Catherine of York
| Catherine of York | |
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| Countess of Devon | |
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| Born |
14 August 1479 Eltham Palace, Greenwich |
| Died | 15 November 1527 (aged 48) Tiverton Castle, Devon |
| Spouse | William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon |
| Issue |
Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter Edward Courtenay Margaret Courtenay |
| House | York |
| Father | Edward IV |
| Mother | Elizabeth Woodville |
Catherine or Katherine of York (14 August 1479 – 15 November 1527) was the ninth child and sixth daughter of King Edward IV by his wife Elizabeth Woodville. From birth to death, she was daughter to Edward IV, sister to Edward V, niece to Richard III, sister-in-law to Henry VII and aunt to Henry VIII.
She was born in Eltham Palace. Edward IV hastened to seek a marriage contract for his youngest daughter and on 28 August 1479 a marriage contract was concluded promising Catherine to John, Prince of Asturias, eldest son of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. The alliance was still being negotiated when her father died on 9 April 1483. This marriage was never concluded.
Her brother-in-law Henry VII, husband of her sister Elizabeth, later negotiated with James III of Scotland to obtain a possible husband for her. According to an agreement drawn up in November 1487, Catherine would marry James Stewart, Duke of Ross, second son of James III. The same agreement promised the hand of her mother Elizabeth Woodville to James III and the hand of one of her sisters to the future James IV of Scotland. James III was killed in the Battle of Sauchieburn (11 June 1488). His son and successor, James IV, never pursued this agreement.
By late October 1495, Catherine was already married to William Courtenay (born 1475), created Earl of Devon in 1511. He was the eldest son and heir-apparent of Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, and his wife and distant cousin Elizabeth Courtenay. They were parents to three children:
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