Elizabeth Woodville Queen of England [3115] ²⁴

   Another name for Elizabeth was Wydeville.

   FamilySearch ID: LZPS-YTQ.

  General Notes:

Also called Wydeville
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Notes: one of Queen Margaret's ladies, married while still in her teens to Sir John Grey, heir of Lord Ferrers of Groby, a strong supporter of the House of Lancaster. Sir John was killed fighting for Lancaster at the second Battle of St. Albans. Elizabeth returned to her family home with her two young sons. The romantic story relates that Elizabeth waylaid Edward in the forest to plead for the protection of her widows' jointure and the rights of her sons and he was so ensnared by her feminine wiles that he wanted her to become his mistress but she refused anything except marriage. Whether this is true or not they were certainly secretly married in May 1464. The marriage was not made public for several months, during which time Warwick continued to press Edward to cement an alliance with France by marrying the sister-in-law of the French King. The seeds were thus sown of the rift which eventually led to the fall of the House of York. Edward was induced to provide grants of land and office for her father and her brothers and her sisters nearly all made advantageous marriages, three of them to minors. Only one of Elizabeth Woodville's brothers made a marriage at all out of the ordinary and that was brother John (aged 20) to Catherine Neville, dowager Duchess of Norfolk (aged more than 65). Such a marriage was not totally unheard of, but it offended Warwick's ally the Duke of Norfolk. Several others of the marriages were really only offensive to the Nevilles and their allies.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• Acceded, 26 May 1465, Westminster Abbey, London, England.

Elizabeth married Sir John of Groby Grey 1st / 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby [13452] [MRIN: 6316], son of Sir Edward Grey [11992] and Elizabeth of Groby de Ruthyn Ferrers 7th Baroness Ferrers of Groby [11993], before 1455. (Sir John of Groby Grey 1st / 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby [13452] was born before 1432 and died on 17 Feb 1461 in Battle of St. Alban's.). The cause of his death was Killed at the Battle of St. Alban's.

Elizabeth next married Edward IV Plantagenet King of England [3089] [9H58-PGC] [MRIN: 857], son of Richard of York Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York [3087] [LXW8-1T5] and Lady Cecily Neville Duchess of York [2995] [LCP4-RDV], on 1 May 1464 in Grafton Regis, Northants. (Edward IV Plantagenet King of England [3089] [9H58-PGC] was born on 28 Apr 1442 in Rouen, Normandy, France, christened in Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, Rouen, Normandy, France, died on 9 Apr 1483 in Westminster Palace, London, England and was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windor Castle, England.)