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King Edward 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: Cicely Nevill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville

Children(s): Richard Plantagenet, Edward Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet

The story of King Edward IV began in 1442 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. King Edward IV married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Edward V King Of England Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet, Richard Plantagenet. King Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of King Edward IV began in 1442 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.
  • King Edward IV married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Edward V King Of England Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet, Richard Plantagenet.
  • King Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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King IV's Ancestors

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King IV
1442–1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Conisborough, Yorks, England
Cicely (De) Nevill
1415–1495
Raby, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (of Conisbrough) Plantagenet
1375–1415
Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Anna Mortimer
1388–1411
County Westmeath, Ireland
Ralph, (1st Earl Of Westmorlsnd) Neville
1364–1425
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Plantegenet
1341–1402
Isabella Castile
1355–1392
Rogier March
1374–1398
Eleonore Holand
1375–1405
John Neville
1337–1388
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa, Hainault
1311–1369
Edmond March
1352–1381
Philippa Ulster
1355–1378

King IV's Descendants

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King (Edward) IV (28 April 1442–9 April 1483) m. Elizabeth Woodville (1437–8 Jun 1492)
  1. 1. Richard Plantagenet 1473–1483
  2. 2. Edward (V King Of England) Plantagenet 1470–1483
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Of York) Plantagenet 1466–1503 m. Henry (VII, Earl Of Richmond, King Of England) Tudor 1457–1509
    1. 1. Arthur (Prince Of Wales) Tudor 1486–1502
    2. 2. Henry (“Henry VIII King Of England) Tudor 1491–1547
    3. 3. Margaret (“Queen Of Scotland”) Tudor 1489–1541
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    5. 5. Mary (“Queen Of France”) Tudor 1496–1533
    6. 6. Edmund (“Duke Of Somerset”) Tudor 1499–1500

King IV's Timeline

2 Records

1442
28 April 1442
Birth of King Edward 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 King Edward 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: 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] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

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

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