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Elizabeth Woodville 1437 – 1492 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1437

Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 June 1492

Death Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Father: Richard Woodville

Mother: Jacquetta Luxembourg

Spouse(s): Edward IV

Children(s): Thomas Grey, Richard Grey, Elizabeth York, Mary Plantagenet, Cecily Welles, Edward V, Richard Plantagenet, Anne Howard, George Plantagenet, Katherine Courtenay, Bridget Plantagenet

The story of Elizabeth Woodville began in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England. Elizabeth Woodville married Edward IV, and had children including Thomas de Grey, Richard Grey, Elizabeth Of York, Mary Plantagenet, Cecily Welles, Edward V, Richard Plantagenet, Anne Howard, George Plantagenet, Katherine Courtenay, Bridget Plantagenet. Elizabeth Woodville passed away in 1492 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Woodville began in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Elizabeth Woodville married Edward IV, and had children including Thomas de Grey, Richard Grey, Elizabeth Of York, Mary Plantagenet, Cecily Welles, Edward V, Richard Plantagenet, Anne Howard, George Plantagenet, Katherine Courtenay, Bridget Plantagenet.
  • Elizabeth Woodville passed away in 1492 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Woodville
1410 – 1469
Birth Location: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
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Jacquetta Luxembourg
1415 – 1472
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Edward IV
1442 – 1483
Birth Location: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
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Children(s)

Thomas Grey
1456 – 1501
Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Richard Grey
1459 – 1483
Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Elizabeth York
1466 – 1503
Birth Location: Westminster, Palace, Middlesex, England
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Mary Plantagenet
1467 – 1482
Birth Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
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Cecily Welles
1469 – 1507
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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Edward V
1470 – 1483
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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Richard Plantagenet
1473 – 1483
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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Anne Howard
1475 – 1511
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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George Plantagenet
1477 – 1479
Birth Location: –
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Katherine Courtenay
1479 – 1527
Birth Location: Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
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Bridget Plantagenet
1480 – 1517
Birth Location: Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
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Elizabeth Woodville's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Woodville
1437 – 1492
Birth Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Woodville
1410 – 1469
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Jacquetta (Of) Luxembourg
1415 – 1472
Grandparents
Richard Woodville
1385 – 1442
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Joan Wydeville
Margaret (Of) Baux
1394 – 1469
Great-Grandparents
Francesco (Des)
– 1422
Sueva Orsini
1360 – 1430
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Niccolo Orsini
1331 – 1399
Jeanne (de)
1330 – 1380

Elizabeth Woodville's Descendants

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Elizabeth Woodville (1437 – 8 June 1492) m. Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483)
  1. 1. Thomas (de) Grey (1456 – 20 September 1501)
  2. 2. Richard Grey (1459 – June 1483)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Of) York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) m. Henry (VII Of) England (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509)
    1. 1. Margaretha (Tudor Koningin van) Schotland (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) m. James (IV Stuart Koning van) Schotland (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513)
      1. 1. James (V) Stewart (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) m. Elizabeth Bethune ( – 11 June 1581) m. Margaretha Erskine (1515 – 5 May 1572)
        1. 1. Lady (Jean) Stuart (1536 – 7 Jan 1587) m. Archibald (2nd of Lochnell) Campbell (1530 – 4 Oct 1594)
        2. 2. James (II Stuart Earl van) Moray (1531 – 21 January 1569)
        3. 3. Robert (Lord Stuart van Zetland Earl van) Orkney (1533 – 4 February 1592)
        4. 4. Adam Stuart (1535 – 20 June 1575)
        5. 5. Robert Stuart (1537 – 1580)
        6. 6. Johanna Stuart (1538 – 7 January 1588)
        7. 7. James (Stuart Hertog van) Rothesay (22 May 1540 – April 1541)
        8. 8. Arthur (Stuart Hertog van) Albany (1 April 1541 – 29 April 1541)
        9. 9. Maria (I Stuart Koningin van) Schotland (8 December 1542 – 18 February 1587)
  4. 4. Mary Plantagenet (11 August 1467 – 23 May 1482)
  5. 5. Cecily Welles (20 March 1469 – 24 August 1507)
  6. 6. Edward V (4 November 1470 – 26 June 1483)
  7. 7. Richard Plantagenet (17 August 1473 – July 1483)
  8. 8. Anne Howard (2 November 1475 – 23 November 1511)
  9. 9. George Plantagenet (March 1477 – March 1479)
  10. 10. Katherine Courtenay (14 August 1479 – 15 November 1527)
  11. 11. Bridget Plantagenet (10 November 1480 – 1517)

Elizabeth Woodville's Timeline

2 Records

1437
1437
Birth of Elizabeth Woodville in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
1492
8 June 1492
Age 55
Death of Elizabeth Woodville in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1437
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1492
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    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, 1300s-Current
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