Positions given to Woodvilles Flashcards
Who was Richard Woodville (Elizabeth Woodville’s father) married to?
Jaquetta of Luxemburg
What position was Richard Woodville given?
Treasurer of England and becomes Earl Rivers
Who did Earl Rivers replace as Treasurer of England?
Lord Mountjoy
What position is Anthony Woodville (eldest brother) given?
Lord Scales
Who does John Woodville marry and why is it significant?
Dowager Duchess of Norfolk who is 67 and Warwick’s uncle
Who does Katherine Woodville marry and how healthy is her relationship?
Henry Stafford Duke of Buckingham (he hates his wife as he is forced into it)
Who did Eleanor Woodville marry?
Lord Gray de Ruthin (defected from Lancaster to York at Northampton)
Who did Thomas Grey (Elizabeth’s son) marry?
Anne Holland
What was the importance of the marriage between Thomas Grey and Anne Holland?
The King had paid the Duchess of Exeter 4000 marks to break previous alliance with Warwick’s nephew (Montague’s son) which would have made him a Duke rather than his current status of Northumberland
What role did Lionel Woodville get?
Bishop of Salisbury
