Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter 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 of Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk, Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy and of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence. Anne married twice and divorced her first husband: In 1447 aged eight years old, Anne was married to Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430–1475).
HM hired armed cutter Duchess of York 21 February that "Honfleur" and "Dorade", two prizes to the cutters "Duchess of York" and "Fly", had arrived at Portsmouth. "Duchess of York", under the command of Lieutenant Lundy, arrived at Portsmouth on 4 April from a cruise off Havre. She brought in with her the brig "Alexander", which had come from Lisbon and had been bound for Altona, Hamburg. "Duchess of York" had intercepted "Alexander" going into Havre with a cargo of fruit, etc. This capture gave rise to a court case in 1800 in which "Alexander"s owners challenged her seizure. The facts of the case, per the owner,