Elizabeth Tudor (1492–1495) Explained

House:Tudor
Father:Henry VII of England
Mother:Elizabeth of York
Birth Date:2 July 1492
Birth Place:Richmond Palace, Surrey, England
Death Place:Eltham Palace, Kent, England
Burial Date:27 September 1495
Burial Place:Westminster Abbey

Elizabeth Tudor (2 July 1492 – 14 September 1495) was the second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.

Life

Elizabeth was born on 2 July 1492 at Sheen Palace in Surrey (later rebuilt by her father as Richmond Palace, the remains of which are now part of Richmond, London). Her wet nurse, Cecily Burbage, was a married gentlewoman from Hayes.[1]

Death

Elizabeth died at Eltham Palace in Kent on 14 September 1495 at the age of three years and two months.[2] Her tomb in Westminster Abbey is made from Purbeck and black marble. On top of the monument is a finely polished slab of black Lydian, upon which were placed inscriptions to Elizabeth and her effigy of copper gilt, both of which have now disappeared with time. The Latin from the inscription can be translated:

The plate at the feet of her effigy is translated:

The following year in 1496, Henry and Elizabeth had another daughter, Mary, who became the Queen of France. Their final two children, Edmund (who died in 1500 at the age of 1) and Katherine (who died in 1503 shortly after birth), were laid to rest by young Elizabeth's side.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ridgway . Claire . Henry VIII's Lost Sister: Elizabeth Tudor . The Tudor Society . 20 October 2016 . 19 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Elizabeth daughter of Henry VII. westminster-abbey.org. Westminster Abbey. 27 December 2019.