Jacquetta of Luxembourg

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Jacquetta of Luxembourg was a 15th-century English noblewoman of high birth and influence, best known as the wife of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, and a key figure in the Wars of the Roses through her powerful family connections.

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Jacquetta of Luxembourg canonical 20
Jacquetta Woodville 2
Jacquetta 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century person
English noble
historical figure
noblewoman
accusationOutcome acquitted of witchcraft charges
accusedOf witchcraft
associatedWith House of Lancaster
House of York
birthPlace Luxembourg
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
era Late Middle Ages
familyName of Luxembourg
father Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol
givenName Jacquetta
languageSpoken English
French
mother Margaret of Baux
motherOf Anne Woodville
linked to: Catherine Woodville

Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
Elizabeth Woodville
Jacquetta Woodville
John Woodville
linked to: Sir John Woodville

Katherine Woodville
linked to: Catherine Woodville

Lionel Woodville
Margaret Woodville
linked to: Catherine Woodville

Mary Woodville
Richard Woodville (the younger)
nobleFamily House of Luxembourg
notableEvent Wars of the Roses
notableFor being mother of Queen Elizabeth Woodville
influence in the Wars of the Roses through family alliances
secret marriage to Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
notableRelative Edward IV of England
Elizabeth Woodville
Henry VI of England
Henry VII of England
Margaret of Anjou
Richard III of England
positionHeld Lady of the Bedchamber to Margaret of Anjou
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
sibling Catherine of Luxembourg
Isabelle of Luxembourg
Jacques of Luxembourg
Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol
Thibaud of Luxembourg
spouse John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
title Countess Rivers
Duchess of Bedford

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elizabeth Woodville mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford spouse Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Cecily of York maternalGrandmother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Sir John Woodville mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham motherInLaw Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Jacquetta of Luxembourg givenName Jacquetta
linked to: Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Jacquetta of Luxembourg motherOf Jacquetta Woodville
linked to: Jacquetta of Luxembourg
House of Woodville notableMember Jacquetta of Luxembourg
House of Woodville matriarch Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Elizabeth Woodville mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
subject linked to: Woodville
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers spouse Jacquetta of Luxembourg
subject linked to: Woodville
Woodville family notableMember Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Elizabeth Woodville mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
subject linked to: Lady Grey of Groby
Richard Grey maternalGrandmother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Anne of Burgundy successorAsDuchessOfBedford Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers spouse Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers child Jacquetta Woodville
linked to: Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers associatedWith Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Anthony Wydeville mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
subject linked to: Lord Scales
John Woodville relative Jacquetta of Luxembourg
subject linked to: John
Catherine Woodville mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg