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King Edward IV 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 28, 1442

Birth Location: Rouen, Normandy

Death Date: April 9, 1483

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

Father: Richard York,

Mother: Cecily Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville, Eleanor Talbot, Elizabeth Lucy, Elizabeth1440 Lucy, Elizabeth Wayte, Eleanor Talbot, Elizabeth Woodville, Eleanor England, Elizabeth SHORE

Children(s): Elizabeth England, Mary Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet, George Plantagenet, Richard Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Edward Plantagenet, Cicely Plantagenet, Anne Plantagenet, Catherina England, Richard Grey, George vonBedford, Thomas Grey, Edward Wigmore, Grace Plantagenet, Arthur Plantagenet, Edward Wigmore, Bridget Plantagenet

King Edward IV was born in 1442 in Rouen, Normandy, the child of Richard Plantagenet Prince Of Wales 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Plantagenet. King Edward IV married Eleanor England, Eleanor Lady Butler Talbot, Eleanor Talbot, Elizabeth Jane Lambert Shore, Elizabeth Lucy, Elizabeth Wayte, Elizabeth Woodville, Elizabeth1440 Waite Lucy, and had children including Anne Plantagenet, Arthur Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet, Bridget York Plantagenet, Catherina Van England, Cicely Plantagenet, Edward Aka Giles Gurney De Wigmore, Edward De Wigmore, Edward V Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England, George Plantagenet, George Vonbedford, Grace Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Richard Grey, Richard Plantagenet, Thomas Grey. 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, Normandy, the child of Richard Plantagenet Prince Of Wales 3Rd Duke Of York And Cecily Plantagenet.
  • King Edward IV married Eleanor England, Eleanor Lady Butler Talbot, Eleanor Talbot, Elizabeth Jane Lambert Shore, Elizabeth Lucy, Elizabeth Wayte, Elizabeth Woodville, Elizabeth1440 Waite Lucy, and had children including Anne Plantagenet, Arthur Plantagenet, Bridget Plantagenet, Bridget York Plantagenet, Catherina Van England, Cicely Plantagenet, Edward Aka Giles Gurney De Wigmore, Edward De Wigmore, Edward V Plantagenet, Elizabeth Of York Queen Consort Of England, George Plantagenet, George Vonbedford, Grace Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Richard Grey, Richard Plantagenet, Thomas Grey.
  • 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

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King IV
1442–1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Normandy
Parents
Richard Plantagenet, Prince of Wales, 3rd Duke of York,
1411–1460
Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England
Cecily Plantagenet
1415–1495
Raby, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (of) Conisbrough
1375–1415
South Yorkshire, England
Anne (de) Mortimer
1388–1411
New Forest, Westmeath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King IV's Descendants

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King (Edward) IV (April 28, 1442–April 9, 1483) m. Elizabeth Woodville (February 3, 1437–7 June 1492) m. Eleanor (Lady Butler) Talbot (1438–30 Jun 1468) m. Elizabeth Lucy (1472–7 Jun 1492) m. Elizabeth1440 (Waite) Lucy (1440–1490) m. Elizabeth Wayte (1453–1550) m. Eleanor Talbot (1450–1468) m. Elizabeth Woodville (1425–1469) m. Eleanor England (1217–1291) m. Elizabeth (JANE Lambert) SHORE (1445–1527)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (of York Queen consort of) England 1466– m. Henry VII 1457–1509 m. Viscount (John) Welles 1450–1499 m. Sir (Thomas) Kymbe 1455–1504 m. Thomas ((Lord)) Lumley 1460–1487
    1. 1. Roland DeVelville 1474–1535 m. Agnes Griffith 1478–1543
      1. 1. Jane (de) Velville 1525–1545 m. Tudor (ap Robert Vychan of) Berain 1519–1545
        1. 1. Katherine Tudor 1534–1591 m. John Salisbury 1540–1575
        2. 2. Owen Tudor 1397–1461
        3. 3. Mary Tudor 1555–1613
    2. 2. Mary (Rose) Tudor 1496–1533
    3. 3. Margaret (Tudor\ Queen of) Scots 1489–1541 m. Archibald (Douglas Angus) Stewart 1490–1557 m. King (of Scotland James) IV 1473–1513 m. Henry, (1st Lord Methven,) Stewart 1500–1551
      1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Stewart 1497–1528
      2. 2. Catherine Stewart 1491–1554
      3. 3. Lady (Janet Countess Bothwell) Stewart 1502–1562
      4. 4. Alexander Stewart 1492–1513
      5. 5. James (Moray) Stewart 1501–1544
      6. 6. Joan Stuart 1500–1563
      7. 7. Elizabeth stewart 1492–1515
      8. 8. Alexander Stewart 1493–1513
      9. 9. Archibald (Douglas Angus) Stewart 1490–1557 m. Margaret (Tudor\ Queen of) Scots 1489–1541
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    5. 5. Hendrik (8 Van) England 1491–1546 m. Mary Ann 1515–1557 m. Anne Boleyn 1504–1536 m. Catherine (of) Arragon 1485–1536 m. Jane Seymour 1509–1537 m. Catherine Howard 1523–1542 m. Katherine Parr 1512–1548
      1. 1. Mary (I) Tudor 1516–1558
      2. 2. Elizabeth (I Tudor Queen of) England 1533–1603
      3. 3. Unnamed (Son) Tudor 1535–1535
      4. 4. Henry (II, Duke of Cornwall) Tudor 1513–1514
      5. 5. Unnamed (Daughter) Tudor 1510–1510
      6. 6. Unnamed (Daughter) Tudor 1518–1518
      7. 7. King Edward 1537–1553
      8. 8. Henry, (Duke of) Cornwall 1511–1511
      9. 9. miscarraige Tudor 1536–
      10. 10. Henry, (Duke of Cornwall) I 1513–1513
    6. 6. Arthur Tudor 1486–1502 m. Catherine (of) Arragon 1485–1536
      1. 1. Queen (Mary) I 1516–1558
      2. 2. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
    7. 7. Edmund Tudor 1499–1500
    8. 8. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
    9. 9. James Tudor 1473–1513
    10. 10. Ann Lumley 1481–
    11. 11. Sibill Lumley 1485–1518
    12. 12. Lord (Richard) Lumley 1478–1510
    13. 13. Robert (I) Capet 1011–1076
    14. 14. Roger Tudor 1487–1530
    15. 15. Margaret (Elizabeth) Tudor 1473–1519
    16. 16. Anne York 1484–1526
    17. 17. Edward (Tudor) England 1497–1498
    18. 18. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1460–1503
  2. 2. Mary Plantagenet 1467–1482
  3. 3. Bridget Plantagenet 1480–1517
  4. 4. George Plantagenet 1477–1479
  5. 5. Richard Plantagenet 1473–1483
  6. 6. Margaret Plantagenet 1472–1472
  7. 7. Edward (V) Plantagenet 1470–1483
  8. 8. Cicely Plantagenet 1468–1507
  9. 9. Anne Plantagenet 1475–1511
  10. 10. Catherina (Van) England 1479–1527
  11. 11. Richard Grey 1459–1483
  12. 12. George vonBedford 1457–1479
  13. 13. Thomas Grey 1455–1501
  14. 14. Edward (AKA Giles Gurney de) Wigmore 1463–1468
  15. 15. Grace Plantagenet 1460–1492
  16. 16. Arthur Plantagenet 1457–1542
  17. 17. Edward (de) Wigmore 1468–1468
  18. 18. Bridget (York) Plantagenet 1480–1517

King IV's Timeline

3 Records

1442
April 28, 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
April 28, 1442
Birth of King Edward IV in Rouen, Normandy
Rouen, Normandy
1483
April 9, 1483
Age 41
Death of King Edward IV in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 28, 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 28, 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Normandy
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 9, 1483
    Event Place: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

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