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Edward IV of England 1442 – 1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1442

Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Death Date: 9 Apr 1483

Death Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wydeville, Elizabeth Waite, Elizabeth SHORE, Elizabeth Wayte, Elizabeth Lucy

Children(s): Elizabeth England, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Richard Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Edward Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet

In 1442, Edward IV of England entered the world in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, born to Richard Plantagenet and Cecily Neville. Edward IV of England married Elizabeth Wydeville, Elizabeth Concubine II Waite, Elizabeth JANE Lambert SHORE, Elizabeth Wayte, Elizabeth Lucy, and had children including Elizabeth of York, England, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Richard III Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Edward V England Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet. Edward IV of England passed away in 1483 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1442, Edward IV of England entered the world in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, born to Richard Plantagenet and Cecily Neville.
  • Edward IV of England married Elizabeth Wydeville, Elizabeth Concubine II Waite, Elizabeth JANE Lambert SHORE, Elizabeth Wayte, Elizabeth Lucy, and had children including Elizabeth of York, England, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Richard III Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Edward V England Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet.
  • Edward IV of England passed away in 1483 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Birth Location: Castle, Yorkshire, England
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Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
Birth Location: Raby, Durham, , England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wydeville
1437 – 1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England
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Elizabeth Waite
1425 – 1469
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth SHORE
1445 – 1527
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Wayte
1453 – 1550
Birth Location: Titchfield, Hampshire, England
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Elizabeth Lucy
1472 – 1486
Birth Location: , , , England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth England
1444 – 1502
Birth Location: Westminster, London, , England
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Elizabeth Plantagenet
1444 – 1503
Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
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Richard Plantagenet
1452 – 1485
Birth Location: Castle, McPherson, Kansas, United States
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Elizabeth Plantagenet
1460 – 1503
Birth Location: Lumley, Durham, England
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Edward Plantagenet
1470 – 1483
Birth Location: Westminister, London, England
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Elizabeth Plantagenet
1489 – 1541
Birth Location: –
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Edward England's Ancestors

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Edward England
1442 – 1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Castle, Yorkshire, England
Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
Raby, Durham, , England
Grandparents
Richard ("Earl of Cambridge") Plantagenet
1376 – 1415
Castle Coinsbrough, Yorkshire, England
Anne Mortimer
1390 – 1411
West, Meath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir KG
1341 – 1402
Isabel Castile
1355 – 1392
Roger DeMortimer
1374 – 1398
Eleanor DeHoland
1392 – 1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1312 – 1377
Philippa DeHainault
1311 – 1369

Edward England's Descendants

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Edward (IV of) England (28 Apr 1442 – 9 Apr 1483) m. Elizabeth Wydeville (1437 – 8 Jun 1492) m. Elizabeth (Concubine II) Waite (1425 – 1469) m. Elizabeth (JANE Lambert) SHORE (1445 – 1527) m. Elizabeth Wayte (1453 – 1550) m. Elizabeth Lucy (1472 – 1486)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (of York,) England (11 Feb 1444 – 11 Feb 1502) m. Henry (VII of) England (28 Jan 1457 – 21 Apr 1509) m. Henry (Tudor VII Of) England (28 Jun 1456 – 28 Jan 1545)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Plantagenet (22 Apr 1444 – 1503) m. John (de la) Pole (27 Sep 1442 – 27 Oct 1492)
  3. 3. Richard (III) Plantagenet (2 Oct 1452 – 22 Aug 1485)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Plantagenet (1460 – 11 Feb 1503)
  5. 5. Edward (V England) Plantagenet (4 Nov 1470 – 22 Jan 1483)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Plantagenet (28 Nov 1489 – Nov 1541)

Edward England's Timeline

2 Records

1442
28 Apr 1442
Birth of Edward IV of England in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1483
9 Apr 1483
Age 41
Death of Edward IV of England in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1483
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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