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Cecily of York (20 March 1469 – 24 August 1507), also known as Cecelia, was the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Shortly after the death of her father and the usurpation of the throne by her uncle King Richard III, Cecily and her siblings were declared illegitimate.
Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England — Edward IV and Richard III.
Cecily of York was born in 1469 into the midst of the Wars of the Roses, a brutal civil conflict for the English throne. She survived multiple betrayals, exiles, and tragedies, but her legacy was erased by history.
Jan 9, 2018 · Learn about the life and marriages of Cecily of York, the third daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. She was a Yorkist princess who became a Tudor in-law and a widow at thirty.
Nov 2, 2020 · In the course of her lifetime Cecily of York was due to become Queen of Scotland. Instead none of her three marriages was to a King, and her third one scandalised the English court!
Aug 24, 2020 · Learn about the life and marriages of Cecily of York, daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, and sister of Elizabeth of York. Find out how she survived the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor reigns, and what happened to her lands and children.
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Cicely Neville was the wife of Richard, Duke of York, and the mother of Edward IV and Richard III. She lived through the Wars of the Roses, the rise and fall of the Yorkist dynasty, and the Tudor succession.
