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Edward IV King of England, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1442

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

Death Date: 9 Apr 1483

Death Location: Windsor, England

Father: Richard PLANTAGENET

Mother: Cecily NEVILLE

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville

Children(s): Cicely PLANTAGENET, Arthur Plantagenet, Edward Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Catherine Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Richard Plantagenet, Cecily Plantagenet, Isabel Plantagenet, Anne Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Margaret Watson

The story of Edward IV King of England, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet began in 1442 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. Edward IV King of England, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet married Elizabeth Lucy Consort England Wydeville Woodville, and had children including Anne Countess Surrey Plantagenet, Arthur Sir Knight Of The Garter 1St Viscount Lisle Plantagenet, Bridget Princess Plantagenet, Catherine York Countess Devon Plantagenet, Cecily Princess Of York Plantagenet, Cicely Cecilia Princess York Lady Of The Garter Plantagenet, Edward V King Of England Tower Prince Plantagenet, Elizabeth Illeg Plantagenet, Isabel Mybery Princess Plantagenet, Margaret Of York Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet Tudor Stoughton Watson, Margaret Watson Plantagenet, Margaret York Plantagenet, Richard Shrewsbury Norfolk Plantagenet. Edward IV King of England, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet passed away in 1483 in Windsor, England.

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  • The story of Edward IV King of England, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet began in 1442 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.
  • Edward IV King of England, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet married Elizabeth Lucy Consort England Wydeville Woodville, and had children including Anne Countess Surrey Plantagenet, Arthur Sir Knight Of The Garter 1St Viscount Lisle Plantagenet, Bridget Princess Plantagenet, Catherine York Countess Devon Plantagenet, Cecily Princess Of York Plantagenet, Cicely Cecilia Princess York Lady Of The Garter Plantagenet, Edward V King Of England Tower Prince Plantagenet, Elizabeth Illeg Plantagenet, Isabel Mybery Princess Plantagenet, Margaret Of York Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet Tudor Stoughton Watson, Margaret Watson Plantagenet, Margaret York Plantagenet, Richard Shrewsbury Norfolk Plantagenet.
  • Edward IV King of England, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet passed away in 1483 in Windsor, England.

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Edward Plantagenet's Ancestors

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Edward Plantagenet
1442–1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
Richard 3rd Duke York, 6th Earl March, 4th Earl Cambridge,7th Earl Ulster PLANTAGENET
1411–1460
Conisborough Castle, Conisborough, Yorkshire, England
Cecily ("Proud Cis" "The Rose" Duchess of York) NEVILLE
1415–1495
Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (Plantagenet 3rd Earl of) Cambridge
1376–1415
Conisborough, Yorkshire, England
Anne (De) Mortimer
1390–1411
New Forest, Meath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edmund York
1341–1402
Isabel York
1355–1392
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1312–1377
Philippa Davesnes
1311–1369
Pedro Leon
1334–1369
Maria Padilla
1335–1361

Edward Plantagenet's Descendants

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Edward (IV King of England, Lord of Ireland) Plantagenet (28 Apr 1442–9 Apr 1483) m. Elizabeth (Lucy Consort England Wydeville) Woodville (3 Feb 1437–8 July 1492)
  1. 1. Cicely (Cecilia Princess York, Lady of the Garter) PLANTAGENET 1469–1507
  2. 2. Arthur (Sir Knight of the Garter, 1st Viscount Lisle) Plantagenet 1461–1542
  3. 3. Edward (V "King of England" (Tower Prince)) Plantagenet 1470–1483
  4. 4. Elizabeth (illeg) Plantagenet 1460–1483
  5. 5. Catherine (York Countess Devon) Plantagenet 1479–1527
  6. 6. Margaret (York) Plantagenet 1472–1472
  7. 7. Richard (Shrewsbury Norfolk) Plantagenet 1473–1483
  8. 8. Cecily ((Princess of York)) Plantagenet 1469–1507
  9. 9. Isabel (Mybery Princess) Plantagenet 1465–1483
  10. 10. Anne (Countess Surrey) Plantagenet 1475–1511
  11. 11. Bridget (Princess) Plantagenet 1480–1513
  12. 12. Margaret (of York) Plantagenet 1472–1472
  13. 13. Margaret (Watson) Plantagenet 1479–1528
  14. 14. Margaret (Plantagenet Tudor Stoughton) Watson 1479–1528 m. Thomas Stoughton 1467–1479 m. John Watson 1472–1521
    1. 1. John Watson 1500–1570 m. Margaret (Smith Sothern) Watson 1502–1568
      1. 1. John Watson 1539–1586 m. Elizabeth Newsom 1532–
        1. 1. Cyprian Watson 1737–1807
        2. 2. Robert Watson 1560–1607 m. Virginia Wallace 1550–1570

Edward Plantagenet's Timeline

2 Records

1442
28 Apr 1442
Birth of Edward IV King of England, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1483
9 Apr 1483
Age 41
Death of Edward IV King of England, Lord of Ireland Plantagenet in Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England
Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: General, England
    Record Source: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Scotland, England
    Record Source: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1483
    Event Place: Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Millennium File

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