Margaret Pole, Plantagenet of York, Lady Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, (Saint Margaret) – 1473–1541 BIRTH 14 AUGUST 1473 • Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, EnglandDEATH 27 MAY 1541 • (aged 67) Tower of London, London, England (beheaded) 1st cousin 15x removed14th Great Grandmother Last night while working on my family tree, I discovered my cousin Maggie was also my 14th great-grandmother. …
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 …
MARY BOLEYN ~ 13th GGM ~ 1499-1543 ~ House of Boleyn
Mary Boleyn (the sister of Anne Boleyn. Anne was the wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I), was my 13th great-grandmother. I’ve found numerous royals while researching my ancestry. It seems like that might be a big deal, but Mary Boleyn has thousands of descendants. While Henry VIII was the mighty king and …
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers ~ (16th GGF) – husband of Jaquetta of Luxembourg (16th GGM)
Gender: Male Birth: circa 1405Maidstone, Kent, England (United Kingdom) Death: August 12, 1469 (59-68)Gosford Green, Coventry, Warwickshire, England (United Kingdom) (Executed / Beheaded) Place of Burial: All Saints Church, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Immediate Family: Son of Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower and Joan BittelsgateHusband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Countess RiversFather of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen …
EDWARD IV, KING OF ENGLAND ~ 14th Great-Grandfather
Edward IV, Plantagenet, King of England, husband of Elizabeth of York, House of York (14th MGGF) (14th & 15th GGF) ~ 1442–1483 BIRTH 28 APRIL 1442 • Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France DEATH 9 APRIL 1483 • Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England 14th great-grandfather on both sides of my family tree From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward …
ELIZABETH WOODVILLE, QUEEN OF ENGLAND, 14th GGM
Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England, wife of Edward IV, (14th & 15th GGM) ~ 1437–1492 BIRTH 3 FEBRUARY 1437 • Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England DEATH 8 JUNE 1492 • Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England 14th great-grandmother From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Woodville Queen consort of England Tenure 1 May 1464 – 3 October 1470 …