Elizabeth Woodville

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Elizabeth Woodville was a 15th-century English queen consort of King Edward IV, noted for her influential role in the Wars of the Roses and as mother to the Princes in the Tower.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
human
noblewoman
queen consort
associatedWith Wars of the Roses
surface form: House of York–Lancaster dynastic struggle

Princes in the Tower murders
surface form: Princes in the Tower
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
child Anne of York
surface form: Anne of York, Lady Howard

Bridget of York
Catherine of York
Cecily of York
Edward V of England
Elizabeth of York
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford
Margaret of York
Mary of York
Richard Grey
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
conflict Wars of the Roses
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1437
dateOfDeath 1492-06-08
familyName Woodville
father Sir John Woodville
surface form: Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
fullName Elizabeth Woodville self-link
givenName Elizabeth
house House of Woodville
House of York
languageSpoken Middle English
monarchConsortOf Edward IV of England
mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
nobleFamily Woodville family
nobleTitle Lady Grey of Groby
Queen consort of England
notableFor being mother of the Princes in the Tower
being queen consort during the Wars of the Roses
her influential Woodville family connections
her secret marriage to Edward IV
occupation queen consort of England
placeOfBirth Grafton Regis
Northamptonshire
placeOfDeath Bermondsey Abbey
London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Queen consort of England
Queen of Edward IV
predecessorAsQueenConsort Margaret of Anjou
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1483
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1464
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
spouse Edward IV of England
John Grey of Groby
successorAsQueenConsort Anne Neville

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Queens’ College, Cambridge founder Elizabeth Woodville
Edward V of England mother Elizabeth Woodville
Edward IV of England spouse Elizabeth Woodville
Elizabeth of York mother Elizabeth Woodville
Katherine Tudor grandmother Elizabeth Woodville
Katherine Tudor maternalGrandmother Elizabeth Woodville
Elizabeth Woodville fullName Elizabeth Woodville self-link
Rebecca Ferguson portrayed Elizabeth Woodville
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York mother Elizabeth Woodville
Mary of York mother Elizabeth Woodville
Anne of York mother Elizabeth Woodville
Jasper Tudor spouse Elizabeth Woodville
this entity surface form: Catherine Woodville
Cecily of York mother Elizabeth Woodville
Catherine of York mother Elizabeth Woodville
Bridget of York mother Elizabeth Woodville
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers sibling Elizabeth Woodville
Sir John Woodville sibling Elizabeth Woodville
Shakespeare’s play "Richard III" mainCharacter Elizabeth Woodville
subject surface form: Richard III
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth Woodville
Marquess of Dorset mother Elizabeth Woodville
subject surface form: Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset