Duchess of Bedford, Lady Rivers.Lady at Court to Henry VI. In charge of examining Joan of Arc in prison to determine if she had been raped. Her brother Jean had arrested Joan of Arc. Married first,at age 17, to Prince John of Lancaster, son of King Henry IV. They had no children AFter his death married second Earl Rivers Richard Woodville. She bore Richard 16 children. Her daughter Elizabeth married King Edward IV.
Husband Richard was illegally beheaded in 1469. He was the love of her life. Jacquette mourned his death and died just 3 years later in obscurity. her burial place is unknown.
Jacquetta of Luxembourg was born in 1415 in St Pol, Artois, France. She was the daughter of Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, Conversano and Brienne (1390-1433) and Margaret of Baux (1394-1469).
On 22 April 1433 at age 17, Jacquetta married John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford at Therouenne. 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. In Philippa Gregory's novel The White Queen Jacquetta is referred to as 'Jaquetta Rivers' but in fact and as was customary at the time, after her second marriage Jacquetta retained the title of her first husband and was always known as the Duchess of Bedford, this being a higher title to that of countess.
Sir Richard Woodville, son of Sir Richard Wydevill who had served as the late Duke's chamberlain, was commissioned by Henry VI of England to bring the young widow to England. During the journey, the couple fell in love and married in secret (before 23 March 1437), without seeking the king's permission. The marriage was long and very fruitful: Jacquetta and Richard had fourteen children, including the future Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville. She lost her first-born son Lewis to a fever when he was 12 years old.
Sir Richard and Jacquetta Woodville were the parents of the following known children: Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England, Lewis Woodville, Anne Woodville, Viscountess Bourchier, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, Mary Woodville, Countess of Pembroke, Jacquetta Woodville, Lady Strange, Sir John Woodville, Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers, Martha Woodville, Lady Bromley, Eleanor Woodville, Lady Grey, Lionel Woodville, Bishop of Salisbury, Margaret Woodville, Countess of Arundel, Sir Edward Woodville and Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham and Bedford.
Through her daughter, Queen Elizabeth, Jacquetta was the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth of York, Queen and wife of Henry VII. 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. She was 57 years old.
More information at this Wikipedia article about Jacquetta and many links to many in her family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquetta_of_Luxembourg
Husband Richard was illegally beheaded in 1469. He was the love of her life. Jacquette mourned his death and died just 3 years later in obscurity. her burial place is unknown.
Jacquetta of Luxembourg was born in 1415 in St Pol, Artois, France. She was the daughter of Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, Conversano and Brienne (1390-1433) and Margaret of Baux (1394-1469).
On 22 April 1433 at age 17, Jacquetta married John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford at Therouenne. 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. In Philippa Gregory's novel The White Queen Jacquetta is referred to as 'Jaquetta Rivers' but in fact and as was customary at the time, after her second marriage Jacquetta retained the title of her first husband and was always known as the Duchess of Bedford, this being a higher title to that of countess.
Sir Richard Woodville, son of Sir Richard Wydevill who had served as the late Duke's chamberlain, was commissioned by Henry VI of England to bring the young widow to England. During the journey, the couple fell in love and married in secret (before 23 March 1437), without seeking the king's permission. The marriage was long and very fruitful: Jacquetta and Richard had fourteen children, including the future Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville. She lost her first-born son Lewis to a fever when he was 12 years old.
Sir Richard and Jacquetta Woodville were the parents of the following known children: Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England, Lewis Woodville, Anne Woodville, Viscountess Bourchier, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, Mary Woodville, Countess of Pembroke, Jacquetta Woodville, Lady Strange, Sir John Woodville, Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers, Martha Woodville, Lady Bromley, Eleanor Woodville, Lady Grey, Lionel Woodville, Bishop of Salisbury, Margaret Woodville, Countess of Arundel, Sir Edward Woodville and Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham and Bedford.
Through her daughter, Queen Elizabeth, Jacquetta was the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth of York, Queen and wife of Henry VII. 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. She was 57 years old.
More information at this Wikipedia article about Jacquetta and many links to many in her family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquetta_of_Luxembourg
Duchess of Bedford, Lady Rivers.Lady at Court to Henry VI. In charge of examining Joan of Arc in prison to determine if she had been raped. Her brother Jean had arrested Joan of Arc. Married first,at age 17, to Prince John of Lancaster, son of King Henry IV. They had no children AFter his death married second Earl Rivers Richard Woodville. She bore Richard 16 children. Her daughter Elizabeth married King Edward IV.
Husband Richard was illegally beheaded in 1469. He was the love of her life. Jacquette mourned his death and died just 3 years later in obscurity. her burial place is unknown.
Jacquetta of Luxembourg was born in 1415 in St Pol, Artois, France. She was the daughter of Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, Conversano and Brienne (1390-1433) and Margaret of Baux (1394-1469).
On 22 April 1433 at age 17, Jacquetta married John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford at Therouenne. 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. In Philippa Gregory's novel The White Queen Jacquetta is referred to as 'Jaquetta Rivers' but in fact and as was customary at the time, after her second marriage Jacquetta retained the title of her first husband and was always known as the Duchess of Bedford, this being a higher title to that of countess.
Sir Richard Woodville, son of Sir Richard Wydevill who had served as the late Duke's chamberlain, was commissioned by Henry VI of England to bring the young widow to England. During the journey, the couple fell in love and married in secret (before 23 March 1437), without seeking the king's permission. The marriage was long and very fruitful: Jacquetta and Richard had fourteen children, including the future Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville. She lost her first-born son Lewis to a fever when he was 12 years old.
Sir Richard and Jacquetta Woodville were the parents of the following known children: Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England, Lewis Woodville, Anne Woodville, Viscountess Bourchier, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, Mary Woodville, Countess of Pembroke, Jacquetta Woodville, Lady Strange, Sir John Woodville, Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers, Martha Woodville, Lady Bromley, Eleanor Woodville, Lady Grey, Lionel Woodville, Bishop of Salisbury, Margaret Woodville, Countess of Arundel, Sir Edward Woodville and Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham and Bedford.
Through her daughter, Queen Elizabeth, Jacquetta was the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth of York, Queen and wife of Henry VII. 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. She was 57 years old.
More information at this Wikipedia article about Jacquetta and many links to many in her family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquetta_of_Luxembourg
Husband Richard was illegally beheaded in 1469. He was the love of her life. Jacquette mourned his death and died just 3 years later in obscurity. her burial place is unknown.
Jacquetta of Luxembourg was born in 1415 in St Pol, Artois, France. She was the daughter of Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, Conversano and Brienne (1390-1433) and Margaret of Baux (1394-1469).
On 22 April 1433 at age 17, Jacquetta married John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford at Therouenne. 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. In Philippa Gregory's novel The White Queen Jacquetta is referred to as 'Jaquetta Rivers' but in fact and as was customary at the time, after her second marriage Jacquetta retained the title of her first husband and was always known as the Duchess of Bedford, this being a higher title to that of countess.
Sir Richard Woodville, son of Sir Richard Wydevill who had served as the late Duke's chamberlain, was commissioned by Henry VI of England to bring the young widow to England. During the journey, the couple fell in love and married in secret (before 23 March 1437), without seeking the king's permission. The marriage was long and very fruitful: Jacquetta and Richard had fourteen children, including the future Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville. She lost her first-born son Lewis to a fever when he was 12 years old.
Sir Richard and Jacquetta Woodville were the parents of the following known children: Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England, Lewis Woodville, Anne Woodville, Viscountess Bourchier, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, Mary Woodville, Countess of Pembroke, Jacquetta Woodville, Lady Strange, Sir John Woodville, Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers, Martha Woodville, Lady Bromley, Eleanor Woodville, Lady Grey, Lionel Woodville, Bishop of Salisbury, Margaret Woodville, Countess of Arundel, Sir Edward Woodville and Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham and Bedford.
Through her daughter, Queen Elizabeth, Jacquetta was the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth of York, Queen and wife of Henry VII. 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. She was 57 years old.
More information at this Wikipedia article about Jacquetta and many links to many in her family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquetta_of_Luxembourg
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Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
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Lady Jacquette Woodville Le Strange
1437–1497
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Lady Anne Wydville Grey
1438–1489
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Anthony Woodville
1440–1483
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SR John Woodville
1444–1469
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Richard Woodville
1453–1490
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Margaret Woodville Fitzalan
1454–1491
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Sir Edward Woodville
1456–1488
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Katherine Wydville Wingfield
1458–1497
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Mary Woodville Herbert
unknown–1481
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