Elizabeth of York

Elizabeth of York (1466–1503) was queen of England as the wife of Henry VII. Her marriage joined the houses of Lancaster and York after the Wars of the Roses.

Henry VII of England: The first Tudor king of England, who ruled from 1485 until 1509. Her husband and political partner, whose claim her Yorkist lineage helped reinforce.
House of York: A branch of the Plantagenet dynasty whose claim to the English throne was central to the Wars of the Roses. Elizabeth’s birth made her one of the most prominent Yorkist heirs.
Tudor dynasty: The royal house that ruled England from Henry VII’s accession in 1485 until Elizabeth I’s death in 1603. Elizabeth’s marriage helped establish the dynasty’s connection to the House of York.
Coronation of Elizabeth of York: The ceremony at Westminster Abbey in November 1487 in which Elizabeth of York was crowned queen consort. Her coronation publicly confirmed her status after Henry VII’s accession.
Edward IV of England: The Yorkist king of England who ruled from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483. Her father, whose descendants carried Yorkist claims to the English throne.
House of Lancaster: A branch of the Plantagenet dynasty that contested the English throne with the House of York. Her marriage to Henry VII joined a Yorkist princess to a Lancastrian claimant.
Union of the Crowns: The 1603 union of the English and Scottish crowns under James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England. Her great-granddaughter Margaret Tudor’s descendants eventually inherited the English crown.
Marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York: The January 1486 marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, joining the Tudor king to the Yorkist heiress. The marriage made their dynastic alliance a public and familial bond.
Elizabeth Woodville: Queen of England as the wife of Edward IV and mother of Elizabeth of York. Her mother connected Elizabeth to the Woodville family and the Yorkist court.
Wars of the Roses: A series of English dynastic conflicts between supporters of the houses of Lancaster and York, chiefly from 1455 to 1487. The conflict created the conditions that made her dynastic marriage a settlement.

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