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Cecily of York (20 March 1469 – 24 August 1507), also known as Cecelia, [2] was the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville . Shortly after the death of her father and the usurpation of the throne by her uncle King Richard III, Cecily and her siblings were declared illegitimate.
Learn about Cecily Neville, the mother of Edward IV and Richard III, and the wife of Richard, Duke of York, who claimed the throne of England. Explore her family, her role in the Wars of the Roses, and her legacy in history and literature.
Berkhamsted Castle’s last noble resident was Cecily Duchess of York, mother of Edward IV and Richard III. Edward IV granted the castle and manor to her in 1469 and it became her principal home from 1471. By then she was 56 years old and had already led an exceptionally dramatic life.
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York. Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England — Edward IV and Richard III.
9 de ene. de 2018 · Learn about the life and marriages of Cecily of York, the third daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. She was a Yorkist princess who became a Tudor in-law and a widow at thirty.
4 de dic. de 2018 · Cecily Duchess of York was, as Joanna Laynesmith highlights in her new biography, the only major protagonist, male or female, to live right through the eighty years of turmoil now commonly referred to as the Wars of the Roses.
2 de nov. de 2020 · Almost Queens: Cecily of York. It's not often that an Almost Queen goes from the dizzying heights of a royal marriage, to plummeting down the social lists and marrying for love, but Cecily of York is one of a few exceptions to the rule! At the time of her birth in March 1469, Cecily may have been a bit of a disappointment.
