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Elizabeth Wydeville 1437–1492 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1437

Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England

Death Date: 8 Jun 1492

Death Location: Windsor, Berkshire, England

Father: Richard Rivers

Mother: Joan Bedlisgate

Spouse(s): John Grey, Edward IV

Children(s): Anne Plantagenet, Thomas Grey, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Richard Grey, Edward Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, George Bedford, Cecily Plantagenet, Katherine Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Richard PLANTAGENET

The story of Elizabeth Wydeville began in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England. Elizabeth Wydeville married Edward Plantagenet Iv, John Grey, and had children including Anne Of York Plantagenet, Cecily Of York Plantagenet, Edward V King Of England Tower Prince Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, George Bedford, Katherine Of York Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Richard Duke Of Norfolk Plantagenet, Richard Grey, Thomas Grey. Elizabeth Wydeville passed away in 1492 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Wydeville began in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England.
  • Elizabeth Wydeville married Edward Plantagenet Iv, John Grey, and had children including Anne Of York Plantagenet, Cecily Of York Plantagenet, Edward V King Of England Tower Prince Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, George Bedford, Katherine Of York Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Richard Duke Of Norfolk Plantagenet, Richard Grey, Thomas Grey.
  • Elizabeth Wydeville passed away in 1492 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Rivers
1385–1441
Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England
RR
Joan Bedlisgate
1390–1488
Birth Location: Bedlisgate, Northamptonshire, England
JB

Spouses(s)

John Grey
1432–1461
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
JG
Edward IV
1442–1483
Birth Location: Rouen, , Normandie, France
EI

Children(s)

Anne Plantagenet
1475–1511
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
AP
Thomas Grey
1455–1501
Birth Location: Groby,,Leicestershire,England
TG
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1466–1503
Birth Location: Westminster, London, , England
EP
Richard Grey
1459–1483
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, , England
RG
Edward Plantagenet
1470–1483
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
EP
Margaret Plantagenet
1457–1500
Birth Location: Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
MP
George Bedford
1477–1479
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, , England
GB
Cecily Plantagenet
1469–1507
Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
CP
Katherine Plantagenet
1479–1527
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
KP
Mary Plantagenet
1467–1482
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Saint David, Grenada
MP
Richard PLANTAGENET
1473–1483
Birth Location: Dominican Friary, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
RP

Elizabeth Wydeville's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Wydeville
1437–1492
Birth Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England
Parents
Richard Wydeville Earl Rivers
1385–1441
Maidstone, Kent, England
Joan (Elizabeth) Bedlisgate
1390–1488
Bedlisgate, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Wydeville
1341–1403
Grafton Northamptonshire England
Isabel Godard
1345–1401
Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England
John (Bedlisgate) Esq
1344–1398
Bedilsgate, Northamptonshire, England
Mary (De) Beauchamp
1355–1394
Bedilsgate, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wydeville
1310–1378
Elizabeth Lyons
1324–1371
John DeLyons
1289–1346
Alice Elizabeth
1300–1374
Thomas Bedlisgate
1314–1388
Joan Beauchamp
1322–1381
William Beauchamp
1305–1336
Joan Bridport
1315–1385
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Wydeville's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth Wydeville (3 Feb 1437–8 Jun 1492) m. John Grey (1432–17 Feb 1461) m. Edward (Plantagenet) IV (28 April 1442–9 Apr 1483)
  1. 1. Anne ("Of York") Plantagenet 1475–1511 m. Thomas (HOWARD 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl Surrey,Knight of the) Garter 1474–1554
    1. 1. Thomas ("Lord High Admiral") Howard 1496–1508
    2. 2. William Howard 1498–1571
  2. 2. Thomas Grey 1455–1501 m. Cecily Bonville 1461–1530 m. Anne Holland 1455–1474
    1. 1. Thomas (Grey 2nd Marquis of) Dorset 1477–1530 m. Margaret (Marchioness Dorset) Wotton 1486–1535 m. Eleanor (St) John 1480–1516
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Grey Lady) Audley 1505–1561 m. Thomas (Audley 1st Baron Audley of) Walden 1503–1544
        1. 1. Margaret, (4th Duchess of Norfolk) Audley 1545–1564 m. Sir (Thomas, 4th Duke of Norfolk) Howard 1536–1572
        2. 2. Mary Audley 1540–
      2. 2. John ("Lord of Pirgo") Grey 1507–1564
      3. 3. Catherine (Countess) Grey 1509–1542
      4. 4. Henry ("1st Duke of Suffolk" Marquess of Dorset, KG) Grey 1517–1554 m. Frances (Brandon Lady Grey, Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559
        1. 1. Katherine (Grey Countess of) Hertford 1540–1568 m. Edward Seymour 1537–1621 m. Sir (Henry Herbert "Earl) Pembroke" 1538–1600
        2. 2. Lady (Jane Queen of England and Ireland) Grey 1537–1554 m. Guildford Dudley 1535–
        3. 3. Lady (Mary) Grey 1545–1578
        4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth Gray, Duchess) Suffolk 1530–1539
        5. 5. Henry (1st Duke of Suffolk) Grey 1534–1538
        6. 6. Hathanell Grey 1537–1554
      5. 5. Anne Grey 1520–1548
      6. 6. Mary Grey 1502–1537
    2. 2. Mary Grey 1479–1534
    3. 3. Eleanor Grey 1478–1519
    4. 4. Lady (Cecily Grey) + 1476–1483
    5. 5. Dorothy Grey 1480–1552
    6. 6. Anthony Grey 1478–1479
    7. 7. Richard Grey 1486–1545
    8. 8. Edward Grey 1476–1477
    9. 9. John Grey 1485–1486
    10. 10. Leonard Grey 1479–1530
    11. 11. Mary Grey 1494–1537
    12. 12. Elizabeth Grey 1481–1540
    13. 13. Cicely Grey 1495–1554
    14. 14. George GREY 1495–1496
    15. 15. Edward Grey 1477–1533
    16. 16. Roger Grey 1475–1542
  3. 3. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1466–1503 m. Henry (Tudor) VII 1457–1509
    1. 1. HM (Henry Tudor) VIII 1491–1547 m. Anne Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Katherine Howard 1512–1548 m. Elizabeth Blount 1502–1539 m. Agnes Blewitt 1509–1575 m. Jane Seymour 1508–1537 m. Anne (of) Cleves 1515–1557 m. Katherine (of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Catherine (Parr 6th Queen Consort Henry) VIII 1512–1548
      1. 1. HM (Elizabeth Tudor I Queen of) England 1533–1603
      2. 2. Henry Fitzroy 1519–1536
      3. 3. Richard Edwards 1525–1566
      4. 4. Edward Tudor 1537–1553
      5. 5. Mary (I England) Tudor 1516–1558
    2. 2. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen of) France 1495–1533 m. Charles Brandon 1484–1545
      1. 1. Frances (Brandon Lady Grey, Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559 m. Henry ("1st Duke of Suffolk" Marquess of Dorset, KG) Grey 1517–1554
      2. 2. Eleanor Brandon 1519–1547
    3. 3. Arthur Tudor 1486–1502
    4. 4. Princess (Elizabeth) Tudor 1492–1495
    5. 5. Edward (Tudor of) England 1497–1498
    6. 6. Edmund (Duke of Somerset) Tudor 1499–1500
    7. 7. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1460–1503
    8. 8. James Tudor 1473–1513
    9. 9. Margaret (Plantagenet England) Tudor 1489–1541
    10. 10. Edward 1480–1486
    11. 11. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
  4. 4. Richard Grey 1459–1483
  5. 5. Edward (V "King of England" (Tower Prince)) Plantagenet 1470–1483
  6. 6. Margaret Plantagenet 1457–1500
  7. 7. George Bedford 1477–1479
  8. 8. Cecily (of York) Plantagenet 1469–1507
  9. 9. Katherine (of York) Plantagenet 1479–1527
  10. 10. Mary Plantagenet 1467–1482
  11. 11. Richard (Duke of Norfolk) PLANTAGENET 1473–1483

Elizabeth Wydeville's Timeline

6 Records

1437
3 Feb 1437
Birth of Elizabeth Wydeville in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
1437
1437
Birth of Elizabeth Wydeville in Rivers, Nigeria
Rivers, Nigeria
1437
3 Feb 1437
Birth of Elizabeth Wydeville in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England
1492
8 Jun 1492
Age 55
Death of Elizabeth Wydeville in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1492
7 Jun 1492
Age 55
Death of Elizabeth Wydeville in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1492
8 Jun 1492
Age 55
Death of Elizabeth Wydeville in Bermondsey, Surrey, , England
Bermondsey, Surrey, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1437
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1437
    Event Place: Rivers, Nigeria

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1437
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1492
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1492
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1492
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index
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