Woodville

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Woodville is an English noble family most famously associated with Elizabeth Woodville, queen consort of King Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses.

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Woodville canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble family
English nobleman
English queen consort
associatedWithDynasty House of Lancaster NERFINISHED
House of York NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Princes in the Tower NERFINISHED
Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED
conflicts preceding the accession of Richard III
early English printing
child Cecily of York NERFINISHED
Edward V of England NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Woodville NERFINISHED
Elizabeth of York NERFINISHED
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York NERFINISHED
other York royal children
connectedToEvent Readeption of Henry VI NERFINISHED
Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED
accession of Edward IV
accession of Richard III
country Kingdom of England
dynasticHouseByMarriage House of York NERFINISHED
father Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers NERFINISHED
floruitCentury 15th century
historicalPeriod Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED
knownFor influence at the Yorkist court
marital alliance with King Edward IV
patronage of printing and literature in England
rapid rise in status during Wars of the Roses
languageOfOrigin English
maritalAlliance English gentry families
House of York NERFINISHED
memberOf Woodville family NERFINISHED
mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg NERFINISHED
nobleTitleHeld Earl Rivers NERFINISHED
notableMember Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Woodville NERFINISHED
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Lancastrian (through marriages)
Yorkist
region England
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1483
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1464
socialStatus nobility
spouse Edward IV of England NERFINISHED
Jacquetta of Luxembourg NERFINISHED
title 2nd Earl Rivers NERFINISHED
Earl Rivers NERFINISHED
Queen consort of England

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