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King Edward IV 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1442

Birth Location: Normandy, France

Death Date: 9 Apr 1483

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Richard York

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Dame Widvile, Elizabeth IV)

Children(s): Elizabeth York, Catherine Devon, Lady Plantagenet, Sir IV)

King Edward / IV was born in 1442 in Normandy, France, the child of Richard Plantagenet 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Neville. King Edward IV married Dame Elizabeth Woodville Wydville Wydeville Widvile, Elizabeth Lady Lucy Jane Shore Wayte Waite Mistress Of King Edward Iv, and had children including Catherine Plantagenet Of York Countess Of Devon, Elizabeth Plantagenet Of York, Lady Margaret Plantagenet, Sir Arthur Waite Plantagenet Prince Viscount Lisle Son Of Edward Iv. 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 Normandy, France, the child of Richard Plantagenet 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Neville.
  • King Edward // IV married Dame Elizabeth Woodville Wydville Wydeville Widvile, Elizabeth Lady Lucy Jane Shore Wayte Waite Mistress Of King Edward Iv, and had children including Catherine Plantagenet Of York Countess Of Devon, Elizabeth Plantagenet Of York, Lady Margaret Plantagenet, Sir Arthur Waite Plantagenet Prince Viscount Lisle Son Of Edward Iv.
  • King Edward // IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard York
1411–1460
Birth Location: Conisbrough, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
RY
Cecily Neville
1413–1495
Birth Location: Staindrop, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
CN

Spouses(s)

Dame Widvile
1437–1492
Birth Location: England
DW
Elizabeth IV)
1445–
Birth Location: Hamptonshire, England
EI

Children(s)

Elizabeth York
1466–1503
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
EY
Catherine Devon
1479–1527
Birth Location: Eltham Palace, Greenwich, England
CD
Lady Plantagenet
1479–1527
Birth Location: Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
LP
Sir IV)
1460–1542
Birth Location: Calais, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
SI

King IV's Ancestors

Self
King IV
1442–1483
Birth Place: Normandy, France
Parents
Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke Of York
1411–1460
Conisbrough, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Cecily Neville
1413–1495
Staindrop, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (Plantagenet of Conisburgh 3rd Earl of) Cambridge
1385–1514
Conisbrough, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Anne Mortimer
1388–1411
County Meath, Ireland
Ralph (Neville Baron Neville of) Raby
1364–1425
Staindrop, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Joan (Beaufort Neville Countess of) Westmorland
1377–1340
Beaufort-en-Vallee, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Great-Grandparents
Sir York
1341–1402
Lady York
1355–1392
Roger March
1374–1398
Alianor Cherleton
1370–1405
John Neville
1337–1388
Maud Neville
1335–1379
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Katherine Lancaster
1349–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King III
1312–1377
Philippa Hainaut
1313–1369
King Leon
1334–1369
María Padilla
1334–1361
Edmund Ulster
1352–1381
Philippa Ulster
1355–1382
Ralph Neville
1291–1367
Alice Audley
1290–1374
King III
1312–1377
Philippa Hainaut
1313–1369
Paon Roët
–1380

King IV's Descendants

1.
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King (Edward) IV (28 Apr 1442–9 Apr 1483) m. Dame (Elizabeth Woodville \ Wydville \ Wydeville \) Widvile (1437–1492) m. Elizabeth ((Lady Lucy & Jane Shore) Wayte \ Waite ,(Mistress of King Edward) IV) (About 1445–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Plantagenet of) York 1466–1503 m. Henry (Tudor) VII 1457–1509
    1. 1. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (King of Scots) IV 1473–1513 m. Henry (Stewart 1st Lord) Methven 1495–1552 m. Archibald (Douglas 6th Earl of) Angus 1489–1557
      1. 1. Catherine (Stewart Countess Of) Morton 1491–1554 m. Lord (David Douglas of) Pittendreich 1480–1528
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth \ Isabella Douglas Countess Of) Morton 1500–1571 m. Sir (George Douglas Laird of) Pittendreich 1490–1552
      2. 2. Alexander Stewart 1514–1516
      3. 3. James (King Of Scotland) I 1512–1542 m. Euphemia (Elphinstone Queen of Scotland, Mistress of King James) V 1509–1564 m. Lady (Margaret) Erskine 1513–1572 m. Marie (\ Mary of Guise DeLorraine Princess of Lorraine, Queen of) Scots 1515–1560
        1. 1. Robert (Lord Stuart van Zetland Earl van) Orkney 1533–1592 m. Janet (Cassillis) Kennedy 1540–1598
        2. 2. James (Renfrew Stewart 1st Earlof) Moray 1540–1541 m. Agnes Campbell 1530–1588
        3. 3. Arthur (Stuart Hertog van) Albany 1541–1541
        4. 4. Adam Stewart 1535–1575 m. Jeanette Ruthven 1528–1606
        5. 5. Johanna Stuart 1538–1588
        6. 6. Mary (Queen Of Scots) I 1542–1587 m. Lord (Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of) Lennox 1545–1567 m. François (de FRANCE II, de) VALOIS-ANGOULÊME 1544–1560 m. Lord (James Hepburn Earl of) Bothwell 1534–1578
      4. 4. Lady (Countess Margaret \ Margaretha Douglas Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of) Lennox 1515–1572 m. Mathew (Stewart \ Stuart 4th Earl of) Lennox 1516–1571 m. James (Hamilton) V 1515–1575
        1. 1. Lady (Anne Hamilton of Chatellerault, Countess of) Huntly 1535–1574 m. George Gordon 1535–1591
        2. 2. Lord (Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of) Lennox 1545–1567 m. Mary (Queen Of Scots) I 1542–1587
        3. 3. Claude (Hamilton Lord van) Paisley 1543–1620
        4. 4. Johanna Hamilton 1535–1560
        5. 5. John (Markgraaf) Hamilton 1532–1604
        6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Pethein 1550–1611
    2. 2. Henry (“Harry” Tudor VIII, King of) England 1491–1547 m. Anna (of) Cleves 1515–1557 m. Lady (Elizabeth “Mistress Bessie” Blount Baroness Of) Windsor 1491–1541 m. Lady (Mary Catherine Boleyn Carey Countess of Wiltshire, (Royal Mistress to King Henry) VIII) 1499–1543 m. Jane (Seymour Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry) VIII 1508–1537 m. Anne Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Catherine (\ Katherine of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Catherine (\ Kateryn) Parr 1512–1548 m. Catherine Howard 1524–1542
      1. 1. Sir (Henry Tudor Fitzroy Duke Of Richmond And) Somerset 1519–1536 m. Lady (Mary Howard Duchess Of Somerset And) Richmond 1519–1557
        1. 1. Mary (FitzRoy Duchess Of) Richmond 1534–1557
      2. 2. Mary (“Bloody Mary” Tudor I, of) England 1516–1558 m. Philip (“the Prudent” of Spain II, King of Spain and) Portugal 1527–1598
      3. 3. Edward (Tudor VI, King of England and) Ireland 1537–1553
      4. 4. Baby (Boy) Tudor 1536–1536
    3. 3. Mary Tudor 1496–1533 m. Sir (Charles Brandon 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545 m. Louis (Capet XII, King of) France 1462–1515
      1. 1. Frances (Brandon Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559 m. Henry Grey 1517–1554
        1. 1. Jane Grey 1537–1554 m. Lord (Guilford \ Guildford) Dudley 1535–1554
        2. 2. Lady (Catherine) Grey 1540–1568
        3. 3. Mary Grey 1545–1578
        4. 4. (Son) (Grey Duke of) Suffolk 1534–1538
        5. 5. Lady (Elizabeth) Grey 1535–1620
      2. 2. Eleanor (Brandon) (Clifford) 1519–1547 m. Henry Clifford 1517–1570
        1. 1. Margaret Stanley 1540–1596
  2. 2. Catherine (Plantagenet of York , Countess Of) Devon 1479–1527
  3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Plantagenet 1479–1527
  4. 4. Sir (Arthur Waite Plantagenet Prince, Viscount Lisle, (son of Edward) IV) 1460–1542
    1. 1. Lady (Frances Plantagenet Plantagenet , Baroness, co-Heiress, Countess of) York 1519–1568 m. Sir (John IV "Lord High Sheriff of Cornwall" Bassett ^') Esq. 1518–1541
      1. 1. Sir (Arthur Edward Bassett Desc of King Henri, Viscount of Lisle, MP, Knight of) Heaton, 1536–1586
        1. 1. Roger (John Bassett Woodworker & Wheel wright Puritan) Immigrant 1589–1652 m. Margery (Ann Holland (Goody Burt - Accused) Witch) 1602–1673

King IV's Timeline

8 Records

1442
28 Apr 1442
Birth of King Edward // IV
None
1442
28 Apr 1442
Birth of King Edward // IV
None
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
1442
28 Apr 1442
Birth of King Edward // IV in Normandy, France
Normandy, France
1483
9 Apr 1483
Age 41
Death of King Edward // IV
None
1483
9 Apr 1483
Age 41
Death of King Edward // IV
None
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
1483
9 Apr 1483
Age 41
Death of King Edward // IV in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1442

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1442

    Genealogy Event 3
    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, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1442
    Event Place: Normandy, France
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, findagrave.com; Publication Place: USA; GRid=46703204

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canterbury
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, findagrave.com; Publication Place: USA; GRid=46703204

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1483

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1483

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1483
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1483
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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