28
Nov
28 NOVEMBER 1499
Edward, Earl of Warwick, son of George Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville, is beheaded on Tower Green. He was the last legitimate male of the House of Plantagenet.
Tags: Family
Posts Tagged ‘Family’
22
Apr
22 APRIL 1444
Birth of Elizabeth of York, sixth child and third daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville, in Rouen, Normandy. Married before February 1458 to John de la Pole, eldest son of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Alice Chaucer. Her eldest son John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, was considered heir to the throne of Richard III after the death of Edward of Middleham.
Tags: Family
23
Nov
23 NOVEMBER 1499
A young man identified by the Tudors as Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard of York, the younger son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, is executed for treason at the Tower.
Tags: Family, Pretenders
10
Nov
10 NOVEMBER 1480
Birth of Bridget of York, tenth child and seventh daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, at Eltham Palace, London. She became a nun at Dartford Priory. Died in 1517.
Tags: Edward IV, Elizabeth Woodville, Family
7
Nov
7 NOVEMBER 1448
Birth of John Plantagenet – son of Richard, duke of York, and Cecily Neville. He died young.
Tags: Family
5
Sep
5 SEPTEMBER 1451
Birth of Isabel Neville, elder daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (‘The Kingmaker’), and Anne Beauchamp at Warwick Castle.
She married on 11 July 1469 George, duke of Clarence, Edward IV’s younger and Richard’s older brother. Edward was against the marriage, so it took place in secret at Calais and was conducted by Isabel’s uncle George Neville, archbishop of York.
Isabel died on 22 December 1476, leaving behind two children, Margaret (born in 1473) and Edward (born 1475).
Both descendants were eventually executed by the Tudors.
Tags: Family, George of Clarence, Nevilles
14
Aug
14 AUGUST 1479
Birth of Catherine of York, ninth child and sixth daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, at Eltham Palace, Greenwich. Married to William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon. After his death on 9 May 1511 she took a voluntary vow of chastitity. Died on 15 November 1527 at Tiverton Castle, Devon.
Tags: Edward IV, Elizabeth Woodville, Family
14
Aug
14 AUGUST 1473
Birth of Margaret, daughter of George, duke of Clarence, and Isabel Neville, at Farley Castle near Bath. She married in November 1487 Sir Richard Pole, an important member of the regime of Henry VII.
Source: ODNB on Margaret Pole
Tags: Family, George of Clarence
11
Aug
11 AUGUST 1467
Birth of Mary of York, second daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, at Windsor Castle. She did not marry.
Tags: Family
10
Aug
10 AUGUST 1439
Birth of Anne of York, second child and eldest surviving daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was a sister of Edward IV and Richard III. Married in 1447 to Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter. They had one daughter. In the Wars of the Roses Exeter sided with Lancaster. They separated in 1464 and were divorced in 1472. She then married Sir Thomas St Leger and they had a daughter, Anne.
You can find out more about Anne of York in the talk Judy gave to our branch in 2012.
Illustration: Anne of York and Sir Thomas St Leger, her second husband
Tags: Family
