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Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York 1442 – 1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1442

Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

Death Date: 9 Apr 1483

Death Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wydeville

Children(s):

In 1442, Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York entered the world in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France, born to Richard "3rd Duke of York" York Plantagenet Plantagenet and Cecily "Duchess of York" Neville. Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York married Elizabeth "Queen of England" York Wydeville. Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York passed away in 1483 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1442, Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York entered the world in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France, born to Richard "3rd Duke of York" York Plantagenet Plantagenet and Cecily "Duchess of York" Neville.
  • Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York married Elizabeth "Queen of England" York Wydeville.
  • Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York passed away in 1483 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Birth Location: castle, Yorkshire, England
RP
Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
Birth Location: Raby Castle, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wydeville
1437 – 1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Edward York's Ancestors

Self
Edward York
1442 – 1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Parents
Richard "3rd Duke of York" York Plantagenet Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
castle, Yorkshire, England
Cecily ("Duchess of York") Neville
1415 – 1495
Raby Castle, Durham, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard "Earl of Cambridge, Almoner of England" of York) Conisburgh
1376 – 1415
Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England
Anne (of York of Conisburgh De) Mortimer
1390 – 1411
New Forest, West, Meath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Plantagenet
1341 – 1402
Isabella Castilla
1355 – 1392
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Plantagenet
1312 – 1377
1314 – 1369

Edward York's Timeline

2 Records

1442
28 Apr 1442
Birth of Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
1483
9 Apr 1483
Age 41
Death of Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1483
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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