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Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter, aka Anne Plantagenet (10 August 1439 – 14 January 1476), was the first child of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was thus the eldest sister of kings Edward IV (1461–1483) and Richard III (1483–1485) and their siblings Edmund, Earl of Rutland; Elizabeth of York, Duchess of ...
- 14 January 1476 (aged 36)
- 1 February 1476, St Leger Chantry, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Anne, Duchess of Exeter is probably best known as the big sister whose descendants carried the mtDNA with which Richard III’s bones were identified. Anne’s own story was remarkable and tragic. She was the eldest of the family, born at Fotheringhay Castle on 11th August 1439. Childhood and Marriage. Anne’s parents moved to Rouen when she ...
Aug 27, 2022 · Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter. Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter (10 August 1439 – 14 January 1476) was the first child and eldest surviving daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was thus an elder sister of Kings Edward IV (1461-1483) and Richard III (1483-1485); and of Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Elizabeth ...
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May 22, 2017 · Anne of York was the older sister of two English kings, Edward IV and Richard III. Anne's first husband, Henry Holland, duke of Exeter, fought successfully on the side of the Lancastrians against Anne's York family at the battle of Wakefield, where Anne's father and brother Edmund were killed. Holland was on the losing side at the Battle of ...
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Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter, aka Anne Plantagenet, was the first child of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was thus the eldest sister of kings Edward IV (1461–1483) and Richard III (1483–1485) and their siblings Edmund, Earl of Rutland; Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk; Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy; and George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence.
Aug 14, 2017 · Monday, 14 August 2017, 9:00 Moniek Bloks Anne of York Duchess of Exeter, The Royal Women 0. Anne of York was born on 10 August 1439 as the daughter of Cecily Neville and Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York at Fotheringhay Castle. Her father probably wasn’t present around the time she was born. She would have a total of 12 siblings, though ...
Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter, aka Anne Plantagenet (10 August 1439 – 14 January 1476), was the first child of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was thus the eldest sister of kings Edward IV (1461–1483) and Richard III (1483–1485) and their siblings Edmund, Earl of Rutland; Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk; Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy; and George ...
