Cecily of York

E207342

Cecily of York was an English princess of the House of York, daughter of King Edward IV, whose marriages were entangled in the dynastic politics of the Wars of the Roses and early Tudor period.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cecily of York canonical 10

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century English nobility
English princess
member of the House of York
associatedWith Elizabeth of York
surface form: Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII

Henry VII of England
aunt Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy
birthName Cecily of York self-link
burialPlace Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
surface form: Hatfield, Hertfordshire

“Old” St Mary’s Church, Hatfield
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1469-03-20
dateOfDeath 1507-08-24
dynasty House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet
familyName of York
father Edward IV of England
givenName Cecily More
surface form: Cecily
grandfather Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
grandmother Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
historicalContext Wars of the Roses
early Tudor period
house House of York
languageSpoken Middle English
marriageAnnulledWith Ralph Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Masham
maternalGrandfather Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
maternalGrandmother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
mother Elizabeth Woodville
nobleRank princess
notableEvent Her proposed and actual marriages were used in Yorkist and Tudor dynastic politics
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London

Palace of Westminster
placeOfDeath Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
surface form: Hatfield, Hertfordshire
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Anne of York
surface form: Anne of York, Lady Howard

Bridget of York
Catherine of York
Edward V of England
Elizabeth of York
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford
surface form: George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford

Margaret of York
Mary of York
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
spouse John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles
Ralph Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Masham
Thomas Kyme of Friskney
stepfather Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
title Countess of Welles
Princess of England
Viscountess Welles

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward IV of England child Cecily of York
Elizabeth of York sibling Cecily of York
Elizabeth Woodville child Cecily of York
Mary of York sibling Cecily of York
Anne of York sibling Cecily of York
Cecily of York birthName Cecily of York self-link
Catherine of York sibling Cecily of York
Bridget of York sibling Cecily of York