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Margaret of York

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1446–1503 Also known as Margaret of Burgundy

English Yorkist princess, elder sister of Edward IV and Richard III. In 1468 she married Charles, Duke of Burgundy, becoming Duchess of Burgundy.…

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  1. 1481–1490Mechelen · BrabantMaintaining the remnants of Burgundian power at the court of Mechelen as dowager duchess, in 1487 she publicly recognized Lambert Simnel as heir to the English throne, later shifting her support to Perkin Warbeck. Over that decade her diplomatic activities made Burgundy an important base for anti-Tudor forces.

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