Anne of York, Lady Howard
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The five daughters of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, (left to right): Elizabeth, Cecily, Anne, Catherine, and Mary. Royal Window, Northwest Transept, Canterbury Cathedral.
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| Born |
2 November 1475 Westminster Palace, London |
| Died | 23 November 1511 (aged 36) |
| Burial | first: Thetford Priory, Norfolk later: St Michael's, Framlingham |
| Spouse | Thomas Howard (later 3rd Duke of Norfolk) |
| Issue | Thomas Howard |
| House | York |
| Father | Edward IV of England |
| Mother | Elizabeth Woodville |
Anne of York (2 November 1475 – 23 November 1511) was born in the Palace of Westminster, London, as the fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and his wife, Elizabeth Woodville.
On 5 August 1480, King Edward IV signed a treaty agreement with Maximilian I, Archduke of Austria. According to its terms, Anne was supposed to marry his eldest son Philip, the future Duke of Burgundy. The agreement also included the term that Maximilian would not pursue other contracts of marriage for the following three years.
Maximilian was the eldest son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and had a good chance for pursuing the title of the Holy Roman Emperor for himself later. His wife and mother to Philip was Mary, Duchess of Burgundy. Both relations made Maximilian a valuable ally for Edward IV. However, the marriage treaty was repudiated after Edward's death and was never concluded.
As a sign of closeness between King Richard III and the Howard family, Anne was betrothed to Thomas Howard in 1484. After the overthrow of Richard III, Howard renewed his marital claim to Anne. At this time, Anne was attending her sister Elizabeth, wife of King Henry VII, as a lady-in-waiting.
On 4 February 1495, Anne was married to Thomas Howard (later 3rd Duke of Norfolk) at Westminster Abbey. Howard was the eldest son and heir of Sir Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey (later 2nd Duke of Norfolk) by his first wife, Elizabeth Tilney. As Thomas Howard did not succeed to the earldom of Surrey or the dukedom of Norfolk until after Anne's death, Anne was never Countess of Surrey or Duchess of Norfolk.
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