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Mother. 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.
- 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
Updated on May 19, 2019. Known for: Mother of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England, consort of King Edward IV, and through her, ancestress of the Tudor rulers and subsequent rulers of England and Great Britain. And through Jacquetta, Elizabeth Woodville was descended from several English kings.
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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.
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.
- 12 February 1247
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. Jacquetta arrived in England in 1433 at the age of seventeen, having left her home in present-day Belgium to become the ...
Feb 13, 2020 · Jacquetta as portrayed in The White Queen (Screenshot/Fair Use) 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.
position so close to the English throne. Jacquetta's marriage to the duke of Bedford took place on zo April 1433 in the cathedral of Therouanne, and her uncle Louis presided over the ceremony. The only surviving description of Jacquetta dates from this time, although it was recorded several years later, and may not be completely accurate.
