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Margaret of York
A consort of the House of York whose life was connected with Burgundy.
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Key details
Birth: 1446 Documented
Death: 1503 Documented
Role: Consort
Dynasty: York
Territories: Burgundy (ES)
Recorded relationships
Parents
Richard of YorkPending reviewCecily NevillePending review
Partners
Charles I of BurgundyDocumented
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Margarete, Burgund, Herzogin, 1446-1503
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 2 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1446
The authority record gives the birth as 1446. - DeathDocumented
1503
The authority record gives the death as 1503.
Family and relationships (1/3 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Richard of York
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Cecily Neville
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipDocumented
Charles I of Burgundy
The authority record identifies Charles I of Burgundy (GND 118560026) as spouse.
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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Richard of YorkDuke1411 – 1460Cecily NevilleConsort1415 – 1495
Charles I of Burgundy“the Bold”Duke1433 – 1477Same dynasty
Edward V of EnglandKing1470 – 1483Edward of MiddlehamPrincec. 1473 – 1484Richard III of EnglandKing1452 – 1485Elizabeth of YorkConsort1466 – 1503George of YorkDuke1449 – 1478Edward IV of EnglandKing1442 – 1483In their lifetime
Charles V“Caesar”Holy Roman Emperor · Charles I of Spain1500 – 1558
Philip I of Castile“the Handsome”King of Castile through marriage · Ruler of the Burgundian Low Countries1478 – 1506
Maximilian I“the Last Knight”Holy Roman Emperor1459 – 1519
Philip III of Burgundy“the Good”Duke1396 – 1467
Mary of Burgundy“the Rich”Duchess of Burgundy1457 – 1482Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves · ESNoble1393 – 1463