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King Edward IV 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 April 1442

Birth Location: Rouen F

Death Date: 9 April 1483

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

Father: Richard PLANTAGENET

Mother: Cicely Neville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth England, Mevanvy Daffydd,

Children(s): Elizabeth Lumley, Richard Plantagenet, Grace Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Cicely Plantagenet, Anne York, Margaret None, Edward Plantagene..., Elizabeth York, Arthur Plantagenet, Catherine Plantagenet, George Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Perkin Warbeck, Katherine None, Anne Howard, Bridget Plantagenet, Katherine Courtenay, Richard Grey, Arthur Lisle, Mary Plantagenet

The story of King Edward IV began in 1442 in Rouen F. King Edward IV married Elizabeth Woodville Plantagenet Lady Of The Garter Queen Consort Of England, Mevanvy Verch Daffydd, and had children including Anne Howard, Anne Of York, Arthur Plantagenet, Arthur Plantagenet Viscount Lisle, Bridget Plantagenet, Catherine Plantagenet, Cicely Plantagenet, Edward V England Plantagene, Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet Lumley, Elizabeth York, George Plantagenet, Grace Plantagenet, Katherine, Katherine Courtenay, Margaret, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Perkin Warbeck, Richard Grey, 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 F.
  • King Edward IV married Elizabeth Woodville Plantagenet Lady Of The Garter Queen Consort Of England, Mevanvy Verch Daffydd, and had children including Anne Howard, Anne Of York, Arthur Plantagenet, Arthur Plantagenet Viscount Lisle, Bridget Plantagenet, Catherine Plantagenet, Cicely Plantagenet, Edward V England Plantagene, Elizabeth Of York Plantagenet Lumley, Elizabeth York, George Plantagenet, Grace Plantagenet, Katherine, Katherine Courtenay, Margaret, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Perkin Warbeck, Richard Grey, Richard Plantagenet.
  • King Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King IV's Ancestors

Self
King IV
1442–1483
Birth Place: Rouen F
Parents
Richard 3rd Duke York, 6th Earl March, 4th Earl Cambridge,7th Earl Ulster PLANTAGENET
1411–1460
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Cicely Neville
1415–1495
Raby, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (Earl) Cambridge
1376–1415
Coningsburgh Castle, Yorks, England
Anne Mortimer
1390–1411
County Westmeath, Ireland
Ralph (de) Neville
1364–1425
Staindrop, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Joan Neville
1375–1440
Champagne-Ardenne, France
Great-Grandparents
Prince Plantagenet
1341–1402
Infanta Leon
1355–1392
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1320–1377
Philippa Hainault
1313–1369

King IV's Descendants

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King (Edward) IV (28 April 1442–9 April 1483) m. Elizabeth (Woodville Plantagenet, Lady of the Garter, Queen Consort of) England (3 February 1437–8 June 1492) m. Mevanvy (Verch) Daffydd, (1436–1485)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (of York Plantagenet) Lumley 1464–1503 m. Henry VII 1455–1509 m. Lord (Sir Thomas) Lumley 1460–1487
    1. 1. Henry (VIII Tudor KING OF ENGLAND King of) England 1491–1547 m. Catalina (Sanchez Fernandez de) Serrano 1485–1536 m. Anne Boleyn 1507–1536 m. Jane (Seymour, Queen of) England 1509–1537 m. Elizabeth ("Bessie Mistress") Blount 1498–1540 m. Kathryn (Howard, Queen of) England 1521–1542 m. Anne (of Cleves La Marck, Queen of) England 1515–1557 m. Mary (Boleyn, Lady Carey, Lady) Stafford 1504–1543 m. Katherine (Parr, Queen of England, Baroness Seymour, Baroness Latimer, Lady) Burgh 1512–1548
      1. 1. Mary (I “ Bloody Mary “ Tudor Queen of) England 1516–1558 m. King (Felipe II De) España 1527–1598
      2. 2. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
      3. 3. Edward (VI Tudor King of England, France and Ireland) VI 1537–1553
      4. 4. Elisabeth (I Tudor Queen of England, France and) Ireland 1533–1603
      5. 5. Stillborn Boy 1515–1515
      6. 6. Henry (Tudor Duke of) Richmond 1519–1536 m. Mary (Howard Duchess of) Richmond 1518–1557
        1. 1. Mary FitzRoy 1534–1557
      7. 7. Stillborn Girl 1510–1510
      8. 8. Catherine (Carey, Lady) Knollys 1518–1518
      9. 9. Daughter 1518–1518
      10. 10. Nn (Of) England 1514–1514
      11. 11. Elizabeth Tailboys 1520–1563 m. Thomas Wymbish 1521–1553 m. Ambrose (The Good Earl of Warwick Sutton of Dudley 3rd Earl of) Warwick 1528–1590
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Dudley 1545–1609
        2. 2. John Dudley 1550–1552
        3. 3. Margaret Dudley 1552–1552
        4. 4. John Dudley 1556–
      12. 12. Henry (Carey, 1st Baron) Hunsdon 1526–1596
    2. 2. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
    3. 3. Edmund Tudor 1499–1500
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    5. 5. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541
    6. 6. Roland (de) Vielleville 1474–1535
    7. 7. Arthur, (Prince of) Wales 1486–1502
    8. 8. Mary 1496–1533 m. Louis (XII of) France 1462–1515 m. Charles (Brandon Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545
      1. 1. N (de) France 1512–1512
      2. 2. Frances Brandon 1517–1559
      3. 3. Eleanor Clifford 1519–1547
    9. 9. Henry VIII 1494–1547
    10. 10. Margaret 1489–1541
    11. 11. Sibill Hilton 1485–
  2. 2. Richard Plantagenet 1473–1483
  3. 3. Grace Plantagenet 1460–1492
  4. 4. Margaret Plantagenet 1479–1528
  5. 5. Cicely Plantagenet 1469–1507 m. Thomas Kyme 1465–1547
  6. 6. Anne (of) York 1475–1511 m. Thomas Howard 1473–1554
    1. 1. John Howard –1503
    2. 2. Thomas Howard 1497–1508
    3. 3. John Howard –1501
    4. 4. Henry Howard –1502
  7. 7. Margaret 1457–1472
  8. 8. Edward (V England) Plantagene... 1470–1483
  9. 9. Elizabeth York 1444–1502
  10. 10. Arthur Plantagenet 1472–1542
  11. 11. Catherine Plantagenet 1479–1527
  12. 12. George Plantagenet 1477–1479
  13. 13. Margaret Plantagenet 1472–1472
  14. 14. Perkin Warbeck 1473–1499
  15. 15. Katherine 1457–1527
  16. 16. Anne Howard 1475–1511
  17. 17. Bridget Plantagenet 1480–1517
  18. 18. Katherine Courtenay 1479–1527
  19. 19. Richard Grey 1459–1483
  20. 20. Arthur (Plantagenet Viscount) Lisle 1480–1541 m. Honor Grenville 1494–1566 m. Elizabeth Grey 1470–1525
    1. 1. Frances Plantagenet 1519–1568
    2. 2. Elizabeth Jobson 1516–1569
    3. 3. Bridget Cawarden 1513–1560
    4. 4. Elizabeth Jobson 1516–1569
    5. 5. John Dudley 1502–1553
  21. 21. Mary Plantagenet 1467–1482

King IV's Timeline

5 Records

1442
28 April 1442
Birth of King Edward IV in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1442
28 April 1442
Birth of King Edward IV in Rouen F
Rouen F
1483
9 April 1483
Age 41
Death of King Edward IV in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England
1483
9 April 1483
Age 41
Death of King Edward IV in Westminster Palace, London, England
Westminster Palace, London, England
1483
9 April 1483
Age 41
Death of King Edward IV in Westminster Gb
Westminster Gb

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 April 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Normandy, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 April 1442
    Event Place: Rouen F

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canterbury

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1483
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1483
    Event Place: Westminster Palace, London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1483
    Event Place: Westminster Gb

    Genealogy Event 8
    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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