Individual Details
Elizabeth Woodville
(Abt 1437 - 8 Jun 1492)
From Geni
Elizabeth Woodville
Also Known As: "Elizabeth Wydeville", "Woodville", "Elizabeth Wydville", "Elizabeth Widvile", "Dame Elizabeth Grey"
Birthdate: February 3, 1437 (55)
Birthplace: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Death: June 8, 1492 (55)
Bermondsey, London, England
Place of Burial: St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Countess Rivers
Wife of Sir John Grey, 7th Lord Ferrers of Groby and Edward IV of England
Mother of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset; Sir Richard Grey, of Groby; Elizabeth of York; Mary Plantagenet, of York, Princess; Cecily of York, Viscountess Welles and 7 others
Sister of Anne Woodville, Viscountess Bourchier; Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; Jacquetta Woodville, Baroness Strange; Sir John Woodville; Lionel Woodville, Bishop of Salisbury and 10 others
Half sister of Joan Hathaway
Occupation: Lady of the Garter
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Elizabeth Wydevill was born circa 1437 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.4 She was the daughter of Richard Wydevill, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta de Luxembourg. She married, firstly, Sir John Grey, son of Sir Edward Grey, 1st Lord Ferrers (of Groby) and Elizabeth Ferrers, Baroness Ferrers (of Groby), circa 1452.4 She married, secondly, Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England, son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Lady Cecily Neville, on 1 May 1464 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.4 She died on 8 June 1492 at St. Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London, England.4 She was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.4
She was also known as Elizabeth Woodville. From circa 1452, her married name became Grey. As a result of her marriage, Elizabeth Wydevill was styled as Queen Consort Elizabeth of England on 26 May 1465.4 Her marriage to Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England was annulled on 25 June 1483 by an Act of Parliament, known as the 'Titulus Regius', because of King Edward's alleged precontract to Eleanor Butler. The marriage was ultimately recognised as valid in October 1485 by the first Act of Parliament of King Henry VII.4
Children of Elizabeth Wydevill and Sir John Grey
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset+5 b. 1451, d. 20 Apr 1501
Sir Richard Grey b. c 1456, d. 26 Jun 1483
Children of Elizabeth Wydevill and Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England
Elizabeth Plantagenet+ b. 11 Feb 1466, d. 11 Feb 1503
Lady Mary Plantagenet b. 11 Aug 1467, d. 23 May 1482
Cecilia Plantagenet+ b. 20 Mar 1469, d. 24 Aug 1507
Edward V Plantagenet, King of England b. 4 Nov 1470, d. a Nov 1483
Margaret Plantagenet b. 10 Apr 1472, d. 11 Dec 1472
Richard Plantagenet, 1st Duke of York b. 17 Aug 1473, d. a Nov 1483
Lady Anne Plantagenet+ b. 2 Nov 1475, d. 23 Nov 1511
George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford b. Mar 1477, d. Mar 1479
Catherine Plantagenet+ b. 14 Aug 1479, d. 15 Nov 1527
Bridget Plantagenet b. 10 Nov 1480, d. b 1513
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 910. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 138. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 134.
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From Wikipedia
Queen consort of England
Tenure 1 May 1464 – 3 October 1470
11 April 1471 – 9 April 1483
Coronation 26 May 1465
Born c. 1437
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, Kingdom of England
Died 8 June 1492 (about 55)
Bermondsey, Surrey, Kingdom of England
Burial 12 June 1492
St. George's Chapel, Windsor
Spouse Sir John Grey
(m. c. 1452; d. 1461)
Edward IV, King of England
(m. 1464; died 1483)
Issue Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset
Richard Grey
Elizabeth, Queen of England
Mary of York
Cecily, Viscountess Welles
Edward V, King of England
Margaret of York
Richard, Duke of York
Anne, Lady Howard
George, Duke of Bedford
Catherine, Countess of Devon
Bridget of York
Father Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
Mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Religion Roman Catholic
Elizabeth Woodville (also spelled Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile[nb 1]) (c. 1437[1] – 8 June 1492) was Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483.
At the time of her birth, her family was mid-ranked in the English aristocracy; her mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg had previously been an aunt by marriage to Henry VI. Elizabeth's first marriage was to a minor supporter of the House of Lancaster, Sir John Grey of Groby; he died at the Second Battle of St Albans, leaving Elizabeth a widowed mother of two sons.
Her second marriage, to Edward IV, was a cause célèbre of the day, thanks to Elizabeth's great beauty and lack of great estates. Edward was the first king of England since the Norman Conquest to marry one of his subjects,[2][3] and Elizabeth was the first such consort to be crowned queen.[nb 2] Her marriage greatly enriched her siblings and children, but their advancement incurred the hostility of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker', and his various alliances with the most senior figures in the increasingly divided royal family.
This hostility turned into open discord between King Edward and Warwick, leading to a battle of wills that finally resulted in Warwick switching allegiance to the Lancastrian cause, and to the execution of Elizabeth's father Richard Woodville in 1469. After the death of her husband in 1483 Elizabeth remained politically influential even after her son, briefly proclaimed King Edward V of England, was deposed by her brother-in-law, Richard III, and she would play an important role in securing the accession of Henry VII to the throne in 1485, which ended the Wars of the Roses. After 1485, although her daughter Elizabeth of York married Henry VII and became the mother of Henry VIII, she was forced to yield pre-eminence to Henry's mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, and her influence on events in these years, and her eventual departure from court into retirement, remains obscure.[4][5]
Elizabeth Woodville
Also Known As: "Elizabeth Wydeville", "Woodville", "Elizabeth Wydville", "Elizabeth Widvile", "Dame Elizabeth Grey"
Birthdate: February 3, 1437 (55)
Birthplace: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Death: June 8, 1492 (55)
Bermondsey, London, England
Place of Burial: St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Countess Rivers
Wife of Sir John Grey, 7th Lord Ferrers of Groby and Edward IV of England
Mother of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset; Sir Richard Grey, of Groby; Elizabeth of York; Mary Plantagenet, of York, Princess; Cecily of York, Viscountess Welles and 7 others
Sister of Anne Woodville, Viscountess Bourchier; Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; Jacquetta Woodville, Baroness Strange; Sir John Woodville; Lionel Woodville, Bishop of Salisbury and 10 others
Half sister of Joan Hathaway
Occupation: Lady of the Garter
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Elizabeth Wydevill was born circa 1437 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.4 She was the daughter of Richard Wydevill, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta de Luxembourg. She married, firstly, Sir John Grey, son of Sir Edward Grey, 1st Lord Ferrers (of Groby) and Elizabeth Ferrers, Baroness Ferrers (of Groby), circa 1452.4 She married, secondly, Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England, son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Lady Cecily Neville, on 1 May 1464 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.4 She died on 8 June 1492 at St. Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London, England.4 She was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.4
She was also known as Elizabeth Woodville. From circa 1452, her married name became Grey. As a result of her marriage, Elizabeth Wydevill was styled as Queen Consort Elizabeth of England on 26 May 1465.4 Her marriage to Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England was annulled on 25 June 1483 by an Act of Parliament, known as the 'Titulus Regius', because of King Edward's alleged precontract to Eleanor Butler. The marriage was ultimately recognised as valid in October 1485 by the first Act of Parliament of King Henry VII.4
Children of Elizabeth Wydevill and Sir John Grey
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset+5 b. 1451, d. 20 Apr 1501
Sir Richard Grey b. c 1456, d. 26 Jun 1483
Children of Elizabeth Wydevill and Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England
Elizabeth Plantagenet+ b. 11 Feb 1466, d. 11 Feb 1503
Lady Mary Plantagenet b. 11 Aug 1467, d. 23 May 1482
Cecilia Plantagenet+ b. 20 Mar 1469, d. 24 Aug 1507
Edward V Plantagenet, King of England b. 4 Nov 1470, d. a Nov 1483
Margaret Plantagenet b. 10 Apr 1472, d. 11 Dec 1472
Richard Plantagenet, 1st Duke of York b. 17 Aug 1473, d. a Nov 1483
Lady Anne Plantagenet+ b. 2 Nov 1475, d. 23 Nov 1511
George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford b. Mar 1477, d. Mar 1479
Catherine Plantagenet+ b. 14 Aug 1479, d. 15 Nov 1527
Bridget Plantagenet b. 10 Nov 1480, d. b 1513
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 910. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 138. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 134.
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From Wikipedia
Queen consort of England
Tenure 1 May 1464 – 3 October 1470
11 April 1471 – 9 April 1483
Coronation 26 May 1465
Born c. 1437
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, Kingdom of England
Died 8 June 1492 (about 55)
Bermondsey, Surrey, Kingdom of England
Burial 12 June 1492
St. George's Chapel, Windsor
Spouse Sir John Grey
(m. c. 1452; d. 1461)
Edward IV, King of England
(m. 1464; died 1483)
Issue Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset
Richard Grey
Elizabeth, Queen of England
Mary of York
Cecily, Viscountess Welles
Edward V, King of England
Margaret of York
Richard, Duke of York
Anne, Lady Howard
George, Duke of Bedford
Catherine, Countess of Devon
Bridget of York
Father Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
Mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Religion Roman Catholic
Elizabeth Woodville (also spelled Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile[nb 1]) (c. 1437[1] – 8 June 1492) was Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483.
At the time of her birth, her family was mid-ranked in the English aristocracy; her mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg had previously been an aunt by marriage to Henry VI. Elizabeth's first marriage was to a minor supporter of the House of Lancaster, Sir John Grey of Groby; he died at the Second Battle of St Albans, leaving Elizabeth a widowed mother of two sons.
Her second marriage, to Edward IV, was a cause célèbre of the day, thanks to Elizabeth's great beauty and lack of great estates. Edward was the first king of England since the Norman Conquest to marry one of his subjects,[2][3] and Elizabeth was the first such consort to be crowned queen.[nb 2] Her marriage greatly enriched her siblings and children, but their advancement incurred the hostility of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker', and his various alliances with the most senior figures in the increasingly divided royal family.
This hostility turned into open discord between King Edward and Warwick, leading to a battle of wills that finally resulted in Warwick switching allegiance to the Lancastrian cause, and to the execution of Elizabeth's father Richard Woodville in 1469. After the death of her husband in 1483 Elizabeth remained politically influential even after her son, briefly proclaimed King Edward V of England, was deposed by her brother-in-law, Richard III, and she would play an important role in securing the accession of Henry VII to the throne in 1485, which ended the Wars of the Roses. After 1485, although her daughter Elizabeth of York married Henry VII and became the mother of Henry VIII, she was forced to yield pre-eminence to Henry's mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, and her influence on events in these years, and her eventual departure from court into retirement, remains obscure.[4][5]
Events
| Birth | Abt 1437 | ||||
| Birth | 3 Feb 1437 | ||||
| Marriage | 1 May 1464 | King Edward IV Plantagenet |  | ||
| Death | 8 Jun 1492 | ||||
| Marriage | John Grey | ||||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Wydevill | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Queen Consort of England to King Edward IV |
Families
| Spouse | King Edward IV Plantagenet (1442 - 1483) |
| Child | Elizabeth of York (1466 - 1503) |
| Child | Mary of York (1467 - 1482) |
| Child | Cecily of York (1469 - 1507) |
| Child | King Edward V Plantagenet (1470 - 1483) |
| Child | Margaret of York Plantagenet (1472 - 1472) |
| Child | Richard of Shrewsbury Plantagenet (1473 - 1483) |
| Child | Anne of York Plantagenet (1475 - 1511) |
| Child | George Plantagenet (1477 - 1479) |
| Child | Catherine of York Plantagenet (1479 - 1527) |
| Child | Bridget of York Plantagenet (1480 - 1517) |
| Spouse | John Grey (1432 - 1461) |
| Child | Thomas Grey (1451 - 1501) |
| Child | Richard Grey (1457 - 1483) |
| Father | Richard Woodville (1405 - 1469) |
| Mother | Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415 - 1472) |
Endnotes
1. Wikipedia.