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

Birth Date: 28 April 1442

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

Death Date: 9 April 1483

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

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville

Children(s): Anne ), Princess Plantagenet, Edward V, Margaret Plantagenet, George Plantagenet, Katherine Courtenay, Mary Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet, Elizabeth Lumley, Arthur Plantagenet, Cecily Welles, Richard York, Grace Plantagenet

Edward Plantagenet\ King of England IV was born in 1442 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, the child of Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Neville. Edward Plantagenet\ King of England IV married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Anne Of York Plantagenet, Arthur Plantagenet, Bridget Of York Plantagenet, Cecily Welles, Edward V, Elizabeth Lumley, George Plantagenet, Grace Plantagenet, Katherine Courtenay, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Princess Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England Plantagenet, Richard Of Shrewsbury Plantagenet 1St Duke Of York. Edward Plantagenet\ King of England IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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  • Edward Plantagenet\ King of England IV was born in 1442 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, the child of Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Neville.
  • Edward Plantagenet\ King of England IV married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Anne Of York Plantagenet, Arthur Plantagenet, Bridget Of York Plantagenet, Cecily Welles, Edward V, Elizabeth Lumley, George Plantagenet, Grace Plantagenet, Katherine Courtenay, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Princess Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England Plantagenet, Richard Of Shrewsbury Plantagenet 1St Duke Of York.
  • Edward Plantagenet\ King of England IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Edward IV's Ancestors

Self
Edward IV
1442–1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
Richard Plantagenet
1412–1460
Conisborough Castle, York, England
Cecily Neville
1415–1495
Raby Castle, Durham, , England
Grandparents
Richard (of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of) Cambridge
1385–1415
Ann Mortimer
1388–1411
Ralph (Neville, 1st Earl of) Westmorland
1364–1425
Raby Castle, Staindrop, County Durham, England
Queen (Consort Joan de Beaufort of Scotland) Plantagenet
1406–1445
Westminster, Middlesex, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Beaufort
1371–1410
Margaret DeHoland
1385–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward IV's Descendants

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Edward (Plantagenet\ King of England) IV (28 April 1442–9 April 1483) m. Elizabeth Woodville (3 February 1437–8 June 1492)
  1. 1. Anne (of York (Plantagenet) ) 1475–1511 m. Thomas (3rd Duke of Norfolk Earl of Surrey Baron of Segrave & Mowbray) xx\s#oo.. 1473–1554
    1. 1. Thomas Howard –1508
  2. 2. Princess (Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England) Plantagenet 1465–1503
  3. 3. Edward V 1470–1483
  4. 4. Margaret Plantagenet 1472–1472
  5. 5. George Plantagenet 1477–1479
  6. 6. Katherine Courtenay 1479–1527
  7. 7. Mary Plantagenet 1467–1482
  8. 8. Bridget (of York) Plantagenet 1480–1517
  9. 9. Elizabeth Lumley 1464–
  10. 10. Arthur Plantagenet 1460–1542
  11. 11. Cecily Welles 1469–1507
  12. 12. Richard (of Shrewsbury Plantagenet 1st Duke of) York 1473–1483
  13. 13. Grace Plantagenet 1460–1492

Edward IV's Timeline

2 Records

1442
28 April 1442
Birth of Edward Plantagenet\ King of England IV in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1483
9 April 1483
Age 41
Death of Edward Plantagenet\ King of England IV 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, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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