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).
SS Duchess of York (1928) but twenty seven from the ship. Fearing the flames from the ships would attract U boats, "Duchess of York" and "California" were sunk by Royal Navy torpedoes in position in the early hours of 12 July. According to the regimental records of my fathers regiment, the 675 Artisan and Works R.E., on the 16th of June 1940 they embarked on the SS. Duchess of York from ST Nazaire during the evacuation of France. The next day on the 17th of June RMS Lancastria was sunk off St Nazaire with the loss of over 4,000 lives, the biggest loss of life