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Edward IV, Plantagenet,, King, of England 1442 – 1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1442

Birth Location: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Death Date: 9 Apr 1483

Death Location: Westminster Palace, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Richard York

Mother: Cecily Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Lady Garter

Children(s): Lady Plantagenet, Cecily Plantagenet, Thomas Grey, Queen Margarete, Richard Grey, Grace England, Margery Squires, Arthur Plantagenet, Lady Lowe, Elizabeth Lumley, Isabel Plantagenet, ** England, Elizabeth England, Mary York-Plantagenet, Mary Princess, Cecily Welles, Cecily Welles, Edward England, Edward England, Prince Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Richard Plantagenet, Anne Plantagenet, George Plantagenet, Catherine Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet

According to available records, Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England was born in 1442 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, the child of Richard Duke of York and Cecily Plantagenet. Following those early years, Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England married Lady Elizabeth 'Lucy' Woodville Queen Consort of England and Lady of the Garter, and their family grew to include Lady Margaret Woodville Stoughton York Plantagenet, Cecily Plantagenet, Thomas Grey, Queen of Scotland Margarete, Richard Grey, Grace Plantagenêt England, Margery Squires, Arthur (Sir Knight of the Garter, 1st Viscount Lisle) Plantagenet, Lady Elizabeth Lowe, Elizabeth Lumley, Isabel Mybery Plantagenet, ** Elizabeth "Lizzie" Myberry Woodville Plantagenet, Duchess of York, Queen England, Elizabeth of York Queen consort of England, Mary House of York-Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet of York Plantagenet Princess, Cecily of York Plantagenet Viscountess Welles, Cecily of York Plantagenet Viscountess Welles, Edward V of England Plantagenet King of England, Edward V of England Plantagenet King of England, Prince Arthur Wayte Plantagenet, Margaret York Plantagenet, Richard (of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York) Plantagenet, Anne (of York Princess of England, Countess of Surrey) Plantagenet, George (Duke of Bedford) Plantagenet, Catherine Plantagenet and Bridget Plantagenet. In the later years of life, Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England died in 1483 in Westminster Palace, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Parents

Richard York
1411 – 1460
Birth Location: Conisborough, Yorks, England
RY
Cecily Plantagenet
1415 – 1495
Birth Location: Staindrop, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
CP

Spouses(s)

Lady Garter
1437 – 1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
LG

Children(s)

Lady Plantagenet
1979 – 1527
Birth Location: Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
LP
Cecily Plantagenet
1450 – 1483
Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
CP
Thomas Grey
1455 – 1501
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
TG
Queen Margarete
1456 – 1486
Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
QM
Richard Grey
1459 – 1483
Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
RG
Grace England
1460 – 1510
Birth Location: England
GE
Margery Squires
1461 – 1537
Birth Location: Crayford, Kent, England
MS
Arthur Plantagenet
1461 –
Birth Location: Titchfield, Hampshire, England, Europe.
AP
Lady Lowe
1462 – 1562
Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, England
LL
Elizabeth Lumley
1464 –
Birth Location: England
EL
Isabel Plantagenet
1465 – 1483
Birth Location: England
IP
** England
1465 – 1503
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
*E
Elizabeth England
1465 – 1503
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England
EE
Mary York-Plantagenet
1467 – 1482
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
MY
Mary Princess
1467 – 1482
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
MP
Cecily Welles
1469 – 1507
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, London, England
CW
Cecily Welles
1469 – 1507
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, London, England
CW
Edward England
1470 – 1483
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
EE
Edward England
1470 – 1503
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
EE
Prince Plantagenet
1472 – 1542
Birth Location: Calais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
PP
Margaret Plantagenet
1472 – 1472
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Westminster, England
MP
Richard Plantagenet
1473 – 1483
Birth Location: Dominican Friary, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
RP
Anne Plantagenet
1475 – 1511
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England
AP
George Plantagenet
1477 – 1479
Birth Location: Windsor, Berkshire, England
GP
Catherine Plantagenet
1479 – 1527
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
CP
Bridget Plantagenet
1480 – 1517
Birth Location: Eltham Palace, Kent
BP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Apr 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Apr 1483
    Event Place: Westminster Palace, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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