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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: Cecily Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville, Jacquetta 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 Duke Of York Plantagenet And Cecily Neville Plantagenet. King Edward IV married Elizabeth Queen Consort Woodville, Jacquetta Wydeville Woodville, and had children including Elizabeth Of York. King Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, 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 Duke Of York Plantagenet And Cecily Neville Plantagenet.
  • King Edward IV married Elizabeth Queen Consort Woodville, Jacquetta Wydeville Woodville, and had children including Elizabeth Of York.
  • 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 "Duke of York" Plantagenet
1430–1498
Goldthwaite, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Cecily (Neville) Plantagenet
1415–1495
Raby, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard Plantagenet
1410–1460
England
Anne Mortimer
1388–1411
New Forest, Meath, Ireland
William (de) Neville
1400–1469
Raby, Durham, England
Joan Fauconberg
1406–1490
Skelton, Redcar and Cleveland Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger March
1304–1334
Lady Holland
1370–1405
Ralph Neville
1364–1425
Joan Beaufort
1375–1440
Sir Faulconberg
1380–1407
Joan Brounflete
1384–1409
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund March
1328–1359
Philippa
1334–1359
Sir Holand
1354–1397
Alice Fitzalan
1352–1416
John III
1328–1388
Mathilde Percy
1335–1378
John Plantagenet
1340–1398
Catherine Roet
1350–1403

King IV's Descendants

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King (Edward) IV (28 April 1442–9 April 1483) m. Elizabeth (Queen Consort) Woodville (1437–8 June 1492) m. Jacquetta (Wydeville) Woodville (1444–1479)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (of) York 1465–1503 m. Henry (VII) Tudor 1457–1509 m. Thomas ((Lord)) Lumley 1460–1487
    1. 1. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen consort of) France 1496–1533 m. Charles (Brandon 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545
      1. 1. Frances (Brandon Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559 m. Henry Grey 1517–1554 m. Sir (Lord Knight John Grey, I, Lord of Pirgo, 4th Marquis of) Dorset, 1517–1564 m. Charles Brandon 1537–1551
    2. 2. Henry (VIII King of England Ireland Scotland) Tudor 1491–1547 m. Catharina (Van) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Agnes (Beaupenny) Blewitt 1509–1575
      1. 1. Mary (Tuder Bloody Queen of) England 1516–1558 m. King (Philip HAPSBURG, King of Spain &) Portugal, 1527–1598
        1. 1. Don (Carlos De) Hapsburg 1545–1568
        2. 2. Henri (Hapsburg) deFrance 1551–1589
        3. 3. Jean (Hapsburg) Terreau 1556–1644
      2. 2. Henry Fitzroy 1519–1536
      3. 3. Elizabeth (I Queen of) England 1533–1603
      4. 4. Henry, (Duke of Cornwall) Tudor 1511–1511
      5. 5. HRH (Henry "2") Tudor 1513–1514
      6. 6. Girl Tudor 1510–1510
      7. 7. Stillborn (Male) Tudor 1515–1515
      8. 8. Stillborn (Baby Girl) Tudor 1510–1510
      9. 9. Rev. (Richard Edwards ( the murdered, illegitimate, son of King Henry VIII) from) mistress 1523–1566 m. Helen (Elizabeth Bailey) Griffiths 1545–1616
        1. 1. Richard (William Edwardes (Sir Lord Surrey)) Jr 1561–1635 m. Ellenor (Thomas) (Edwards) 1566–1628
        2. 2. Hellene Edwardes 1561–1615
        3. 3. Abigail Edwards 1562–1562
        4. 4. Elizabeth Edwards 1564–1608
        5. 5. John Edwards 1565–1604
        6. 6. Judith Edwards 1564–
        7. 7. Marie (Gywn) Edwards 1563–1603
        8. 8. William Edwards 1561–1635
    3. 3. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. Archibald Douglas 1490–1550
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret*Countess of Lennox) Douglas 1515–1578 m. Matthew (Earl of Lennox) Stuart 1516–1571
        1. 1. Henry (Duke of Albany) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary (I Stewart Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
        2. 2. Henry (Lord Darnley,) Stuart 1545–1567
        3. 3. Charles (Earl Lennox) STUART 1545–1576
    4. 4. Edmund (Tudor Duke of) Somerset 1499–1500
    5. 5. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    6. 6. Katherine (Princess) Tudor 1503–1503
    7. 7. Roland (Velville of) Beaumaris 1474–1535
    8. 8. Arthur (Arthur Tudor Rosebush of England Prince of) Wales 1486–1502

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:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] 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] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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