Elizabeth of York
Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466-11 February 1503) married King Henry VII of England in 1486. This marriage united the House of Plantagenet and the House of Lancaster, the two sides of the Wars of the Roses. She was the mother of King Henry VIII. When she was only 17, her father died of pneumonia.
| Elizabeth of York | |
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| Born | 11 February 1466 Westminster Palace |
| Died | 11 February 1503 Tower of London |
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| Father | Edward IV of England |
| Mother | Elizabeth Woodville |
Elizabeth Of York Media
Elizabeth with her sisters. She is the first from the left.
Henry VII and Elizabeth with their children
Copy in oils of the 1536–37 Hans Holbein Whitehall mural, commissioned by Charles II, 1667. Left to right: Henry VIII, Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Jane Seymour.
Elizabeth's painted wood funeral effigy (without clothes), 1503, Westminster Abbey
Presentation miniature from the Vaux Passional
Tomb effigies of Elizabeth of York and Henry VII by Pietro Torrigiano, Westminster Abbey.
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