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Elizabeth Woodville 1437 – 1492 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 FEB 1437

Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 JUN 1492

Death Location: Bermondsey, City of London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Woodville

Mother: Jacquetta Luxembourg

Spouse(s): Edward Plantagenet

Children(s): Elizabeth Plantagenet, Cecily Plantagenet, Margaret Plantangenet

The story of Elizabeth Woodville began in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. Elizabeth Woodville married Edward Iv Plantagenet, and had children including Elizabeth Plantagenet, Cecily Plantagenet, Margaret Plantangenet. Elizabeth Woodville passed away in 1492 in Bermondsey, City of London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Woodville began in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Elizabeth Woodville married Edward Iv Plantagenet, and had children including Elizabeth Plantagenet, Cecily Plantagenet, Margaret Plantangenet.
  • Elizabeth Woodville passed away in 1492 in Bermondsey, City of London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Woodville
1405 – 1469
Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Jacquetta Luxembourg
1415 – 1472
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Edward Plantagenet
1442 – 1483
Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Plantagenet
1466 – 1503
Birth Location: Westminster, Westminster, Greater London, England
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Cecily Plantagenet
1469 – 1507
Birth Location: Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
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Margaret Plantangenet
1493 –
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Woodville's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Woodville
1437 – 1492
Birth Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Woodville
1405 – 1469
Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Jacquetta (of) Luxembourg
1415 – 1472
Grandparents
Pierre (de Ct. de Saint Pol) Luxembourg
1390 – 1433
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Margherita (del) Balzo
1394 – 1469
Andria, Bari, Apulia, Italy
Great-Grandparents
Jean Luxembourg
1370 – 1397
Marguerite Enghien
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Woodville's Descendants

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Elizabeth Woodville (3 FEB 1437 – 8 JUN 1492) m. Edward (Iv) Plantagenet (28 APR 1442 – 9 APR 1483)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Plantagenet (11 FEB 1466 – 11 FEB 1503) m. Henry (Vii) Tudor (28 JAN 1457 – 21 APR 1509)
  2. 2. Cecily Plantagenet (20 MAR 1469 – 24 AUG 1507) m. John Welles (ABT 1450 – 9 FEB 1499)
    1. 1. Joyce Wells (ABT 1472 – ABT 1514) m. Humphrey Grosvenor (1487 – 1501) m. Charles Mainwaring (ABT 1487 – 1558) m. Charles Mainwaring (ABT 1492 – 20 DEC 1577)
    2. 2. Robert (de) Welles (1484 – 30 AUG 1559) m. Elizabeth Bourchier (1498 – 1570) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Goodrich (1488 – 1598)
      1. 1. Thomas Wells (1511 – 1560) m. Johan Newell (1512 – 1558)
      2. 2. Thomas Welles (1598 – 14 JAN 1660) m. Elizabeth Bryan (1501 – 11 JAN 1553)
        1. 1. Robert Welles (6 NOV 1540 – 24 SEP 1617) m. Alice Hunt (1543 – 1617) m. Alice Hunt (1543 – 15 JUL 1615)
      3. 3. Walter Welles (1510 – 1 DEC 1577)
      4. 4. Thomas Welles (21 JUN 1512 – 30 AUG 1558) m. Elizabeth Bryan (1501 – 11 JAN 1553)
        1. 1. William Welles (1538 – 1624) m. Joan Sargant (1540 – 1583)
        2. 2. John Welles (1539 – MAR 1572) m. Wells
        3. 3. Ann Welles (1542 – 1628) m. Thomas Fitton (BEF 9 APR 1564 – APR 1599)
        4. 4. Walter Welles (1543 – )
        5. 5. Rev. (William) Wells (1543 – )
      5. 5. William (De) Welles (ABT 1527 – )
      6. 6. John Wells (ABT 1582 – )
      7. 7. Welles (1592 – )
      8. 8. Robert Wells (ABT 1592 – ) m. <Living>
      9. 9. Francis Wells (ABT 1622 – )
  3. 3. Margaret Plantangenet (1493 – ) m. Laurent Loomis (1491 – 1540)
    1. 1. Thomas Loomis (12 APR 1507 – 26 OCT 1551) m. Ann Stephens (1512 – 1541)
      1. 1. John Loomis (JAN 1536 – 12 APR 1567) m. Kyrsten Pasfield (1526 – 12 APR 1567)
        1. 1. John Loomis (1562 – 29 MAY 1619) m. Agnes Lingwood (1562 – 14 APR 1619)
        2. 2. William Loomis (1567 – ) m. Catherine (ABT 1570 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Loomis (24 JAN 1569 – ) m. Richard Hughes (ABT 1579 – )
        4. 4. Sarah Loomis (1571 – ) m. John Hyatt (ABT 1571 – )
        5. 5. Walter Loomis (1573 – 1574)
        6. 6. Margaret Lomas
    2. 2. William Loomis (1509 – JUL 1540) m. Deborah Hurst (ABT 1527 – )

Elizabeth Woodville's Timeline

3 Records

1437
3 FEB 1437
Birth of Elizabeth Woodville in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1492
8 JUN 1492
Age 55
Death of Elizabeth Woodville in Bermondsey, City of London, England, United Kingdom
Bermondsey, City of London, England, United Kingdom
1492
12 JUN 1492
Age 55
Burial of Elizabeth Woodville in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1437
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1492
    Event Place: Bermondsey, City of London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1492
    Event Place: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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