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King Edward IV 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1442-04-28

Birth Location: Rouen,Departement de la Seine-Maritime,Haute-Normandie,France

Death Date: 1483-04-09

Death Location: Westminster,City of Westminster,Greater London,England

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville

Children(s): Elizabeth York

King Edward IV was born in 1442 in Rouen,Departement de la Seine-Maritime,Haute-Normandie,France, the child of Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Neville. King Edward IV married Elizabeth Queen Consort Woodville, and had children including Elizabeth York. King Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Westminster,City of Westminster,Greater London,England.

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Biography

  • King Edward IV was born in 1442 in Rouen,Departement de la Seine-Maritime,Haute-Normandie,France, the child of Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Neville.
  • King Edward IV married Elizabeth Queen Consort Woodville, and had children including Elizabeth York.
  • King Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Westminster,City of Westminster,Greater London,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Birth Location: Conisborough, Yorks, England
RP
Cecily Neville
1413–1495
Birth Location: Raby Castle, Staindrop, County Durham, England
CN

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
EW

Children(s)

Elizabeth York
1466–1503
Birth Location: Westminster,City of Westminster,Greater London,England
EY

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
Cecily Neville
1413–1495
Raby Castle, Staindrop, County Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (Earl Of Cambridge) Plantagenet
1385–1415
Anne (De) Mortimer
1390–1411
Westmeath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King IV's Descendants

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King (Edward) IV (1442-04-28–1483-04-09) m. Elizabeth (Queen Consort) Woodville (3 February 1437–8 June 1492)
  1. 1. Elizabeth York 1466–1503 m. Henry VII 1455–1509
    1. 1. Henry (VIII Tudor, Lord, King of England and Ireland, 2nd Monarch of the Tudor) Dynasty 1491–1547 m. Anne Boleyn 1507–1536 m. Katharine (of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Mary Cary 1499–1705 m. Jane Seymour 1509–1537
      1. 1. Sir (John) Perrott 1565–1592
      2. 2. Thomas Cordray 1520–1582
      3. 3. Richard Edwardes 1525–1566
      4. 4. Mary Plantagenet 1532–1587
      5. 5. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
      6. 6. Baby Tudor 1535–1535
      7. 7. Henry CAREY 1526–1596
      8. 8. King Edward 1537–1553
      9. 9. Henry, (1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, 1st Earl of Nottingham) FitzRoy 1519–1536 m. Mary Howard 1518–1557
        1. 1. Mary FitzRoy 1534–
      10. 10. Elizabeth 1565–1647 m. Lord (Robert Sutton Ist) Dudley 1532–1588 m. Lord (Thomas Sudeley High) Seymour 1508–1548 m. Sir (Robert Essex) Devereux 1566–1601 m. Hercule (France Francois) DeValois 1555–1584 m. Henry Dunster 1530–1592 m. Felipe (Philip II 'The Catholic' 'King of Portugal and Spain') Habsburg 1527–1598 m. Sir (Knight Francis) Knollys 1514–1596 m. Sir (Walter) Raleigh 1552–1618
        1. 1. Robert Devereux 1565–1601
        2. 2. Francis (Bacon) Tudor 1561–1626
        3. 3. Arthur Dudley 1561–1588
        4. 4. Robert Dudley –1584
        5. 5. Edward Small 1600–1665
        6. 6. Walter (Smalley) Raleigh 1593–1616
        7. 7. Carew Raleigh 1605–1666
      11. 11. Stillborn (Girl) Tudor 1510–1510
      12. 12. Henry Tudor 1513–1513
      13. 13. Ethelreda (Audrey) Tudor 1518–1555
      14. 14. Lady (Mary Catherine) Carey 1524–1569
      15. 15. Thomas (Stuckely) Tudor 1527–1592
      16. 16. Mary (of England\ I Queen of) England 1517–1558
    2. 2. Edward (Prince) Tudor 1480–1486
    3. 3. Edward (Tudor) England 1499–1500
    4. 4. Katherine Tudor 1492–1503
    5. 5. Charlotte (Tudor) England 1502–1507
    6. 6. Margaret (Boyd) Tudor 1477–1559
    7. 7. Duke (Edmund Tudor of) Somerset 1499–1500
    8. 8. Anne 1527–1526
    9. 9. Anthony Browne 1500–1548
    10. 10. Lord (Richard) Lumley 1483–1510
    11. 11. ANNA TUDOR 1484–1526
    12. 12. Edward TUDOR 1501–1501
    13. 13. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen consort of) France 1495–1533
    14. 14. Katherine (Tudor Princess Of) England 1503–1503
    15. 15. Edmund (Tudor Duke of) Somerset 1499–1500
    16. 16. Roland deVieilleville 1474–1535
    17. 17. Arthur (Arthur Tudor Rosebush of England Prince of) Wales 1486–1502 m. Katharine (of) Aragon 1485–1536
      1. 1. Baby Tudor 1534–1534
    18. 18. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
      1. 1. Henry Tudor –1742
    19. 19. Margaret (Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Tudor Queen consort of) Scots 1489–1541
    20. 20. Catherine England 1502–1503
    21. 21. Princess (Margaret House of tudor) Tylle 1490–1556 m. Archibald Douglas 1489–1556 m. James IV 1473–1513 m. Hendrik (Lord Stuart van) Methven 1495–1555
      1. 1. Margaret (Margaret Douglas Stewart Countess Douglas Countess of) Lennox 1515–1577
      2. 2. Arthur (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1509–1510
      3. 3. James (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1507–1508
      4. 4. Alexander (Duke Stewart Duke of) Ross 1514–1515
      5. 5. Unnamed (Daughter 1) Stewart 1508–1508
      6. 6. James Stewart 1495–1545
      7. 7. James V 1510–1542
      8. 8. Margaret Stewart 1497–1537 m. Sir (John) Drummond 1489–1531
      9. 9. James (1st Earl Moray) Stewart 1531–1570
    22. 22. Mary, (Queen consort of France) Tudor 1496–1533
    23. 23. Edmund Tudor 1499–1500
    24. 24. James IV 1473–1513 m. Princess (Margaret House of tudor) Tylle 1490–1556
      1. 1. Sir (John Stewart, 3rd Earl of) Atholl 1507–1542 m. Lady (Anne Elizabeth Stuart) (Stewart), 1494–1564
        1. 1. John (Albany) Stewart 1525–1579 m. Mary Ruthven\Ruffin 1552–1586

King IV's Timeline

2 Records

1442
1442-04-28
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
1483-04-09
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: 1442-04-28
    Event Place: Rouen,Departement de la Seine-Maritime,Haute-Normandie,France
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 488

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1483-04-09
    Event Place: Westminster,City of Westminster,Greater London,England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 488
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