Duchess of Buckingham Katherine Wydeville

Duchess of Buckingham Katherine Wydeville

Female 1458 - 1497  (39 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Duchess of Buckingham Katherine Wydeville was born in 1458 in Monmouthshire, Wales (daughter of Knight of the Order of the Garter -- 1st Earl Rivers Sir Richard Wydeville, KG and Duchess of Bedford, Lady Rivers Jacquette de Luxembourg); died on 18 May 1497 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Ancestor of Mack Ferrin Smith

    Katherine married 2nd Duke of Buckingham Henry Stafford before May 1465. Henry was born on 4 Sep 1455; died on 2 Nov 1483 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; was buried in Britford, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    Both parties were children at the time; they were carried on squires' shoulders at the coronation ceremony and were reared in the queen's household together.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Stafford was born in 1479 in Wales; died on 11 May 1532 in Boreham, Essex, England.
    2. Knight of the Order of the Bath - 3rd Duke of Buckingham Edward Stafford was born on 3 Feb 1478 in Wales; died on 17 May 1521 in London, England.

    Family/Spouse: Knight of the Order of the Garter -- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Sir Richard Wingfield, KG. Sir was born in 1456; died on 25 Jul 1525 in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Knight of the Order of the Garter -- 1st Duke of Bedford, Earl of Pembroke Sir Jasper Tudor, KG. Sir (son of Sir Owen Meredith Tudor and Queen Consort of England Catherine de Valois) was born in 1431 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England; died on 21 Dec 1495 in Somerset, England; was buried in Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Stafford was born in 1479 in Wales; died on 11 May 1532 in Boreham, Essex, England.
    2. Robert Tudor was born in 1486 in Hertfordshire, England; died in 1525 in Wales.
    3. Joan Tudor was born in 1453 in Caernarvonshire, Wales; died in 1469 in Glamorgan, Wales.
    4. Knight of the Order of the Bath - 3rd Duke of Buckingham Edward Stafford was born on 3 Feb 1478 in Wales; died on 17 May 1521 in London, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Knight of the Order of the Garter -- 1st Earl Rivers Sir Richard Wydeville, KG was born in 1412 in Maidstone, Kent, England (son of Sir Richard Wydeville, Esq. and Joan Marie Bedlisgate); died on 12 Aug 1469 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England; was buried .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Mack Ferrin Smith
    • Name: Woodville
    • Occupation: Warden of the Cinque Ports
    • _MILT: In the Wars of the Roses, he was initially a Lancastrian, but he became a Yorkist when he thought that the Lancastrian cause was lost.

    Notes:

    Died:
    beheaded at Kenilworth

    Sir married Duchess of Bedford, Lady Rivers Jacquette de Luxembourg in 1436 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England. Jacquette was born in 1416 in Normandy, France; died on 30 May 1472 in Northamptonshire, England; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Duchess of Bedford, Lady Rivers Jacquette de Luxembourg was born in 1416 in Normandy, France; died on 30 May 1472 in Northamptonshire, England; was buried .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Great-Grandmother of King Henry VIII
    • Occupation: Lady at Court to Henry VI. In charge of examining Joan of Arc in prison to determine if she had been raped
    • Religion: She withstood a trial or possibly two at court for witchcraft
    • Witchcraft Accusation: Bef 1472, England; Accused of witchcraft

    Notes:

    Married:
    Richard was commissioned by Henry VI of England to bring the young widow to England. During the journey, the couple fell in love and married in secret

    Children:
    1. Queen Consort of England Elizabeth Woodville was born in 1437 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England; died on 8 Jun 1492 in Surrey, England; was buried in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
    2. 1. Duchess of Buckingham Katherine Wydeville was born in 1458 in Monmouthshire, Wales; died on 18 May 1497 in England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Sir Richard Wydeville, Esq. was born in 1385 in Maidstone, Kent, England (son of Sheriff of Northants Sir John de Wydeville and Elizabeth 'Isabel' de Lyons, son of Sheriff of Northants Sir John de Wydeville and Isabel Godard); died on 29 Nov 1441 in Bedfordshire, England; was buried in Maidstone, Kent, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Constable of the Tower of London

    Notes:

    Buried:
    (All Saints Graveyard)

    Sir married Joan Marie Bedlisgate in 1403 in Maidstone, Kent, England. Joan (daughter of John Bedlisgate and Mary Beauchamp) was born in 1390 in Northamptonshire, England; died after 17 Jul 1448 in Grafton, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Joan Marie Bedlisgate was born in 1390 in Northamptonshire, England (daughter of John Bedlisgate and Mary Beauchamp); died after 17 Jul 1448 in Grafton, Yorkshire, England.
    Children:
    1. 2. Knight of the Order of the Garter -- 1st Earl Rivers Sir Richard Wydeville, KG was born in 1412 in Maidstone, Kent, England; died on 12 Aug 1469 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England; was buried .
    2. Joan Wydville was born about 1404 in Grafton, Gloucestershire, England; died between 1434 and 1498.
    3. Margaret Wydeville was born in 1420 in Shropshire, England; died in 1470 in Shropshire, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sheriff of Northants Sir John de Wydeville was born in 1341 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England (son of High Sheriff of Northants Richard de Wydevill and Elizabeth Lyons); died on 8 Sep 1403 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.

    Sir married Elizabeth 'Isabel' de Lyons before 1379. Elizabeth was born about 1345 in England; died between 1387 and 1440. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth 'Isabel' de Lyons was born about 1345 in England; died between 1387 and 1440.
    Children:
    1. 4. Sir Richard Wydeville, Esq. was born in 1385 in Maidstone, Kent, England; died on 29 Nov 1441 in Bedfordshire, England; was buried in Maidstone, Kent, England.

  3. 10.  John Bedlisgate was born about 1314; died between 1390 and 1411.

    John married Mary Beauchamp between 1381 and 1408. Mary was born about 1365; died between 1394 and 1459. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Beauchamp was born about 1365; died between 1394 and 1459.
    Children:
    1. 5. Joan Marie Bedlisgate was born in 1390 in Northamptonshire, England; died after 17 Jul 1448 in Grafton, Yorkshire, England.