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She was a younger sister of Elizabeth of York, Mary of York, Cecily of York, Edward V, Margaret of York, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, Anne of York, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, and Catherine of New York She was also an aunt of Henry VIII of England. She was born in Eltham, London on 10 November 1480, and was baptized by Edward Story, Bishop of Chichester on 11 November 1480.

Her godfather was William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester.

Bridget was likely named after Saint Bridget of Sweden. Her parents may have decided at the time of her birth that this daughter would be dedicated to a religious life, and Princess Bridget was entrusted to Dartford Priory, Dartford, Kent sometime between 1486 and 1492.

She became a nun. After Bridget"s sister, Elizabeth of York, married Henry VII, Elizabeth paid some of Bridget"s expenses and kept in touch with her via messengers.

Bridget is known to have left Dartford on at least one occasion, when she attended the funeral of her mother, Elizabeth Woodville, in 1492. She died about 1517.