Bridget of York
Noble person
1480 – 1517
Who was Bridget of York?
Bridget of York was an English princess, the tenth child and seventh daughter of Edward IV of England and Queen Elizabeth Woodville.
She was a younger sister of Elizabeth of York, Mary of York, Cecily of York, Edward V, Margaret of York, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, Anne of York, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, and Catherine of York. She was also an aunt of Henry VIII of England.
She was born in Eltham, London on 10 November 1480, and was baptized by Edward Story, Bishop of Chichester on 11 November 1480. Her godmothers at the baptismal fount were her paternal grandmother, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, and her oldest sister, Elizabeth of York. Her godfather was William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester. Bridget's aunt Margaret, Lady Maltravers, served as her godmother at her confirmation. Bridget was likely named after St. Bridget of Sweden.
Her parents may have decided at the time of her birth that this daughter would be dedicated to a religious life, and Princess Bridget was entrusted to Dartford Priory, Dartford, Kent sometime between 1486 and 1492. She became a nun.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1480
Eltham Palace - Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Eltham
- Died
- 1517
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on July 23, 2013
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