Elizabeth of York. Queen Elizabeth of England.

Elizabeth of York was born in the Palace of Westminster in 1466. He was the eldest of 10 children of the marriage between Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville.

When her father died in 1483, it was rumored that her uncle, Richard, planned to marry her as his sickly wife died Anne Neville.

Elizabeth Woodville then arranged the marriage of her daughter with Henry Tudor, if itcould beat Richard, which the fiance got at the Battle of Bosworth (1485), becomingKing Henry VII of England. However, the new monarch was in a hurry to marry Elizabeth.2 months after ascending the throne, Henry was crowned and continued postponing the wedding. Finally, Parliament, under popular pressure, urged the king to fulfill hispromise.

The link between Elizabeth of York and Henry VII of England was held at WestminsterAbbey in 1486. Elizabeth's coronation as queen of England took place in that year.

Ethnicity:

- Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.

- Two children.

- Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots.

- Henry VIII, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.

- Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk.

- Catherine Tudor.

The eldest son and heir to her crown, died on April 2, 1502, five months after his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. This death prompted Elizabeth to become pregnantfor the last time. The child, her daughter Catherine, lived just a few hours.

Terribly saddened by the death of his eldest son and the blow of losing his newborn daughter, his health suffered a fatal decline. The queen suffered a severe puerperalfever and died after nine days of agony, February 11, 1503, on his 37th birthday. King Henry, known as a greedy man, he decided, incredibly, give your woman a splendidfuneral. Elizabeth was buried in Westminster Abbey, Chapel of the Queen. At death, her husband was buried beside him in 1509.

Elizabeth of York was the only English Queen to be a daughter, sister, niece, mother and grandmother of English kings.