Births on March 20

Cecily of York

Born on March 20, 1469

Cecily of York (d. 1507)

Cecily of York, Viscountess Welles (20 March 1469 – 24 August 1507) was an English princess, the third daughter of Edward IV, King of England, and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville, daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. She was First Lady of the Bedchamber to her sister, Queen Elizabeth of York, in the years 1485–1487.

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Events on 1469

26 Jul

Battle of Edgecote Moor
Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place.
1 Aug

Order of Saint Michael
Louis XI of France founds the chivalric order called the Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.
19 Oct

Isabella I of Castile
Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.

Births on March 20

Cecily of York

Born on March 20, 1469

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