Anne, Duchess of Exeter

Anne Plantagenet
Duchess of Exeter
Anne with her second husband Thomas St. Leger. Monumental brass in "St Leger Chantry" (later "Rutland Chantry"), St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Born10 August 1439
Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Died14 January 1476(1476-01-14) (aged 36)
Burial1 February 1476
SpousesHenry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter
Thomas St. Leger
IssueLady Anne Holland
Anne St. Leger, Baroness de Ros
HouseYork
FatherRichard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
MotherCecily Neville

Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter, aka Anne Plantagenet (10 August 1439 – 14 January 1476), was the first child of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was thus the eldest sister of kings Edward IV (1461–1483) and Richard III (1483–1485) and their siblings Edmund, Earl of Rutland; Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk; Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy; and George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence.


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