Margaret of Burgundy

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Margaret of Burgundy was a powerful late 15th-century duchess and Yorkist supporter who played a key role in backing pretenders to the English throne against the Tudor monarchy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Margaret of Burgundy canonical 4
Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yorkist supporter ⓘ
duchess consort of Burgundy ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
patron of pretenders to the English throne ⓘ
political exile ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the Recollects, Mechelen ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfDeath Duchy of Brabant ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1446 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1503 ⓘ
dateOfMarriage 1468 ⓘ
era late 15th century ⓘ
father Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
financed Lambert Simnel’s invasion of England in 1487 ⓘ
Perkin Warbeck’s campaigns against Henry VII ⓘ
givenName Margaret ⓘ
mother Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ⓘ
name Margaret of Burgundy ⓘ
nobleFamily House of York ⓘ
notableFor backing pretenders to the English throne ⓘ
influence in Burgundian and Netherlandish politics ⓘ
resistance to Tudor rule ⓘ
opposed Henry VII of England ⓘ
Tudor dynasty ⓘ
placeOfBirth Fotheringhay Castle ⓘ
placeOfDeath Mechelen ⓘ
placeOfMarriage Bruges ⓘ
positionHeld de facto political leader at the Burgundian court after 1477 ⓘ
provided refuge for Yorkist exiles ⓘ
troops for Lambert Simnel’s rebellion ⓘ
relative Edward V of England ⓘ
Elizabeth of York ⓘ
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Burgundy ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ
Mechelen ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sibling Edward IV of England ⓘ
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence ⓘ
Richard III of England ⓘ
spouse Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: Charles the Bold
supported Lambert Simnel ⓘ
Perkin Warbeck ⓘ
Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
title Countess Palatine of Burgundy ⓘ
Countess of Artois ⓘ
Countess of Flanders ⓘ
Duchess of Burgundy ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Perkin Warbeck → featuresCharacter → Margaret of Burgundy ⓘ
Thomas of Windsor → sibling → Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy ⓘ
linked to: Margaret of Burgundy
Martin Schwartz → employer → Margaret of Burgundy ⓘ
Lambert Simnel rebellion → supportedBy → Margaret of Burgundy ⓘ