Location: Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
KP
Bridget Plantagenet
1480–1517
Birth Location: Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
BP
Anne York
1475–1511
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
AY
Richard Plantagenet
1473–1483
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
RP
Margaret York
1472–1472
Birth Location: Westminister Palace, Westminister, England
MY
Thomas Grey
1456–1501
Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
TG

Elizabeth Woodville's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Birth Place: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Woodville
1405–1469
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Jacquetta (Duchess Of Bedford of) Luxembourg
1415–1472
St Pol, Artois, France
Grandparents
Pierre (de Luxembourg-Saint) Pol
1390–1433
Naples, Città Metropolitana di Napoli, Campania, Italy
Margherita (del) Balzo
1394–1469
Città Metropolitana di Bari, Puglia, Italy
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Woodville's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV) Woodville (3 February 1437–8 June 1492) m. King (Edward) IV (28 April 1442–9 April 1483) m. John Grey (1432–17 February 1461)
  1. 1. King (Edward) V 1470–1483
  2. 2. Elizabeth (of) York 1466–1503 m. King Henry 1455–1509 m. Sir (Thomas Lord Lumley) Lumley 1460–1487
    1. 1. Arthur (Prince Of Wales) Tudor 1486–1502 m. Catherine (of Aragon Queen of England) Trastámara 1485–1536
    2. 2. Edmund (Duke of Somerset) Tudor 1499–1500
    3. 3. Edward (Prince Of England) Tudor 1494–1575
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    5. 5. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
    6. 6. Margaret (Queen Consort Of Scotland) Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (IV King Of Scots) Stewart 1473–1513 m. Archibald (6th Earl of Angus) Douglas 1489–1557
      1. 1. James (The 5th King Of Scotland Stewart) V 1512–1542 m. Margaretha Erskine 1513–1572 m. Queen (Mary Of Scotland 2nd Wife De) Guise 1515–1560 m. Katherine (Elisabeth) Carmichael 1515–1564 m. Euphemia Elphinstone 1509–1542 m. Lady (Elisabeth Baroness Of Kintail) Stewart 1513–1567 m. Madeleine (van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van) Frankrijk 1520–1537 m. Elizabeth Bethune 1518–1581
        1. 1. Arthur (Duke of Albany Stuart Died in) infancy 1541–1541
        2. 2. Robert (Prior of Whithorn) Stuart 1537–1581
        3. 3. James (Duke Of Rothesay Stewart Died) Infancy 1540–1541
        4. 4. John (Commendator Of Coldingham) Stewart 1531–1563
        5. 5. Robert (1st Earl Of Orkney Lord of Zetland) Stewart 1533–1593
        6. 6. Adam (Prior of Perth) Stuart 1535–1575
        7. 7. James (1st Earl Of Moray Stuart) II 1531–1569
        8. 8. Mary (Queen of Scotland) Stuart 1542–1587 m. Henry (Lord Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Francis (The 2nd King Of France Valois Angoulême) II 1544–1560
        9. 9. Lady (Jean Countess Of Argyll Stewart) Illegitimate 1537–1588 m. Archibald (5th Earl Of Argyll) Campbell 1532–1573
        10. 10. James (Commendator Of Kelso And Melrose) Stewart 1529–1557
      2. 2. Margaret Douglas 1515–1578 m. Matthew Stewart 1516–1571
        1. 1. Henry (Lord Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary (Queen of Scotland) Stuart 1542–1587
      3. 3. Alexander Stewart 1514–1516
      4. 4. Arthur Stewart 1509–1510
    7. 7. Mary (Rose Queen of France) Tudor 1496–1533 m. Charles Brandon 1484–1545 m. Louis (XII King Of France) Valois-Orleans 1462–1515
      1. 1. Lady (Frances) Brandon 1517–1559 m. Henry Grey 1515–1554
        1. 1. Lady (Jane) Grey 1537–1554 m. Guildford Dudley 1536–1554
        2. 2. Lady (Katherine) Grey 1540–1568
        3. 3. Daughter Grey 1535–1539
        4. 4. Son Grey 1534–1538
        5. 5. Mary Grey 1545–1578
      2. 2. Eleanor Clifford 1519–1547 m. Sir (Arthur Henry Clifford of) Cumberland 1520–1570
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret Countess Of Derby) Clifford 1540–1632
        2. 2. Henry Clifford 1538–1541
        3. 3. Lord (Charles) Clifford 1538–1541
        4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth) Clifford 1547–1641
        5. 5. Jane (Lady Clifford) (Grey) 1537–1554
        6. 6. Lady (Joan) Clifford 1535–1596
        7. 7. Catherine Seymour 1538–1568
      3. 3. Claude (de) France 1499–1524 m. François (1er) Valois-Angoulême 1494–1547
        1. 1. Madeleine (van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van) Frankrijk 1520–1537 m. James (The 5th King Of Scotland Stewart) V 1512–1542
        2. 2. Henry (the 2nd King of France Duke Of Orleans Valois Angoulême) II 1519–1559 m. Catherine (Queen Of France De) Medici 1519–1589
      4. 4. Renée (Duchess Of France, Ferrara, And Modenaand Reggio) Valois-Orleans 1510–1574 m. Ercole (Hercule Duke Of Ferrara, Modena, And Reggio D'Este) II 1508–1559
        1. 1. Alphonse (II) D'Este 1533–1597
        2. 2. Anne D'Este 1531–1607
        3. 3. Eléonora D'Este 1537–1581
        4. 4. Louis D'Este 1538–1586
        5. 5. Lucrèce D'Este 1535–1598
      5. 5. Lord (Henry) Brandon 1516–1522
      6. 6. Henry (1st Earl Of Lincoln) Brandon 1523–1534
    8. 8. King (Henry VIII Henry Tudor) VIII 1491–1547 m. Catherine (of Aragon Queen of England) Trastámara 1485–1536 m. Lady (Jane Queen Consort) Seymour 1508–1537 m. Anne Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Catherine (Katherine Queen of England) Parr 1512–1548 m. Lady (Catherine Queen Consort Of England Howard 5th Wife Henry) VIII 1523–1542 m. Elizabeth (Countess Of Sussex) Stafford 1479–1532 m. Elizabeth Blount 1502–1541 m. Mildred (Mildryd Elizabeth) Manning 1500–1546
      1. 1. Edward (The 4th King of England and Ireland Tudor) VI 1537–1553
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth the 1st of England Tudor) I 1533–1603
      3. 3. stillborn (Prince Henry) Tudor 1536–1536
      4. 4. Marie (Ire) Tudor 1516–1558 m. Sir (Edward Earl of Devon) Courtenay 1526–1556
      5. 5. stillborn (Princess Tudor premature at 6 months) prenatal 1510–1510
      6. 6. Prince (Henry) Tudor 1511–1511
      7. 7. stillborn (Prince) Tudor 1513–1513
      8. 8. unnamed (Prince Tudor died soon after) birth 1515–1515
      9. 9. stillborn (Princess) Tudor 1518–1518
      10. 10. John (Henry) Edwards 1525–1549 m. Elizabeth (Whitfield) York 1522–1592
        1. 1. John (Henry) Edwards 1550–1578 m. Dorthea Sothn –1593
      11. 11. Henry (Fitzroy bastard son of Henry) VIII 1519–1536
    9. 9. Sibill (Mary) Hilton 1485–1518
  3. 3. Mary (Plantagenet Of) York 1467–1482
  4. 4. Sir (Richard Duke Of Gloucester) Grey 1459–1483
  5. 5. George (Duke Of Bedford Plantagenet Of) York 1477–1479
  6. 6. Cecily (Viscountess Welles Plantagenet Of) York 1469–1507 m. John (1st Viscount of Welles de) Welles 1450–1499
  7. 7. Katherine (Countess Of Pembroke) Plantagenet 1479–1527 m. William (2nd Earl Of Pembroke Herbert Illegitimate Son Of Henry 3rd Duke Of) Somerset 1451–1491 m. Sir (William 1st Earl Of Devon Courtenay Of) Okehampton 1475–1511
    1. 1. Henry Courtenay 1496–1538 m. Lady (Gertrude Marchioness Of Exeter) Blount 1504–1558
      1. 1. Sir (Edward Earl of Devon) Courtenay 1526–1556 m. Marie (Ire) Tudor 1516–1558
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret Baroness Herbert de) Courtenay 1499–1562 m. Henry (Earl of Worcester de) Beaufort-Somerset 1495–1549
  8. 8. Bridget (Of York) Plantagenet 1480–1517
  9. 9. Anne (Lady Howard Plantagenet Of) York 1475–1511 m. Thomas (3rd Duke Of Norfolk) Howard 1473–1554
  10. 10. Richard (Duke Of York) Plantagenet 1473–1483
  11. 11. Margaret (Princess Of York Plantagenet Of) York 1472–1472
  12. 12. Thomas Grey 1456–1501 m. Cecily Bonville 1460–1529
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Grey 1489–1540 m. Sir (Lord Gerald Og "The Young Marquis" FitzGerald, Knight of the Garter, Lord Justice of Ireland, Lord Deputy of) Ireland, 1487–1534
      1. 1. Gerald (Edward 11th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald 1525–1585 m. Mabel Browne 1547–1610
        1. 1. Henry (Thomas) Fitzgerald 1562–1597 m. Frances (Countess of Kildare) Howard 1572–1619
        2. 2. Douglas Fitzgerald 1566–1621
        3. 3. Lettice Fitzgerald 1552–1658
        4. 4. Elizabeth ((Eveleen)) Fitzgerald 1550–1617 m. 1550–1624
        5. 5. William (13th Earl of Kildare) Fitzgerald 1563–1599
        6. 6. Mary Fitzgerald 1556–1602 m. Christopher (6th Baron Delvin) Nugent 1544–1602
      2. 2. Edward FitzGerald 1528–1590 m. Agnes Leigh 1530–1590
        1. 1. Gerald (FitzEdward) FitzGerald 1567–1612 m. Katharine Boteler 1560–1632
        2. 2. Douglas FitzGerald 1566–1612 m. Francis Aungier 1558–1632
        3. 3. Thomas (10th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald 1547–1637 m. Elizabeth (Mary Frances Countess of Kildare) FitzGerald 1587–1620
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Countess Of Lincoln) FitzGerald 1527–1590 m. Anthony Browne 1500–1548 m. Sir (Lord ADM Edward Fiennes Clinton, Knight of the Garter, 9th Baron of Clinton, Baron of) Saye, 1512–1584
    2. 2. Lady (Eleanor) Grey 1481–1506 m. John (Arundell Knight Banneret of Lanherne St. Mawgan-in-Pyder,) Cornwall 1474–1545
      1. 1. Thomas Arundell 1502–1552 m. Margaret (Baroness Arundell) Howard 1505–1572
        1. 1. Matthew (Arundell-Howard aka Matthew Howard between) 1552-1554 1537–1598 m. Margaret (Baroness Arundel Wiloughby dau of Henry Willoughby of) Wollaton 1543–1591
      2. 2. Lady (Jane) Arundell 1503–1578
      3. 3. John (Arundell Sheriff of) Cornwall 1500–1557 m. Elizabeth (De) Carminow 1507–1564
        1. 1. John (Arundell of) Lanherne 1527–1590 m. Anne Stanley 1531–1602
        2. 2. Edward Arundell 1539–1586
        3. 3. George Arundell 1541–1573
        4. 4. Catherine Arundell 1552–1570
        5. 5. Cecilia Arundell 1527–1578
        6. 6. Dorothy Arundell 1543–1590
        7. 7. Humphrey Arundell 1538–1620
        8. 8. Sir (Thomas) Arundell 1534–1595
      4. 4. Elizabeth Arundel 1502–1533
      5. 5. Edward Arundell 1498–1601
    3. 3. Sir (John 2nd Viscount de Lisle Grey) II 1480–1504 m. Anne (Barley) Barlee –1557 m. Muriel Howard 1485–1512
    4. 4. Sir (Thomas Grey II -Lieutenant General of the English Army, Knight of Bath, Knight of the Garter, Lieutenant of the Order of the) Garter, 1477–1530 m. Margaret (Marchioness Of Dorset) Wotton 1485–1535
      1. 1. John Gray 1523–1564 m. Mary Browne 1527–1592
        1. 1. Lord (Henry Earl of Stanford van Groby) Grey 1545–1614
        2. 2. Margaret (Margaretha) Grey 1559–1604 m. Arthur Capell 1554–1632
      2. 2. Henry Grey 1515–1554 m. Lady (Frances) Brandon 1517–1559 m. Catharina Stuart 1515–1555
      3. 3. Anne (Baroness Willoughby Grey of) Dorset 1520–1548 m. Henry FitzAlan 1512–1580 m. Henry (Baron Willoughby Willoughby) GGF 1517–1549
        1. 1. Francis (6th Baron Willoughy) Willoughby 1547–1596 m. Elizabeth (Baroness Willoughby Countess Lyttleton) Littleton 1546–1594 m. Dorothy Colby 1555–1621
        2. 2. Margaret (Baroness Arundel Wiloughby dau of Henry Willoughby of) Wollaton 1543–1591 m. Matthew (Arundell-Howard aka Matthew Howard between) 1552-1554 1537–1598
        3. 3. Olive Willoughby 1532–1552
        4. 4. Thomas Wiloughby 1540–1594
        5. 5. John Willoughby 1549–1596
        6. 6. Mary Willoughby 1543–1605
        7. 7. Dorothy Willoughby 1540–1590
        8. 8. Henrietta Willoughby 1532–1752
        9. 9. Elizabeth Willoughby 1532–1552
      4. 4. Alce Gray –1653
      5. 5. Leonard Grey 1520–1521
      6. 6. Elizabeth Grey 1510–1564
      7. 7. Thomas Grey –1576
      8. 8. Elizabeth Grey –1660

Elizabeth Woodville's Timeline

3 Records

1437
3 February 1437
Birth of Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville in Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1454
1454
Age 17
Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville was married in Ratby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Ratby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1492
8 June 1492
Age 55
Death of Elizabeth Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV Woodville in Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1437
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Ratby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1492
    Event Place: Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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