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Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville was born in 1465. When her two brothers were murdered she became her father's heiress. She rejected the proposal by Richard III and after the Battle of Bosworth married Henry VII.

Elizabeth gave birth to Arthur (1486-1502), Margaret (1489-1541) and Henry VIII (1491-1547).

Elizabeth of York died in 1503.