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Margaret of Austria, her godchild, would continue to choose Mechelen as residence (and thus the capital city of the Low Countries) as a widowed governor in 1507. Blockmans opines that Margaret of York was the model of Margaret of Austria as well as later widowed female governors, as they inherited her residence, library and household. [7]
3 July – Marriage of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy to Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV. [3] 29 July – Hansa merchants expelled from London; Anglo-Hanseatic War breaks out with the Hanseatic League [1] in 1469. November – First recorded English use of the rack in torture. [1] 1469
Cecily of York (20 March 1469 – 24 August 1507), also known as Cecelia, [2] was the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Shortly after the death of her father and before the assumption of the throne by her uncle King Richard III , Cecily and her siblings were declared illegitimate.
Margaret of York (10 April 1472 – 11 December 1472) was a namesake niece of Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy. She was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville .
March 4 – The Duke of York seizes London, and proclaims himself King Edward IV of England. March 5 – Wars of the Roses: Henry VI of England is deposed by Edward, Duke of York. March 29 – Battle of Towton: Edward IV defeats Queen Margaret, to make good his claim to the English throne (thought to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in England).
The Battle of Edgcote (also known as the Battle of Banbury or the Battle of Danes Moor) took place on 24 July 1469, [3] during the Wars of the Roses.It was fought between a royal army, commanded by the earls of Pembroke and Devon, and a rebel force led by supporters of the Earl of Warwick.
Cecily of York (20 March 1469 – 24 August 1507), Viscountess Welles; Edward V of England (2 November 1470 – c. 1483), one of the Princes in the Tower; Margaret of York (10 April 1472 – 11 December 1472), buried in Westminster Abbey; Richard, Duke of York (17 August 1473 – c. 1483), one of the Princes in the Tower
Year 1469 was a common year ... March 20 – Cecily of York, English princess (d. 1507) ... August 4 – Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1528)