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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: Windsor, England

Father: Richard York

Mother: Cecily Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Elizabeth England

Children(s): Elizabeth England, Mary Princess, Cecily Welles, Perkin Warbeck, Bridget Plantagenet, Richard York, George Bedford, Thomas Grey, V Edward, Margaret Plantagenet, Richard Grey, York York

King Edward IV was born in 1442 in Rouen,Departement de la Seine-Maritime,Haute-Normandie,France, the child of Richard Of York Plantagenet 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Plantagenet. King Edward IV married Elizabeth Elizabeth Wydeville Woodville Queen Consort Of England, and had children including Bridget Plantagenet, Cecily Of York Plantagenet Viscountess Welles, Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England, George Plantagenet Of York Duke Of Bedford, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Mary Plantagenet Of York Plantagenet Princess, Perkin Warbeck, Richard Grey, Richard Of Shrewsbury Plantagenet 1St Duke Of York, Thomas De Grey, V Edward, York Elizabeth Of York. King Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, 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 Of York Plantagenet 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Plantagenet.
  • King Edward IV married Elizabeth Elizabeth Wydeville Woodville Queen Consort Of England, and had children including Bridget Plantagenet, Cecily Of York Plantagenet Viscountess Welles, Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England, George Plantagenet Of York Duke Of Bedford, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Mary Plantagenet Of York Plantagenet Princess, Perkin Warbeck, Richard Grey, Richard Of Shrewsbury Plantagenet 1St Duke Of York, Thomas De Grey, V Edward, York Elizabeth Of York.
  • King Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard York
1411–1460
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England
RY
Cecily Plantagenet
1415–1495
Birth Location: Raby Castle, County Durhan, England
CP

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Elizabeth England
1466–1503
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
EE
Mary Princess
1467–1482
Birth Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
MP
Cecily Welles
1469–1507
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, London, England
CW
Perkin Warbeck
1473–1499
Birth Location: England
PW
Bridget Plantagenet
1480–1517
Birth Location: –
BP
Richard York
1473–1483
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
RY
George Bedford
1477–1479
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
GB
Thomas Grey
1456–1501
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
TG
V Edward
1470–1483
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
VE
Margaret Plantagenet
1472–1472
Birth Location: –
MP
Richard Grey
1459–1483
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
RG
York York
1465–1503
Birth Location: Westminster,City of Westminster,Greater London,England
YY

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 of York Plantagenet \ 3rd Duke of York
1411–1460
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Cecily Plantagenet
1415–1495
Raby Castle, County Durhan, England
Grandparents
Richard (Earl Of Cambridge) Plantagenet
1385–1415
Anne (De) Mortimer
1390–1411
Westmeath, Ireland
Ralph (Lord Neville 1st Earl van) Westmorland
1364–1425
Raby Castle, Raby with Keverstone, Durham, England
Joan (Beaufort Countess of) Westmorland
1379–1440
Champagne-Ardenne, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King IV's Descendants

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King (Edward) IV (1442-04-28–1483-04-09) m. Elizabeth (Elizabeth Wydeville Woodville Queen consort of) England (3 February 1437–1492-06-08)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (of York Queen consort of) England 1466–1503 m. Henry (VII Tudor King of) England 1457–1509 m. Hendrik (7 Van) England 1457–1509
    1. 1. Arthur (Tudor Rosebush of England Prince of) Wales 1486–1502
    2. 2. Margaret (Tudor Queen Consort of) Scotland 1489–1541
      1. 1. James (V) Stewart 1512–1542
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Tudor Princess of) England 1492–1495
    4. 4. Edward Tudor 1494–1575
    5. 5. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen Consort of) France 1496–1533 m. Charles (Brandon 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545 m. King (Louis XII) Valois 1462–1515
      1. 1. Frances (Brandon Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559
      2. 2. Lady (Eleanor Brandon) Clifford 1519–1547
      3. 3. Countess (Margaret) Brandon 1515–
      4. 4. Henry (Brandon 1st Earl of) Lincoln 1516–1534
      5. 5. Eleanor (Brandon Countess of) Cumberland 1510–1547
    6. 6. Edward Tudor 1497–1498
    7. 7. Katherine (Tudor) + 1503–1503
    8. 8. Edmund (Tudor Duke of) Somerset* 1499–1500
    9. 9. Roland (de) Vielleville 1474–1535
  2. 2. Mary (Mary Plantagenet of York Plantagenet) Princess 1467–1482
  3. 3. Cecily (of York Plantagenet Viscountess) Welles 1469–1507
  4. 4. Perkin Warbeck 1473–1499
  5. 5. Bridget Plantagenet 1480–1517
  6. 6. Richard (of Shrewsbury Plantagenet 1st Duke of) York 1473–1483
  7. 7. George ((Plantagenet) of York Duke of) Bedford 1477–1479
  8. 8. Thomas (de) Grey 1456–1501
  9. 9. V Edward 1470–1483
  10. 10. Margaret Plantagenet 1472–1472
  11. 11. Richard Grey 1459–1483
  12. 12. York (Elizabeth of) York 1465–1503

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: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1483-04-09
    Event Place: Westminster,City of Westminster,Greater London,England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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