- Princess of England
- Benedictine Nun in Amesbury
- AKA: Mary of Woodstock
Mary Plantagenet was born 11 March 1278 in Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom to Edward I of England (1239-1307) and Eleanor of Castile (1241-1290) and died 8 July 1332 Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes.
By his first wife Eleanor of Castile, Edward I of England had at least fourteen children, perhaps as many as sixteen. Of these, five daughters survived into adulthood, but only one son outlived his father, becoming King Edward II (1307–1327). Edward's children with Eleanor were:[1][2]
Mary was their seventh named daughter. She was a nun at Amesbury Priory, but lived very comfortably thanks to a generous allowance from her parents. Despite a papal travel prohibition in 1303, she travelled widely around the country.
Mary was born in 1278 and spent much of her childhood at the royal palace at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, which is where she got her name. She was known for her piety and devotion to God from a young age, and it is said that she was a skilled embroiderer and spent many hours creating beautiful religious tapestries.
When Mary was about 12 years old, her mother died and her father remarried. Mary's relationship with her stepmother, Margaret of France, was not a close one, and Mary reportedly became even more devoted to her religious faith as a result.
In 1291, when Mary was 13 years old, she entered the convent at Amesbury Abbey in Wiltshire, where she took her vows as a nun. She became known for her devotion to the Franciscan order and her charitable works, including caring for the sick and poor.
Mary remained at Amesbury Abbey for the rest of her life, and her reputation for holiness and piety continued to grow. She died there on 1332 at the age of 54 and was buried in the convent's church.
Mary of Woodstock was never officially canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, but she is still venerated by some as a holy woman and an example of piety and devotion to God. Her tomb can still be seen at Amesbury Abbey, which is now a private residence.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas of Brotherton (1300-1338) | 1 June 1300 | 4 August 1338 | Alice De Hales (1302-Bef 1330) Mary Braose |
| Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (1301-1330) | 5 August 1301 | 19 March 1330 | Margaret Wake, 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell (c1299-1349) |
| Eleanor of England (1306-1311) | 4 May 1306 Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | 1310 Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
See Also
- Rollo Family Ancestry
- wikipedia:en:Mary of Woodstock
- Edward I of England at thePeerage
- Edward I "Longshanks", King of England - Geni.com
- Edward I of England at Find A Grave
- English Kings 1066-1603 - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
- Parsons (2008). "Margaret (1279?–1318)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- Parsons, John Carmi (1984). "The Year of Eleanor of Castile's Birth and her Children by Edward I". Medieval Studies XLVI: 245–265. DOI:10.1484/J.MS.2.306316.
- Prestwich, Michael (1972). War, Politics and Finance under Edward I. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-09042-7.
- Prestwich, Michael (2008). "Edward I (1239–1307)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8517. ISBN 978-019-861412-8. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-8517. Retrieved 28 February 2019. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
References
- ^ Parsons 1984, pp. 245-265
- ^ Prestwich 1997, p. 126.