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Edward IV Plantagenet 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 28, 1442

Birth Location: Hendon, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England

Death Date: April 9, 1483

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

Father: Richard York

Mother: Lady York

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville

Children(s): Elizabeth Plantagenet, Edward England, Henry None

In 1442, Edward IV Plantagenet entered the world in Hendon, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, born to Richard Cornwall Plantagenet Rd Duke Of York And Lady Cecily Neville M Richard Duke Of York. Edward IV Plantagenet married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Edward V Of England, Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet, Henry. Edward IV Plantagenet passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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  • In 1442, Edward IV Plantagenet entered the world in Hendon, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, born to Richard Cornwall Plantagenet Rd Duke Of York And Lady Cecily Neville M Richard Duke Of York.
  • Edward IV Plantagenet married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Edward V Of England, Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet, Henry.
  • Edward IV Plantagenet passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Plantagenet's Ancestors

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Edward Plantagenet
1442–1483
Birth Place: Hendon, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
Parents
Richard Cornwall Plantagenet Rd Duke Of York
1411–1460
England
Lady (Cecily Neville m. Richard, Duke of) York
1415–1495
Roxwell, Essex, England/Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (I. Plantagenet Of Clarence Earl Of) York
1540–1541
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Of Cambridge
1831–1411
Worth, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Mortimer
1374–1398
Eleanor Holland
1520–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Plantagenet's Descendants

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Edward (IV) Plantagenet (April 28, 1442–April 9, 1483) m. Elizabeth Woodville (1 May 1464–8 Jun 1492)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Of York) Plantagenet 1486–1503 m. Henry (VIII Tudor King Of England France And Ireland II Tudor Monarch Knight) VIII 1491–1547
    1. 1. Arthur (Tudor Prince Of Wales Earl Of Chester Duke Of Cornwall British) Royalty 1486–1502
    2. 2. Margaret (Tudor-Douglas Queen Of Scotland Princess Of) England 1489–1541 m. James IV 1488–1513
      1. 1. James (V. King Of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Euphemia, (Mistress of James V,) Elphinstone 1509–1564 m. Marie\Mary (of Guise Princess of Lorraine DeLorraine Queen of) Scots 1515–1560
        1. 1. Mary (I. Queen) Stuart 1542–1587 m. Francois II 1544–1560 m. Henry (Stuart Lord Of) Darnley 1545–1567
        2. 2. Sir (Lord ROBERT STEWART, 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Shetland) illegitimate 1533–1593 m. Janet Kennedy 1537–1598
    3. 3. Henry (VIII Tudor Of) England 1491–1547 m. Catherine (Beheaded St Cuz To Anne Boleyn Howard Tudor 5th Wife Of Henry Viii- Treasured Then) Executed 1521–1542 m. Anne Boleyn 1507–1536
      1. 1. Queen (Elizabeth) I 1533–1603
    4. 4. Queen (Consort Mary "Rose") Tudor 1496–1533 m. Sir (Charles I "His Grace" Brandon, Knight of the Garter, Lord Steward of the Household, Justice in Eyre, 1st Viscount of Lisle, Earl of Shannon, 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545 m. Louis (XII King Of) France 1462–1515
      1. 1. Dutchess (Of) Suffolk 1517–1559 m. Lord (Henry Grey, 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1517–1554
        1. 1. Katherine (De) Grey 1540–1567 m. Edward (II) Seymour 1537–1621
        2. 2. Lady (Jane) Grey 1537–1554
  2. 2. Edward (V. Of) England 1564–1603
  3. 3. Henry 1457–1509

Edward Plantagenet's Timeline

2 Records

1442
April 28, 1442
Birth of Edward IV Plantagenet in Hendon, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
Hendon, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
1483
April 9, 1483
Age 41
Death of Edward IV Plantagenet in Powys, Wales
Powys, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 28, 1442
    Event Place: Hendon, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.
    [2] Ancestry.com, The O'Conors of Connaught : an historical memoir (Ancestry.com Operations Inc)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 9, 1483
    Event Place: Powys, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 5
    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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