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Edward Plantagenet\ IV 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 April 1442

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

Death Date: 9 April 1483

Death Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: Richard PLANTAGENET

Mother: Cecily Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville, Eleanor Talbot, Rose England

Children(s): Margaret Plantagenet

In 1442, Edward Plantagenet\ IV entered the world in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, born to Richard Ii 3Rd Duke Of York Earl Of March Plantagenet And Cecily Neville Plantagenet. Edward Plantagenet\ IV married Eleanor Talbot, Elizabeth Queen Consort Woodville, Rose Ann England, and had children including Margaret Watson Plantagenet. Edward Plantagenet\ IV passed away in 1483 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1442, Edward Plantagenet\ IV entered the world in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, born to Richard Ii 3Rd Duke Of York Earl Of March Plantagenet And Cecily Neville Plantagenet.
  • Edward Plantagenet\ IV married Eleanor Talbot, Elizabeth Queen Consort Woodville, Rose Ann England, and had children including Margaret Watson Plantagenet.
  • Edward Plantagenet\ IV passed away in 1483 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard PLANTAGENET
1411–1460
Birth Location: Castle, Yorkshire, England
RP
Cecily Plantagenet
1415–1495
Birth Location: Staindrop, County Durham, England
CP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire
EW
Eleanor Talbot
1438–1480
Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
ET
Rose England
1461–1522
Birth Location: Chateau of Genappe, Brabant, Holy Roman Empire.
RE

Children(s)

Margaret Plantagenet
1479–1528
Birth Location: Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
MP

Edward IV's Ancestors

Self
Edward IV
1442–1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
Richard II 3rd Duke of York Earl of March PLANTAGENET
1411–1460
Castle, Yorkshire, England
Cecily (Neville) Plantagenet
1415–1495
Staindrop, County Durham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward IV's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Plantagenet\) IV (28 April 1442–9 April 1483) m. Elizabeth (Queen Consort) Woodville (1437–8 June 1492) m. Eleanor Talbot (1438–1480) m. Rose (Ann) England (3 Apr 1461–14 Nov 1522)
  1. 1. Margaret (Watson) Plantagenet 1479–1528 m. Thomas Stoughton 1467–1528
    1. 1. Edward Stoughton 1495–1573 m. Mary (Exhurst) Stoughton 1500–1550 m. Ann Combes 1491–1594 m. Ellen Sherborn 1530–1575 m. Mary Exhurst 1505–1575
      1. 1. Thomas Stoughton 1533–1591 m. Jane (Jame) Omer 1537–1565
        1. 1. Elizabeth STOUGHTON 1565–1620 m. Thomas WILDE 1560–1620 m. Thomas Babb 1556–1620

Edward IV's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 April 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1483
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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