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Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415 or 1416 – 30 May 1472) was a prominent, though often overlooked, figure in the Wars of the Roses. Through her short-lived first marriage to the Duke of Bedford, brother of King Henry V, she was firmly allied to the House of Lancaster.
- Margaret of Baux
Margaret of Baux (French: Marguerite des Baux, Italian:...
- John, Duke of Bedford
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, Knight of the Garter,...
- Peter I, Count of Saint-Pol
Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415/1416 – 30 May 1472), married...
- John Woodville
Sir John Woodville KB (c. 1445 – 12 August 1469) was the...
- Mary Woodville
Jacquetta of Luxembourg: Mary Woodville, Countess of...
- Anne Woodville
Anne Woodville, Viscountess Bourchier (c. 1438 – 30 July...
- Margaret of Baux
Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415 or 1416 – 30 May 1472) was a prominent, though often overlooked, figure in the Wars of the Roses. Through her short-lived first marriage to the Duke of Bedford, brother of King Henry V, she was firmly allied to the House of Lancaster.
The House of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: D'Lëtzebuerger Haus; French: Maison de Luxembourg; German: Haus Luxemburg) or Luxembourg dynasty was a royal family of the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages, whose members between 1308 and 1437 ruled as kings of Germany and Holy Roman emperors as well as kings of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia.
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Jacquetta of Luxembourg Biography: Jacquetta was the oldest child of her parents’ nine children; her uncle Louis, later to be a Bishop, was an ally of England’s King Henry VI in his claim to the crown of France.
Nov 3, 2021 · Jacquetta of Luxembourg was the daughter of Pierre I de Luxembourg, the Count of Saint-Pol. He died of the Black Death in 1433. Jacquetta was his eldest daughter. Via her first marriage to King Henry V’s brother, she became the Duchess of Bedford.
Feb 13, 2020 · Jacquetta of Luxembourg was born around 1416 as the daughter of Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, Conversano and Brienne, and his wife Margaret of Baux. She probably spent her childhood in the north of France, which was then part of England.
Feb 27, 2017 · The signature in Harley 4431 has been identified as the hand of Jacquetta of Luxembourg, the Duchess of Bedford from 1433 to 1472, and, according to several medieval writers and one modern novelist – a dangerous sorceress.
