Margaret of York

For other people named Margaret of York, see Margaret of York (disambiguation).
For other duchesses of Burgundy named Margaret, see Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy (disambiguation).
Margaret of York
Portrait by anonymous painter, ca. 1468
Duchess consort of Burgundy
Tenure9 July 1468 – 5 January 1477
Born3 May 1446
Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Died23 November 1503(1503-11-23) (aged 57)
Mechelen, Flanders
Spouse
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(m. 1468; d. 1477)​
HouseYork
FatherRichard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
MotherCecily Neville

Margaret of York (3 May 1446 – 23 November 1503), also known by marriage as Margaret of Burgundy, was Duchess of Burgundy from 1468 to 1477 as the third wife of Charles the Bold, and after his death (1477) acted as a protector of the Burgundian State. She was a daughter of Richard, 3rd Duke of York, and of Cecily Neville, and the sister of two kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III. Born at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, in the Kingdom of England, she died at Mechelen in the Low Countries.[1]

  1. ^ "Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy (Sister) - Richard III Society". 1 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.