Now that Richard III has been found in Leicester, his sister remains unfindable. Margaret of York was the third wife of Charles the Bold and was reputed to be very attractive with long blonde hair. They were married on July 3rd 1468 in house St-Jan in Damme (left).
After the death of Charles the Bold in 1477 she settled permanently in Mechelen. She was buried in the Minderbroederskerk in Mechelen in 1503.
During the Iconoclastic Fury (Beeldenstorm) in 1566 and later during the French Revolution there was quite a lot of damage in the church. The coffin and bones of Margaret remain unfindable. So she still lies beneath the floor tiles, hopefully to be found in the future. For now, the church is used as a festivities hall. Not many of the partygoer will know about the queen beneath their feet.
You can read the article in the newspaper
here. More about Margaret in
Wikipedia.
