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Edward IV of York Lancaster 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 York

Mother: Cecily York

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville

Children(s): Elizabeth York, Edward V, Edward V, Elizabeth York, Mary Plantagenet, Cecily Welles, Katherine Courtenay, Bridget Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Perkin Warbeck, Grace Plantagenet, Isabel PLANTAGENET, Elizabeth York, Edward England

In 1442, Edward IV of York Lancaster Plantagenet King of England Iv entered the world in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, born to Richard Of York Plantagenet 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Neville Duchess Of York. Edward IV of York Lancaster Plantagenet King of England Iv married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Bridget Plantagenet, Cecily Welles, Edward V, Edward V Of England, Elizabeth Of York, Grace Plantagenet, Isabel Mybery Plantagenet, Katherine Courtenay, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Perkin Warbeck. Edward IV of York Lancaster Plantagenet King of England Iv passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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  • In 1442, Edward IV of York Lancaster Plantagenet King of England Iv entered the world in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, born to Richard Of York Plantagenet 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Neville Duchess Of York.
  • Edward IV of York Lancaster Plantagenet King of England Iv married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Bridget Plantagenet, Cecily Welles, Edward V, Edward V Of England, Elizabeth Of York, Grace Plantagenet, Isabel Mybery Plantagenet, Katherine Courtenay, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Perkin Warbeck.
  • Edward IV of York Lancaster Plantagenet King of England Iv passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Iv's Ancestors

Self
Edward Iv
1442–1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
Richard of York Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
1411–1460
Conisborough, Yorks, England
Cecily (Neville Duchess of) York
1415–1495
Raby, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (of Conisburgh 3rd Earl of) Cambridge
1376–1415
Conisborough, Yorks, England
Ann (de Mortimer Countess of) Cambridge
1390–1411
Great-Grandparents
Roger March
1374–1398
Alianore March
1370–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund March
1352–1381
Philippa, Ulster
1355–1382

Edward Iv's Descendants

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Edward (IV of York Lancaster Plantagenet King of England) Iv (28 April 1442–9 April 1483) m. Elizabeth Woodville (3 February 1437–8 June 1492)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (of) York 1466–1503 m. Henry (VII of) England 1457–1509
    1. 1. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. King (of Scotland James) IV 1472–1513
      1. 1. James (V of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Mary (Queen Guise De) Lorraine 1515–1560
        1. 1. Mary, (Queen of) Scots 1542–1587 m. Francis (II of) France 1544–1560 m. Henry (Stuart, Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. James (Hepburn, 4th Earl of) Bothwell 1534–1578
        2. 2. Arthur (Robert) Stuart 1541–1541
    2. 2. King (Henry VIII) Tudor 1491–1547 m. Queen (Catherine of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Anne Boleyn 1507–1536 m. Jane Seymour 1508–1537 m. Anne (Of) Cleves 1515–1557 m. Catherine Howard 1523–1540 m. Catherine Parr 1512–1548 m. Jane Seymour 1509–1537
      1. 1. Queen (Mary I) Tudor 1516–1558
      2. 2. Queen (Elizabeth I) Tudor 1533–1603
      3. 3. King (Edward VI) Tudor 1537–1553
      4. 4. Edward (VI Tudor) VI 1537–1553
    3. 3. Mary (Rose) Tudor 1496–1533
    4. 4. Arthur, (Prince of) Wales 1486–1502
    5. 5. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    6. 6. Edmund Tudor 1499–1500
  2. 2. Edward V 1470–1482
  3. 3. Edward V 1470–1483
  4. 4. Elizabeth (of) York 1465–1503
  5. 5. Mary Plantagenet 1467–1482
  6. 6. Cecily Welles 1469–1507
  7. 7. Katherine Courtenay 1479–1527
  8. 8. Bridget Plantagenet 1480–1517
  9. 9. Margaret Plantagenet 1472–1472
  10. 10. Perkin Warbeck 1473–1499
  11. 11. Grace Plantagenet 1460–1492
  12. 12. Isabel (Mybery) PLANTAGENET 1465–1483
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Of) York 1466–1503
  14. 14. Edward (V Of) England 1471–1483

Edward Iv's Timeline

2 Records

1442
28 April 1442
Birth of Edward IV of York Lancaster 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 IV of York Lancaster 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] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, 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] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

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

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