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Feb. 11th, 2015 04:27 pmBorn on this day in 1466 to King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville and died on this day in 1503 aged 37 Elizabeth of York,(my toy,wikipedia).
I have 3 out of 1351 people who have known birth and death days who died on their birthday (and 29 who died on the day they were born). 1351/365 is about 3.7, so I guess that's about the number of people you would expect to die on their birthday if people died at the same rate throughout the year.
Elizabeth of York was the daughter of Edward IV, of the house of York, she married Henry VII, heir to the Lancastrian claim to the throne through his mother Margaret Beaufort; thus uniting the opposing sides from the wars of the roses. She was the mother of Henry VIII, and another of her children an ancestor of the current Queen. Although her marriage was political it seems that it wasn't terrible and they did actually care for each other. Elizabeth didn't have much political influence, her mother-in-law was the dominating female presence at court. She had 7 children in 16 years, and died (like so many women of the era) shortly after having the last.
I have 3 out of 1351 people who have known birth and death days who died on their birthday (and 29 who died on the day they were born). 1351/365 is about 3.7, so I guess that's about the number of people you would expect to die on their birthday if people died at the same rate throughout the year.
Elizabeth of York was the daughter of Edward IV, of the house of York, she married Henry VII, heir to the Lancastrian claim to the throne through his mother Margaret Beaufort; thus uniting the opposing sides from the wars of the roses. She was the mother of Henry VIII, and another of her children an ancestor of the current Queen. Although her marriage was political it seems that it wasn't terrible and they did actually care for each other. Elizabeth didn't have much political influence, her mother-in-law was the dominating female presence at court. She had 7 children in 16 years, and died (like so many women of the era) shortly after having the last.