One died in infancy and the remaining two were the Princes in the Tower. ), 942 B2c., vol. 3 p. 538. She outranked all ladies at court with the exception of the queen. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Jacquetta was the oldest child of her parents nine children; her uncle Louis, later to be a Bishop, was an ally of Englands King Henry VI in his claim to the crown of France. However, if Jacquetta were the source, her daughters would have carried it and fertility problems could have been apparent in half of Edward IVs male children and in half of male grandchildren. Traditional Dress Father and son were captured by the Earl of Warwicks men. Jacquetta (de Luxembourg) Wydeville Find A Grave: Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000. Jacquetta Woodville was born an aristocrat, married into a royal family, and is an ancestor of every subsequent . Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Jacquette Woodville (111143241)? Despite all this Jacquetta was not a free woman; upon the death of her husband she was now under the control of the King of England. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Jacquetta, and other royals, prepared for siege in the Tower of London. What Was Jacquetta May Cause of Death? Very little is known about her youth. Born: abt. As such, she is an ancestress of all subsequent English and British monarchs, including Elizabeth II, and seven other present-day European monarchs.Jacquetta died on 30 May 1472 in Grafton, Northamptonshire, England. (LogOut/ Meanwhile, Edwards brother George turned on his father-in-law Warwick and joined Edward when the invaded England. John was 43 years old and had lost his wife of nine years to the plague the year before he married the 17-year-old Jacquetta in a ceremony in France, the ceremony presided over by Jacquettas uncle. Being the widow of Henry Vs brother and aunt to the King, royal protocol gave Jacquetta the highest rank at court of any female except Henrys wife, Margaret of Anjou, to whom Jacquetta was related by marriage. Written by Michael Long. John, Duke of Bedford was the youngest son of King Henry IV. Though they could have stayed at court the couple moved to Grafton in Northhamptonshire. Jacquetta le Strange formerly Woodville. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/jacquetta-of-luxembourg-3529655. This may explain their support for the cause of the Duchy against France and the engagement of Edward V to Anne. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? Jacquetta stayed with the queen in Westminster during this time while the king moved north. At Kenilworth, Jacquettas husband, Earl Rivers, and their son, John (who had married Warwicks elderly aunt) were captured by Warwick and he had them killed. John had served for a time as regent for the young Henry VI when Henry V died in 1422. Recently, one legacy has come to light. Shortly after Jacquetta's husband's execution by Warwick in 1469, Thomas Wake, a follower of Warwick, accused her of witchcraft. This was a fine marriage for Jacquetta. Jacquette De Luxembourg Woodville BIRTH 1416 Luxembourg DEATH 30 May 1472 (aged 55-56) Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England BURIAL Body lost or destroyed, Specifica Sources (14) Jacquette De Luxembourg Woodville, "Find A Grave Index" Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Dowager Duchess of Bedford and Countess Rivers (1415 or 1416 - 30 May 1472) was a prominent, though often overlooked, figure in the Wars of the Roses. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Page: 3. Edward IVs victory meant, among the other losses, that Jacquettas lands were confiscated by the new king. Warwick then had one of his close supporters accuse Jacquetta of using witchcraft in order to force Edward into marrying her daughter Elizabeth (below). Jacquetta retained the title for life of Duchess of Bedford, as it was a higher-ranking title than others she might later have been entitled to. p. 160, Royal Ancestry D. Richardson 2013 Vol. By the spring of 1464, Jacquettas daughter Elizabeth was a widow, her Lancastrian husband having been killed in 1461. Husband: Sir Richard Woodville, a chamberlain in her first husbands household. Jacquetta was in terrible danger, under house arrest with the queen. Thibaud of Luxembourg, Count of Brienne, Bishop of Le Mans died on September 1, 1477. Her daughter Elizabeth married King Edward IV.Husband Richard was illegally beheaded in 1469. The Londoners now began to raise money for the Yorkist armies. While the King was fighting the Lancaster heir, Lancaster supporters attacked the Tower of London. John was Henry VI's regent in France, so a marriage to Jacquetta was mutually beneficial for them both. [S29] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Through her short-lived first marriage to the Duke of Bedford . With the growing unpopularity of the royals many people began to rise up and rebel. The myth of Melusina was retold using online sources and a book on myths I have. She married John le Strange, 8th Baron Strange of Knockin (c1443-1479) 27 March 1450 JL . Jacquetta is also a prominent character in The Last of the Barons (1843), a novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (18031873). Try again later. And I can find no evidence for place of death or burial (no will has survived), so where does this info come from? Another family connection of the Woodvilles through Jacquetta was with Brittany. Year should not be greater than current year. The King was expected to marry a foreign princess for diplomatic advantages, not for love. Powerful Woman in the Time of the Wars of the Roses. Jacquetta was not supposed to be able to exercise her dower rights if she married without royal permission. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacquetta_of_Luxembourg&oldid=1001652419, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_of_Lancaster,_1st_Duke_of_Bedford&oldid=1008816812, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/parliament-rolls-medieval/july-1433, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/parliament-rolls-medieval/january-1437, Luxembourg, Jaquetta de, Duchess of Bedford and Countess Rivers, John (John of Lancaster)', duke of Bedford, Woodville (Wydeville)', Richard, first Earl Rivers. The King lost, his first defeat, and knowing his wifes family would now be in danger sent Richard Woodville and his son John to Grafton where Jacquetta already was. Earl Rivers, son of Jacquetta, gives translation to Edward IV. Neither her will nor her place of burial is known. Richard was also assigned to France a few times. Edward then helped Jacquetta formally clear her name of witchcraft. On 19 or 20 January 1470, Jacquetta went before the king's great council, where she accused Thomas Wake of being of a 'malicious disposition' toward her 'of long time continued, intending not only to hurt and impair her good name and fame, but also purpos [ing] the final destruction of her person'. Jacquetta Woodville (14451509), married John le Strange, 8th, Eleanor Woodville (d. c. 1512), married Sir Anthony Grey, son of, Margaret Woodville (c. 1450 1490/1), married, Martha Woodville (d. c. 1500), married Sir John Bromley of, This page was last edited on 2 April 2023, at 02:30. Jacquetta was his eldest daughter. Illuminated miniature depicting the marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, Anciennes Chroniques dAngleterre by Jean de Wavrin, 15th century. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Mother: Margaret of Baux (Margherita del Balzo), whose paternal ancestors were nobility of Naples, and whose mother, an Orsini, was a descendant of King John of England. She returned to the kings favor, which had considerable advantages to the Woodville family. Jacquetta of Luxembourg was the great-grandmother of King Henry VIII. They excluded Richard, the Duke of York, as well as other Yorkist supporters. Geni requires JavaScript! Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford, died on May 30, 1472. My research came from the original medieval report of the whole thing which I found in an American magazine dated 1901, the pages had not been cut that was a wonderful experience, opening up something so old and finding a medieval report! With her husband dead she had two sons to take care of. The Visitation of Buckinghamshire of 1566 mentions the marriage of William Dormer of Wycombe (only later of Ascott House) to "Agnes, da. [1] Her father Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, was also the hereditary Count of Brienne from 1397 until his death in 1433. Married Anthony Grey. In the spring of 1435 the Duke and Jacquetta left for the safer city of Rouen, an English held French city. She is a former faculty member of the Humanist Institute. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Public Domain. Miles away, the Queen would soon hear the alarming news. So were those of other families that had been on the Lancastrian side, including Jacquettas daughter, Elizabeth, who was left a widow with two young boys. On October 13,1453 Margaret gave birth to a son, named Edward, and all Lancaster supports, including Jacquetta, were overjoyed. B. Nichols and Son, 1822-1841), FHL book Q 942.55 H2bal; FHL microfilm 962,237 ite., vol. She grew up with war between France and England raging around her. In the novel, Jacquetta is portrayed as having indeed dabbled quite a bit in witchcraft, displaying what would seem to be actual power. The Woodvilles would benefit greatly from the royal attention paid on them. Ancestor of Henry IV of France and Mary, Queen of Scots. Queen Elizabeth (Woodville), Jacquetta's daughter, stands behind the king. Jacquetta and the heavily pregnant Queen Elizabeth sought sanctuary in Westminster Abbey. The Duke was the third son of King Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun, and thus the grandson of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, himself the third son of Edward III.Jacquetta was a fourth cousin, twice removed of Sigismund of Luxembourg, the reigning Holy Roman Emperor, and King of Bohemia and Hungary.The marriage was childless and the Duke died on 15 September 1435 at Rouen. The marriage was long and very fruitful: Jacquetta and Richard had fourteen children, including the future Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville. Born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the second eldest daughter of Ren, King of Naples, and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine. Jacquetta found rich and influential spouses for her children and helped her grandchildren achieve high posts. Research by gene specialists indicates that Jacquetta was a carrier of the rare Kell-Antigen-Mcleod syndrome causing impaired fertility and psychotic behavioural changes in the male descendants of the family. The aristocrats exited the tower and the King and Queen returned to London, but it would not be the end of the fighting. While the news leaked and the people grew worried, Margaret would go into her rooms for her royal confinement. Jacquetta is also an important character in Margaret Frazer's fifth "Player Joliffe" novel, A Play of Treachery (2009). In the morning he did not stir, and slipped into a catatonic state. Birthplace: Fienns, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Upon reaching Paris Jacquetta was installed as the lady of the palace of the Hotel de Bourbon. Jacquettas family connections to the Duke of Burgundy, who had helped Edward win that battle, likely saved Jacquettas husband and son, and they were released after a few months. She now would be the Queens mother. "Jacquetta of Luxembourg." Jacquetta was now nineteen, widowed, and rather well endowed. Jacquetta fled with the queen and her two-year old son into the Tower of London to prepare for siege. Neither her will nor her place of burial is known. Change). She probably lived in Brienne in her childhood, though little record of that part of her life survives. Jacquetta, with her new marriage, became the first lady of France, second only to the kings mother in England. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Women who made a stir in history for their less-than-perfect behavior. When he died, on September 14, 1435, he made his wife his sole heir; leaving her all his lands except one estate, and his famous library. Other experts have attributed Henry VIII's apparent mental instability. By middle age, the King suffered from chronic leg ulcers, fueling longstanding historical speculation that he suffered from type II diabetes. In December of 1454 a miracle happened, the king woke up and was reinstated. After Johns death, Henry VI sent for Jacquetta to come to England. Unfortunately, none of Edwards IV sons reached manhood. Married William Bourchier, son of Henry Bourchier and Isabel of Cambridge. Martha Woodville (1450 1500). Try again later. Margaret made agreements with the Scots and returned to England with an army. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. ), vol. 3 p. 133, vol. [1] She was a prominent, though often overlooked, figure in the Wars of the Roses. Children: Elizabeth Woodville(1437 1492). The King rode off with an army in May of 1450 to put down the rebels. [8] Jacquetta survived her husband by three years and died in 1472, at about 56 years of age. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Fourteen children were born to them. Daughter of Richard Wydeville KG and Jacquette (Luxembourg) Wydeville. Jacquettas family was overjoyed though. Following Edward IV's victory at Towton, Jacquetta's daughter Elizabeth was now Queen of England. When the King returned he and the Queen waited only a couple of days before fleeing London. Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford, died on May 30, 1472. With the King back in place power shifted again, and the duke resigned. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), pages 105,108, 111,124,125. Jacquetta is a main character in Philippa Gregory's 2009 novel The White Queen, a fictionalized account of the life of her eldest daughter Elizabeth. Edward appointed her husband the treasurer of England and Earl Rivers. The royal army looted the city and the people prayed to be rescued by Edward, Duke of York. Queen Margaret was seven months pregnant at this time and chose to conceal the Kings lifeless state. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. 7 p. 123. Married Henry Stafford, son of Humphrey Stafford and Margaret Beaufort (a paternal first cousin of the. On April 22, 1433, Jaquetta was married to John, 1st Duke of Bedford. She returned to France several times in her first years of the second marriage, to fight for her dower rights there. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. As they paraded successfully through London Jacquetta and her family were liberated, and went to the Tower for safety while Edward took his army to meet the invasion of Margaret of Anjou. 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. During the journey, Jacquetta and Richard fell in love and married in secret (before 23 March 1437), without seeking the king's permission. Queen's College, Cambridge. Elizabeth's first marriage was to a minor supporter of the House of Lancaster, Sir John Grey of Groby. This account has been disabled. [S5] #244 The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton (1822-1841), Baker, George, (2 volumes. While the Queen sent her ladies she also dispatched two bands of soldiers, confirming the citizens fears. Reprint Paris: Editions du Palais Royal, 1967-1968), FHL book 944 D5a; FHL microfilms 532,231-532,239., vol. III. Elizabeth Woodville was one of 13 children born to Richard Woodville (later named Baron Rivers) and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, widow of Henry V's brother John, Duke of Bedford. Anne Woodville (1439 1489). But Henry was also a complex man: intelligent, boisterous, flamboyant, extravagant. III. Richard and Jacquetta were awoken and as Richard exited the house he was captured. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. There was an error deleting this problem. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. 5621230. Artist unknown. Jacquette de LUXEMBOURG. We have set your language to For a baby to be heir he must be recognized by the King. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Captain Of The Wight. PM Cameron's 15-Great Grandmother. In 1448 Richard was created Lord Rivers: his advancement ensured his family supported Henry VI in the dynastic feuding of the Wars of the Roses. Learn more about merges. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Jacquetta is a main character in Philippa Gregory 's 2009 novel The White Queen, a fictionalized account of the life of her eldest daughter Elizabeth.

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