In 1483 Elizabeth Woodville's marriage to Edward was declered invalid and their children declared illegitimate. © 2011 Īlso known as: Elizabeth Wydeville, Dame Elizabeth Grey Mother: Jacquetta of Luxembourg Father: Richard Woodville Queen consort to: Edward IV (1442-1483, ruled 83) Married: (secret marriage) Coronation: Children: Elizabeth York (married Henry VII) Mary of York Cecily of York Edward V (one of the Princes in the Tower, probably died about age 13-15) Margaret of York (died in infancy) Richard, Duke of York (one of the Princes in the Tower, probably died about age 10) Anne of York, Countess of Surrey George Plantagenet (died in childhood) Catherine of York, Countess of Devon Bridget of York (nun)Īlso married to: Sir John Grey of Groby (~1432-1461) Married: about 1452 Children: Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset, and Richard GreyĪt age eight, she was a maid of honor to Margaret of Anjou, Queen consort of Henry VI. Here's a list of these English queens, with basic information about each, and some linked to a more detailed biography.Įlizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort of Edward IV. Women married to the Lancaster and York kings of England came from quite different backgrounds and had quite different lives. The House of York claimed legitimacy through male descent from Edward III's fourth eldest son, Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, as well as descent through a daughter of Edward III's second eldest son, Lionel, Duke of Clarence. The House of Lancaster claimed legitimacy through male descent from Edward III's third eldest son, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. Two branches of what became known as the House of Plantagenet then contended for the crown of England.

Richard II (son of Edward, the Black Prince, who was in turn the eldest son of Edward III) ruled until he was deposed in 1399, childless. Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images Richard II surrendering crown in 1399, forced to abdicate by his cousin, the future Henry IV.

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