Elizabeth Woodville
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Elizabeth Woodville Net Worth

Elizabeth Woodville was a British Queen consort from 1464 to 1483, having married King Edward IV. She was a widow with two children when they wed, and her Lancastrian background made her unpopular among the ruling Yorkist nobility. Her propensity to gain high offices and titles for her relatives caused further hostility, leading to a fallout between the King and Warwick. Edward IV and Elizabeth's son, Edward V, briefly became king, but their marriage was invalidated and the crown was given to Richard III. Elizabeth later played a role in the accession of Lancastrian Henry VII to the throne, ending Yorkist rule.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? British Queen (1464-1483)
Birth Year 1437
Birth Place Grafton Regis, United Kingdom, British
Age 582 YEARS OLD
Died On (1492-06-08)8 June 1492 (aged 55)\nBermondsey, Surrey
Tenure 1 May 1464 – 3 October 1470 11 April 1471 – 9 April 1483
Coronation 26 May 1465
Burial St. George's Chapel, Windsor
Spouse Sir John Grey (m. c. 1452; d. 1461) Edward IV, King of England (m. 1464; d. 1483)
Issue Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset Richard Grey Elizabeth, Queen of England Mary of York Cecily, Viscountess Welles Edward V, King of England Margaret of York Richard, Duke of York Anne, Lady Howard George, Duke of Bedford Catherine, Countess of Devon Bridget of York
Father Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
Mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Religion Roman Catholic

💰 Net worth

Elizabeth Woodville's net worth is estimated to be between $100,000 and $1 million by the year 2024. Elizabeth Woodville was a renowned figure in British history, known for her role as the Queen of England from 1464 to 1483. Her marriage to King Edward IV solidified her position of influence and wealth, allowing her to accumulate a substantial fortune during her reign. Despite the limitations in historical data, the projected net worth range provides an insight into the significant wealth Elizabeth Woodville possessed during her time as British Queen.

Biography/Timeline

1586

Edward IV's love for his wife is celebrated in sonnet 75 of Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella. (written by 1586, first pub. 1591).

1592

She appears in two of Shakespeare's plays: Henry VI Part 3 (written by 1592), in which she is a fairly minor character, and Richard III (written approx. 1592), where she has a central role. Shakespeare portrays Elizabeth as a proud and alluring woman in Henry VI Part 3. By Richard III, she is careworn from having to defend herself against detractors in the court, including her titular brother-in-law Richard. She is one of Richard's cleverest opponents, as she sees through him from the beginning, but she is also melodramatic and self-pitying. Although most modern editions of Henry VI Part 3 and Richard III call her "Queen Elizabeth" in the stage directions, the original Shakespearean Folio never actually refer to her by name, instead calling her first "Lady Grey" and later simply "Queen."

2011

With the arrival on the scene of the new queen came many relatives, some of whom married into the most notable families in England. Three of her sisters married the sons of the earls of Kent, Essex and Pembroke. Another sister, Catherine Woodville, married the queen's 11-year-old ward Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, who later joined Edward IV's brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester, in opposition to the Woodvilles after the death of Edward IV. Elizabeth's 20-year-old brother John married Katherine, Duchess of Norfolk. The Duchess had been widowed three times and was probably in her sixties, which created a scandal at court. Elizabeth's son from her first marriage, Thomas Grey, married Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington.

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