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Edward IV PLANTAGENET King of England 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 April 1442

Birth Location: Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France

Death Date: 9 April 1483

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Richard York

Mother: Cecily NEVILLE

Spouse(s): Elisabeth England

Children(s): Elizabeth PLANTAGENET, Arthur PLANTAGENET, Mary PLANTAGENET, Cecily Welles, Edward England, Margaret England, Richard York, Anne Surrey, George Bedford, Katherine Devon, Bridget PLANTAGENET, Edward PLANTAGENET

Edward IV PLANTAGENET King of England was born in 1442 in Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France, the child of Richard Plantagenet 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Neville. Edward IV PLANTAGENET King of England married Eleanor Butler Mistress To Edward Iv, Elisabeth Wydeville Woodville Queen Consort Of England, Elizabeth Jane Lambert Mistress To Edward Iv, Elizabeth Wayte Lucie Mistress To Edward Iv, and had children including Anne Of York Plantagenet Countess Of Surrey, Arthur Plantagenet, Bridget Of York Plantagenet, Cecily Of York Plantagenet Viscountess Welles, Edward De Wigmore Plantagenet, Edward V Plantagenet King Of England, Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, George Of York Plantagenet Duke Of Bedford, Grace Plantagenet, Katherine Of York Plantagenet Countess Of Devon, Margaret Of York Plantagenet Princess Of England, Mary Of York Plantagenet, Richard Of Shrewsbury Plantagenet 1St Duke Of York. Edward IV PLANTAGENET King of England passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward IV PLANTAGENET King of England was born in 1442 in Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France, the child of Richard Plantagenet 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Neville.
  • Edward IV PLANTAGENET King of England married Eleanor Butler Mistress To Edward Iv, Elisabeth Wydeville Woodville Queen Consort Of England, Elizabeth Jane Lambert Mistress To Edward Iv, Elizabeth Wayte Lucie Mistress To Edward Iv, and had children including Anne Of York Plantagenet Countess Of Surrey, Arthur Plantagenet, Bridget Of York Plantagenet, Cecily Of York Plantagenet Viscountess Welles, Edward De Wigmore Plantagenet, Edward V Plantagenet King Of England, Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, George Of York Plantagenet Duke Of Bedford, Grace Plantagenet, Katherine Of York Plantagenet Countess Of Devon, Margaret Of York Plantagenet Princess Of England, Mary Of York Plantagenet, Richard Of Shrewsbury Plantagenet 1St Duke Of York.
  • Edward IV PLANTAGENET King of England passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard York
1411–1460
Birth Location: Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
RY
Cecily NEVILLE
1415–1495
Birth Location: Raby Castle, County Durham, England
CN

Spouses(s)

Elisabeth England
1437–1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth PLANTAGENET
1466–1503
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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Arthur PLANTAGENET
1464–1542
Birth Location: Calais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
AP
Mary PLANTAGENET
1467–1482
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
MP
Cecily Welles
1469–1507
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, London, England
CW
Edward England
1470–1485
Birth Location: London,, Westminster, Greater London, England
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Margaret England
1472–1472
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Westminster, England
ME
Richard York
1473–1483
Birth Location: Dominican Friary, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
RY
Anne Surrey
1475–1511
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, London, England
AS
George Bedford
1477–1479
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
GB
Katherine Devon
1479–1527
Birth Location: Eltham Palace, Kent, England
KD
Bridget PLANTAGENET
1480–1517
Birth Location: Eltham Palace, London, England
BP
Edward PLANTAGENET
1468–1468
Birth Location: –
EP

Edward England's Ancestors

Self
Edward England
1442–1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
Richard PLANTAGENET 3rd Duke of York
1411–1460
Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
Cecily NEVILLE
1415–1495
Raby Castle, County Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard Plantagenet
1375–1415
Coningsburgh Castle, Yorks, England
Anne (de) MORTIMER
1390–1411
New Forest, West Meath, Ireland
Ralph (de NEVILLE of Raby Earl of) Westmoreland
1364–1425
Raby With Kevelstone, County Durham, England
Joan (\ Johanna BEAUFORT Countess of) Westmorland
1379–1440
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loir, Pays De La Loire, France
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Cambridge
1341–1402
Isabella Leon)
1355–1392
Roger March
1374–1398
Elanora March
1373–1405
John Raby
1328–1388
Maud PERCY
1335–1378
John Lancaster
1340–1399
Katherine SWYNFORD
1350–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward III
1312–1377
Philippa AVESNES
1314–1369
Pedro Leon
1334–1369
Maria Padilla
1334–1361
Edmund March
1351–1381
Phillipa Ulster
1355–1382
Thos HOLLAND
1354–1397
Alice FITZALAN
1350–1415
Henry Percy
1300–1351
Idonea (Percy)
1300–1365
Edward III
1312–1377
Philippa AVESNES
1314–1369
Payne Roelt
1318–1380
Catharina Avesnes
1320–1380

Edward England's Descendants

1.
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Edward (IV PLANTAGENET King of) England (28 April 1442–9 April 1483) m. Elisabeth (Wydeville Woodville Queen Consort of) England (03 Feb 1437–8 June 1492)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (of York) PLANTAGENET 1466–1503 m. Henry (VII TUDOR King of) England 1457–1509
    1. 1. Henry (VIII TUDOR King of) England 1491–1547 m. Ann BOLEYN 1501–1536 m. Catherine (of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Jane SEYMOUR 1509–1537 m. Catherine PARR 1512–1548 m. Elizabeth ((Bessie) BLOUNT (Talboys) (Clinton) mistress of Henry) VIII 1519–1541
      1. 1. Elizabeth (1 TUDOR "The Virgin Queen", "Gloriana", "Good Queen) Bess" 1533–1603
      2. 2. Edward (VI TUDOR King of) England 1537–1553
      3. 3. Henry (FITZROY 1st Duke of Richmond and) Somerset 1519–1536 m. Mary (HOWARD (FitzRoy) Duchess of) Richmond 1519–1557
      4. 4. Mary (I of England) TUDOR 1516–1558 m. Philip (II of) Spain 1527–1598
      5. 5. Henry (TUDOR Duke of) Cornwall 1511–1511
    2. 2. Arthur (of England TUDOR Prince of) Wales 1486–1502 m. Catherine (of) Aragon 1485–1536
    3. 3. Margaret TUDOR 1489–1541 m. James (IV STEWART King of) Scots 1473–1513 m. Archibald (DOUGLAS, 6th Earl of) Angus 1489–1522 m. Henry (STEWART of Avondale 1st Lord) Methven 1490–1551
      1. 1. James (STEWART, Duke of) Rothesay 1507–1508
      2. 2. daughter STEWART 1508–1508
      3. 3. Arthur (STEWART, Duke of) Rothesay 1509–1510
      4. 4. James (V STEWART, King of) Scots 1512–1542 m. Mary (Marie de) GUISE 1515–1560 m. Margaret (ERSKINE (Douglas) (mistress to James V, King of) Scots) 1515–1572
        1. 1. Mary (STEWART Queen of Scots Queen of) France 1542–1587 m. Francois (II Dauphin of) France 1544–1560 m. Henry (STEWART, Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. James (HEPBURN, Duke of Orkney 4th Earl of) Bothwell 1536–1578
        2. 2. James (STEWART, Earl of) Moray 1531–1570
        3. 3. Robert (STEWART, Prior of) Whithorn –1581
      5. 5. daughter STEWART 1512–1512
      6. 6. Alexander (STEWART, Duke of) Ross 1514–1515
      7. 7. Margaret (TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of) Lennox 1515–1578 m. Matthew (STEWART of Darnley 4th Earl of) Lennox 1516–1571 m. Thomas (HOWARD 3rd Duke of) Norfolk 1511–1537
        1. 1. Henry (STEWART, Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Mary (STEWART Queen of Scots Queen of) France 1542–1587
        2. 2. Robert HOWARD 1537–1598 m. Phillipa (BUXTON) Lady 1539–1603
    4. 4. Mary (Rose TUDOR of England aka Mary of) France 1496–1533 m. Louis (XII of France (de) Orlean) 1462–1515 m. Charles (BRANDON, Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545
      1. 1. Frances (BRANDON Duchess of) Sussex 1517–1559 m. Henry (GREY Duke of Suffolk, Third Marquis of) Dorset 1517–1554
        1. 1. Catherine (GREY Seymour Countess of) Hertford 1540–1568 m. Edward SEYMOUR 1539–1621
        2. 2. Jane GREY 1537–1554 m. Guildford DUDLEY 1536–1554
      2. 2. Eleanor (BRANDON (Clifford) Countess of) Cumberland 1519–1547
      3. 3. Henry (BRANDON 1st Earl of) Lincoln 1523–1534
    5. 5. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    6. 6. Edmund (TUDOR, Duke of) Somerset 1499–1500
    7. 7. Katherine TUDOR 1503–1503
  2. 2. Arthur PLANTAGENET 1464–1542 m. Elizabeth (GREY (Plantagenet) 6th Baroness) Lisle 1470–1526
  3. 3. Mary (of York) PLANTAGENET 1467–1482
  4. 4. Cecily (of York PLANTAGENET Viscountess) Welles 1469–1507
  5. 5. Edward (V PLANTAGENET King of) England 1470–1485
  6. 6. Margaret (of York PLANTAGENET Princess of) England 1472–1472
  7. 7. Richard (of Shrewsbury PLANTAGENET 1st Duke of) York 1473–1483 m. Anne (MOWBRAY 8th Countess of Norfolk, Duchess of) York 1472–1481
  8. 8. Anne (of York PLANTAGENET Countess of) Surrey 1475–1511
  9. 9. George (of York PLANTAGENET Duke of) Bedford 1477–1479
  10. 10. Katherine (of York PLANTAGENET Countess of) Devon 1479–1527
  11. 11. Bridget (of York) PLANTAGENET 1480–1517
  12. 12. Edward (de Wigmore) PLANTAGENET 1468–1468

Edward England's Timeline

2 Records

1442
28 April 1442
Birth of Edward IV PLANTAGENET King of England in Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France
1483
9 April 1483
Age 41
Death of Edward IV PLANTAGENET King of England in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 April 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: then again from 11 April 1471 until his death.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1483
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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