Bridget of York
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| Bridget of York | |
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| House | House of York |
| Father | Edward IV of England |
| Mother | Elizabeth Woodville |
| Born | 10 November 1480 Eltham Palace, London |
| Died | 1517 (aged 37) Dartford Priory, Kent |
Bridget of York (10 November 1480–1517) was the tenth child and seventh daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.
[edit] Family and life
She was a younger sister of Elizabeth of York, Mary of York, Cecily of York, Edward V, Margaret of York, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, Anne of York, Countess of Surrey and George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford and Catherine of York. She was also an aunt of Henry VIII.
She was born in Eltham, Kent on 10 November 1480,[1] and was baptized by Edward Story, Bishop of Chichester. Her parents decided at the time of her birth that this daughter would be dedicated to a religious life, and Princess Bridget is believed to have been entrusted to Dartford Priory, Dartford, Kent around 1487.[1] She became a nun and spent the rest of her life within its walls. There is circumstantial evidence to suggest that orphan and ward of the Dartford Priory, Agnes of Eltham, may have been Princess Bridget's illegitimate daughter. She maintained correspondence throughout her life with her sister the queen, who also paid for her various minor expenses, as well as minor expenses of Agnes.[2]
[edit] Ancestry
[edit] References
- ^ a b "thePeerage.com - Person Page 10166". thePeerage.com. compiled by Darryl Lundy. http://www.thepeerage.com/p10166.htm#i101651. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ Hoak, Dale (1980), "Rehabilitating the Duke of Northumberland: Politics and Political Control, 1549–53", in Loach, Jennifer; Tittler, Robert, The Mid-Tudor Polity c. 1540–1560, London: Macmillan, pp. 29–51, ISBN 0333245288
