Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 - 11 February 1503) was queen consort of England from 1486 until her death. As the wife of Henry VII, she was the first Tudor queen. She was the daughter of Edward IV and niece of Richard III, and she married the king following Henry's victory at the Battle of Bosworth which started the last phase of the Wars of the Roses. She was the mother of King Henry VIII.

As the eldest daughter of Edward IV with no surviving brothers, Elizabeth of York had a strong claim to the throne in her own right, but she did not assume the throne as queen regnant. Such a precedent would not truly come to England for another 67 years, when her granddaughter, Mary I, acceded to the throne. Though initially reluctant to keep his promise Henry VII acknowledged the necessity of marrying Elizabeth of York to ensure the stability of his rule and weaken the claims of other surviving members of the House of York, but he ruled in his own right and claimed the throne by right of conquest and not by his marriage to the heir of the House of York. He had no intention of sharing power. He consequently chose to be crowned on 30 October 1485 before his marriage.  Henry VII had the Titulus Regius repealed, thereby legitimising the children of Edward IV, and acknowledged Edward V as his predecessor. After procuring papal dispensation, Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, officiated at the wedding of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York on 18 January 1486 in Westminster Abbey. Their first son, Arthur, was born on 20 September 1486. Elizabeth of York was crowned queen on 25 November 1487. Following her coronation, she gave birth to seven more children, but only four survived infancy: Arthur, Margaret, Henry and Mary.  Despite being a political arrangement at first, the marriage proved successful and both partners appear to have grown to love each other. Elizabeth of York did not exercise much political influence as queen due to her strong-minded mother-in-law Lady Margaret Beaufort, but she was reported to be gentle, kind, and generous to her relations, servants, and benefactors. When not at official gatherings, she lived a quiet life largely away from politics with three of her children at Eltham Palace. Elizabeth of York enjoyed music and dancing as well as dicing. She also kept greyhounds.  On 14 November 1501, Elizabeth of York's 15-year-old son Arthur married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. The pair were sent to Ludlow Castle, the traditional residence of the prince of Wales. Arthur died in April 1502. The news of Arthur's death caused Henry VII to break down in grief, as much in fear for his dynasty as in mourning for his son. Elizabeth comforted him, telling him that he was the only child of his mother but had survived to become king, that God had left him with a son and two daughters, and that they were both young enough to have more children. CANNOTANSWER

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Elisabet av York (11 februari 1466 – 11 februari 1503) var drottninggemål i England från 1486 fram till sin död. Som hustru till Henrik VII var hon den första tudordrottningen. Hon var dotter till Edvard IV och brorsdotter till Rikard III, och hon gifte sig med kungen efter Henriks seger vid Slaget vid Bosworth som startade den sista fasen av Rosornas krig. Hon var mor till kung Henrik VIII. Som äldsta dotter till Edvard IV utan några överlevande bröder hade Elisabet av York ett starkt anspråk på tronen i egen rätt, men hon övertog inte tronen som drottningregnant. Ett sådant prejudikat skulle inte riktigt komma till England förrän om 67 år, då hennes dotterdotter, Maria I, anslöt sig till tronen. Fastän Henrik VII till en början var motvillig att hålla sitt löfte erkände han nödvändigheten av att gifta sig med Elisabet av York för att säkerställa stabiliteten i hans styre och försvaga anspråken från andra överlevande medlemmar av huset York, men han regerade i egen rätt och hävdade tronen genom erövringsrätt och inte genom sitt äktenskap med arvingen till huset York. Han hade ingen avsikt att dela makten. Han valde följaktligen att krönas den 30 oktober 1485 före sitt giftermål. Henrik VII lät upphäva Titulus Regius, och legitimerade därmed Edvard IV:s barn, och erkände Edvard V som sin föregångare. Sedan kardinal Bourchier, ärkebiskop av Canterbury, upphandlat påvlig dispens, förrättade han vid Henrik VII:s och Elisabets bröllop av York den 18 januari 1486 i Westminster Abbey. Deras första son, Arthur, föddes den 20 september 1486. Elisabet av York kröntes till drottning den 25 november 1487. Efter sin kröning födde hon ytterligare sju barn, men bara fyra överlevde späd ålder: Arthur, Margaret, Henry och Mary. Trots att äktenskapet till en början var en politisk anordning, visade det sig framgångsrikt och båda parter tycks ha vuxit till att älska varandra. Elisabet av York utövade inte mycket politiskt inflytande som drottning på grund av sin starkt sinnade svärmor lady Margaret Beaufort, men hon uppgavs vara varsam, vänlig och generös mot sina relationer, tjänare och välgörare. När hon inte var på officiella sammankomster levde hon ett lugnt liv i stort sett borta från politiken med tre av sina barn i Eltham Palace. Elizabeth av York njöt av musik och dans samt dicing. Hon behöll även greyhounds. Den 14 november 1501 gifte sig Elisabet av Yorks 15-årige son Arthur med Katarina av Aragonien, dotter till kung Ferdinand II av Aragonien och drottning Isabella I av Kastilien. Paret skickades till Ludlow Castle, prinsen av Wales traditionella residensstad. Arthur avled i april 1502. Nyheten om Arthurs död fick Henrik VII att bryta samman i sorg, lika mycket i fruktan för sin dynasti som i sorg över sin son. Elisabet tröstade honom och sade till honom att han var moderns enda barn men hade överlevt för att bli kung, att Gud hade lämnat honom med en son och två döttrar och att de båda var tillräckligt unga för att få fler barn. CANNOTANSWER Ställ en fråga om den här artikeln.
Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was Queen consort of England from 1486 until her death. As the wife of Henry VII, she was the first Tudor Queen. She was the daughter of Edward IV and niece of Richard III, and she married the king after Henry's victory at the Battle of Bosworth which started the final phase of the War of the Roses. She was the mother of King Henry VIII. As the eldest daughter of Edward IV without any surviving brothers, Elizabeth of York had a strong claim to the throne in her own right, but she did not take over the throne as queen regnant. Such a precedent would not really come to England until 67 years later, when her granddaughter, Mary I, joined the throne. Although initially reluctant to keep his promise, Henry VII acknowledged the necessity of marrying Elizabeth of York to ensure the stability of his rule and weaken the claims of other surviving members of the House of York, but he ruled in his own right and claimed the throne by right of conquest and not by his marriage to the heir to the House of York. He had no intention of sharing power. He accordingly chose to be crowned on 30 October 1485 prior to his marriage. Henry VII had Titulus Regius repealed, thereby legitimizing the children of Edward IV, and recognized Edward V as his predecessor. Then Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, procured papal dispensation, he performed at the wedding of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York on 18 January 1486 in Westminster Abbey. Their first son, Arthur, was born on 20 September 1486. Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen on 25 November 1487. After her coronation, she gave birth to seven more children, but only four survived infancy: Arthur, Margaret, Henry, and Mary. Although initially a political arrangement, marriage proved successful and both parties seem to have grown to love one another. Elizabeth of York did not exert much political influence as a queen because of her strongly minded mother-in-law Lady Margaret Beaufort, but she was reported to be gentle, kind and generous to her relationships, servants and benefactors. When she was not at official assemblies, she lived a quiet life largely away from politics with three of her children in Eltham Palace. Elizabeth of York enjoyed music and dance as well as dicing. She also kept greyhounds. On 14 November 1501, Elizabeth of York's 15-year-old son Arthur married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. The couple were sent to Ludlow Castle, the traditional residence city of the Prince of Wales. Arthur died in April 1502. The news of Arthur's death caused Henry VII to break down in mourning, as much in fear of his dynasty as in sorrow for his son. Elizabeth comforted him and told him that he was the only child of the mother but had survived to become king, that God had left him with a son and two daughters, and that they were both young enough to have more children. CANNOTANSWER Ask a question about this article.
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