HENRY VII, KING OF ENGLAND (15th GGF) ~ 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509 ~ House of Tudor

While researching my family tree I discovered that sometimes cousins married one another. Some more distantly related than others, but often cousins marry and keep marrying through the generations. When climbing up the limbs of my family tree, on many branches I discovered the point where “my grandfather is my uncle is my cousin” and …

ELIZABETH OF YORK, WIFE OF HENRY VII ~ 1466-1503 ~ 15th Great Grandmother

I discovered Elizabeth of York was my 14th Great-Grandmother on my mother’s side of my Family Tree on Ancestry. Her mother, Elizabeth Woodville was my 15th Great-Grandmother and her mother, Jacquetta of Luxembourg was my 16th Great-Grandmother. Elizabeth’s father, Edward IV was also my 15th Great-Grandfather. I had certainly hit the royal’s jackpot. About the …