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Catherine of York

1479 - 1527

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Catherine of York (14 August 1479 – 15 November 1527) was the sixth daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Soon after the death of her father and the usurpation of the throne by her uncle Richard III, Catherine was declared illegitimate along with the other children of Edward IV. The princess' mother, fearing for her children's lives, moved them to Westminster Abbey, where the late king's family received sanctuary and spent about a year; later she moved to the royal palace. When Richard III died, and Henry Tudor was on the throne under the name of Henry VII, the act recognizing the children of Edward IV as bastards was canceled. Henry VII married the eldest of Edward IV's daughters, Elizabeth, and Catherine became a valuable diplomatic asset: marriage plans with John, Prince of Asturias and later with James Stewart, Duke of Ross were made for her, but in both cases it did not come to a wedding. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine of York is the 10,734th most popular politician (up from 14,021st in 2019), the 2,410th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,324th in 2019) and the 376th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Catherine of York ranks 10,734 out of 19,576. Before her are Ramón Serrano Suñer, Nicholas Liverpool, Molon, Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Abd al-Wahid II, and Carlos Pellegrini. After her are Alexandros Nikolopoulos, Laura Martinozzi, Lupus I of Aquitaine, Publius Decius Mus, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, and Ingvar of Kiev.

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Among people born in 1479, Catherine of York ranks 12. Before her are Diego Columbus, Peter Henlein, Ippolito d'Este, Vallabha, Francisco de Montejo, and Guru Amar Das. After her are Philip I, Margrave of Baden, and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1527, Catherine of York ranks 11. Before her are Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Rodrigo de Bastidas, Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Johann Froben, and Felix Manz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Catherine of York ranks 2,410 out of 8,785. Before her are Gary Glitter (1944), Claude Choules (1901), James Stephenson (1889), James Steuart (1712), Cynewulf of Wessex (750), and Derek Warwick (1954). After her are Ian Stewart (1945), The Edge (1961), William Kingdon Clifford (1845), Simon MacCorkindale (1952), Ed Sheeran (1991), and Bill Foulkes (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Catherine of York ranks 376. Before her are Eadgifu of Wessex (null), Emma Darwin (1808), Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473), Catherine Carey (1523), Konstantinos Paspatis (1878), and Cynewulf of Wessex (750). After her are Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots (1404), Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883), Mark of Cornwall (480), Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563), Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham (1670), and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516).

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