Marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville
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The Marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville was a politically explosive 1464 union between the Yorkist king and a Lancastrian widow that reshaped English court politics and intensified rivalries leading into the Wars of the Roses.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynastic union
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ royal marriage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
decline of Warwick the Kingmaker’s influence
ⓘ
rise of the Woodville family ⓘ |
| causedRiftBetween |
Edward IV of England
ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1464-05-01 ⓘ |
| declaredInvalidBy | Richard III of England ⓘ |
| dynasticConsequence |
linked House of York to the future Tudor dynasty
ⓘ
Elizabeth of York ⓘ
surface form:
produced Elizabeth of York, future queen consort of Henry VII
|
| era | Late Middle Ages in England ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to succession disputes after Edward IV’s death
ⓘ
key factor in the emergence of the Tudor claim to the throne ⓘ |
| houseOfHusband | House of York ⓘ |
| houseOfWife |
House of Lancaster
ⓘ
House of Woodville ⓘ |
| issue |
Edward V of England
ⓘ
Elizabeth of York ⓘ Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ⓘ multiple daughters who formed important dynastic alliances ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Warwick’s defection to the Lancastrian cause
ⓘ
downfall of Warwick’s influence at court ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1483 | declared invalid by Titulus Regius ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy | subsequent public ceremonies ⓘ |
| monarchReignContext | reign of Edward IV of England ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ |
| place |
Grafton Regis
ⓘ
Northamptonshire ⓘ |
| politicalCharacterization | politically explosive union ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
increased tensions leading into later phases of the Wars of the Roses
ⓘ
intensified rivalries within the Yorkist faction ⓘ reshaped English court politics ⓘ |
| preMarriageStatusOfHusband | Yorkist king ⓘ |
| preMarriageStatusOfWife | Lancastrian widow ⓘ |
| reasonForInvalidationClaim | alleged precontract between Edward IV and Eleanor Butler ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
creation of a powerful Woodville affinity
ⓘ
elevation of the Woodville family at court ⓘ resentment among established nobility ⓘ |
| secretMarriage | true ⓘ |
| spouse |
Edward IV of England
ⓘ
Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ |
| subsequentReversal | Titulus Regius repealed by Henry VII ⓘ |
| year | 1464 ⓘ |
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