Biography of Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 1458-1497
Paternal Family Tree: Woodville
Maternal Family Tree: Jeanne Sabran
On 22 Apr 1433 John Duke Bedford (age 43) and [her mother] Jacquetta Luxemburg (age 18) were married at Thérouanne [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol (age 43) and [her grandmother] Margherita Baux (age 39). He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
The marriage caused a rift with Philip "Good" Duke Burgundy (age 36), John's late wife's brother, who regarded the marriage, some five months after his sister's death, an insult to her memory. There was no issue from the marriage with John dying a year and a half later.
Before 1437 [her father] Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 31) and [her mother] Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 21) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and [her grandmother] Margherita Baux (age 42). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Around 1458 Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford was born to Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 53) and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 43).
In 1466 Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 11) and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 8) were married. She by marriage Duchess of Buckingham. See Woodville Marriages. She the daughter of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 61) and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 51). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 03 Feb 1478 [her son] Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham was born to [her husband] Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 23) and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 20) at Brecon Castle.
Around 1479 [her son] Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire was born to [her husband] Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 24) and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 21).
Around 1479 [her daughter] Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex was born to [her husband] Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 24) and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 21).
Around 1483 [her daughter] Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon was born to [her husband] Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 28) and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 25).
On 02 Nov 1483 [her husband] Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 29) was beheaded in Salisbury Marketplace [Map] for his part in the rebellion. His son [her son] Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 5) succeeded 8th Earl Stafford, 9th Baron Stafford.
On 28 Oct 1485 [her future husband] Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 53) was created 1st Duke Bedford by Henry VII (age 28) for having supported Henry's claim to the throne. Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 27) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 50) was created 1st Earl Derby.
Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon (age 26) was created 1st Earl Devon. It is believed he was restored 11th Baron Okehampton at the same time?
Reginald Bray (age 45), John Fitzwalter, Thomas Cokesge, Roger Lewknor, Henry Haydon and John Verney were appointed Knight of the Bath.
On 07 Nov 1485 Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 54) and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford. He the son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.
In Dec 1489 [her son] Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 11) and [her daughter-in-law] Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham were married. She by marriage Duchess of Buckingham. The executors of her father Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland, who had been hanged by rebels during the Northern Rebellion earlier in the year, having paid King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 32) £4000 for the privilege. His father, [her former husband] Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham, had been hanged for treason in 1483. She the daughter of Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland and Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland. He the son of Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 31). They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 21 Dec 1495 [her husband] Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 64) died at Thornbury Manor without legitimate issue. Duke Bedford, Earl Pembroke extinct.
On 24 Jan 1496 Richard Wingfield (age 27) and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 38) were married. She the daughter of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 18 May 1497 Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 39) died.
Around 1513 [her former husband] Richard Wingfield (age 44) and Bridget Wiltshire were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 22 Jul 1525 [her former husband] Richard Wingfield (age 56) died at Toledo. He was buried at San Juan de los Reyes.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Woodville
GrandFather: Richard Woodville
Father: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate
GrandMother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Beauchamp 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Beauchamp
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Lisle 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Idonea Lisle
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp
Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Waleran II of Luxemburg 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Lord of Ligby 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy of Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Ligny 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy of Dampierre Richebourg 
6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alix Dampierre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jean Chatillon Count Saint Pol Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mathilde Chatillon Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean Fiennes 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Fiennes 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Dampierre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandFather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Count of Enghien
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne
Mother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria
GrandMother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Romano Orsini
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roberto Orsini Count 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anastasia Montfort Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Orsini Count 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sueva del Balzo
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Sabran