Cecily of York (March 20, 1469 - August 24, 1507) was the third daughter of Edward IV of England and his Queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1507 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... Elizabeth Woodville or Wydville (c. ...

Cecily was a younger sister of Elizabeth of York and Mary of York. She was also an older sister of Edward V of England; Margaret of York; Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York; Anne of York; George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford; Catherine of York; and Bridget of York. Elizabeth of York (February 11, 1466–February 11, 1503) was the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England, who she married in 1486, and the mother of King Henry VIII. She was born at Westminster, the eldest child of King Edward IV and his own Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville... Mary of York (August 11, 1467 - May 23, 1482) was the second daughter of Edward IV of England and his Queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. ... Edward V (4 November 1470 – 25 June 1483) was an English monarch, although never crowned. ... Margaret of York (May 3, 1446 - November 23, 1503) - also by marriage known as Margaret of Burgundy- was a daughter to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville, a sister of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, third wife to Charles the Bold, Duke... Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York and 1st Duke of Norfolk (17 August 1473–1483?) was the second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville and, thus, the younger brother of King Edward V. In January 1478, when he was about 4 years old, he married... Anne of York (November 2, 1475 - November 23, 1511) was the seventh child and fifth daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. ... George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford (March, 1477 - March, 1479) was the eighth child and third son of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. ... Catherine of York (August 14, 1479 - November 15, 1527) was the ninth child and sixth daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. ... Bridget of York (November 10, 1480 - 1517) was the tenth child and seventh daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. ...

She was born in Westminster Palace. In 1474, Edward IV contacted a marriage alliance with James III of Scotland, whereby Cecily was betrothed to the future James IV of Scotland. This agreement was unpopular in the Scotland, and later military conflicts between Edward IV and James III would negate the agreement. Clock Tower and New Palace Yard from the west The Palace of Westminster, on the banks of the River Thames in Westminster, London, is the home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which form the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ... James III of Scotland (1451/ 1452 – June 11, 1488), son of James II and Mary of Gueldres, created Duke of Rothesay at birth, king of Scotland from 1460 to 1488. ... James IV (March 17, 1473-September 9, 1513) - King of Scots from 1488 to 1513. ...

In 1480, Cecily was named a Lady of the Garter along with her older sister Mary of York; their sister Elizabeth had become a Lady of the Garter in 1477. With her older sisters, Cecily was present at the wedding of their brother the Duke of York in 1478. Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by King Edward III of England in 1348 as a society, fellowship and college of knights. ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ...

In 1482, Cecily was betrothed to Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, the younger brother of James III, who had recently allied with her father and had personal ambitions for the Scottish throne. He was killed on August 7, 1485, without the marriage having taken place. Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ... Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany (c. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... // Events August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ...

In 1487, after Henry VII's accession and marriage to her sister Elizabeth, Cecily was married to John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles, the son of Lionel Welles, 6th Lord Welles and Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso. Her new husband was also a maternal half-brother of Margaret Beaufort, and thus an uncle of Henry VII. They had two children, Elizabeth and Anne Welles, both of whom died young. Henry VII may refer to: Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (c. ... Margaret Beaufort, Mother of Henry VII, at prayer, by an anonymous artist, about 1500 Margaret Beaufort (May 31, 1443 – June 29, 1509) was the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, granddaughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt and his mistress...

Viscount Welles died on February 9, 1499. Cecily's second marriage, to Thomas Kyme or Kymbe, took place without the King's permission, with the result Cecily was sent from court and her estates confiscated. It took intervention from Margaret Beaufort for Cecily to be forgiven and have most of her lands restored. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This second marriage also produced no surviving children, and Cecily is believed to have died a few years afterward, around 1507. According to Edward Hall's Chronicle, she was buried in Quarr Abbey, Isle of Wight. Edward Hall (c. ... // The Quarr Abbey of the Middle Ages The ancient Quarr Abbey was founded in 1132 by Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon and fourth lord of the Isle of Wight. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ...

Cecily played a role in some court events during Henry VII's reign. She carried her nephew, Arthur, Prince of Wales, at his christening; attended her sister Elizabeth of York at her coronation; and bore the train of Catherine of Aragon at her wedding to Prince Arthur. But her life proved much more obscure than might have been expected from her early betrothals. It is perhaps with this in mind that Thomas More, in his History of King Richard III, described Cecily as "not so fortunate as fair." The recently-widowed young Catherine of Aragon, by Henry VIIs court painter, Michael Sittow, c. ... For the Elizabethan play, see Sir Thomas More (play). ...

A stained glass depiction of Cecily, originally from a larger "royal window" portraying Edward IV's family in the north transept of Canterbury Cathedral, is now in the Burrell Collection. Canterbury Cathedral from the southwest. ... The buildings that house the Burrell Collection The Burrell Collection is an art collection in the city of Glasgow, in Scotland. ...