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Margaret of York (3 May 1446 – 23 November 1503), also known by marriage as Margaret of Burgundy, was Duchess of Burgundy as the third wife of Charles the Bold and acted as a protector of the Burgundian State after his death.
Margaret of York (10 April 1472 – 11 December 1472) was a namesake niece of Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy. She was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville.
Jun 17, 2021 · Margaret of York did everything in her power to protect her family—but her devious scheming came at an absolutely brutal cost.
Feb 25, 2013 · Margaret of York, sister to two kings of England, made one of the most brilliant marriages of her century. When she became a childless widow, she managed to settle into a comfortable, wealthy life and to have a principal role in Burgundian government for her husband’s heirs until her death at the age of fifty seven.
Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy (1446-1503), youngest of Richard III ’s surviving sisters. Her marriage to Charles Duke of Burgundy was a major cause of Edward IV ’s rift with the Earl of Warwick.
Aug 28, 2022 · Margaret of York was the third wife of Charles I the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. Born on May 3, 1446, at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire, England, Margaret was the sixth of the twelve children and the third of the four daughters of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York , and Cecily Neville , both great-grandchildren of King Edward III of ...
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She was the younger sister and only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II.
Dec 19, 2013 · Margaret of York, sister to two kings of England, made one of the most brilliant marriages of her century. When she became a childless widow, she managed to settle into a comfortable, wealthy life and to have a principal role in Burgundian government for her husband’s heirs until her death at the age of fifty seven.
Margaret of York was the daughter of Richard Neville, duke of York, and Cecily Neville; two of her brothers, Edward IV and Richard III, held the throne as the Yorkist monarchs. Her family arranged a marriage for her as a means of securing French support for the ongoing Wars of the Roses between the Yorkists (whose symbol was the white rose) and ...
Jan 16, 2019 · In October 1467, after two years of negotiations, Margaret appeared before the Great Council at Kingston-upon-Thames to give her formal consent to her marriage with Charles, Duke of Burgundy. On 18 June 1468, Margaret finally set out for her new life in Burgundy.
