Anne Plantagenêt

   Anne of York

Personal and Family Information

Anne was born on 10 AUG 1439 in Fotheringhay Palace, Northamptonshire, England, the daughter of Richard Plantagenêt and Cecily Neville.

She died on 14 JAN 1476. The place is not known.

She had two marriages/partners. Her first husband was Henry de Holland, who she married in 1447. The place has not been found. Their only known child was Anne (c1455-c1474).

Her second husband was Thomas St. Leger. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Anne (1476-1528).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

In August 2012, a dig to find the remains of King Richard III took place in Greyfriars, Leicester. In September, it was reported that remains had been found during the dig. The remains were tested using the mitochondrial DNA of Canadian Michael Ibsen. Mitochodrial DNA (mDNA) is inherited unbroken from mother to offspring along a female line. Michael is a 17th generation descendant of Anne of York by his mother Joy, herself a direct female descendant. The results of the DNA testing were officially announced on 4 February 2013, when University of Leicester researchers said that it was "beyond reasonable doubt" that a battle-scarred skeleton unearthed in 2012 was the king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.