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King Edward IV Plantagenet 1442 – 1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1442

Birth Location: Rouen, Normandy

Death Date: 9 Apr 1483

Death Location: Westminster Abbey Westminster Greater London, England

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wydville-Woodville

Children(s): Grace PLANTAGENET, Arthur Plantagenet, Isabel Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Cecily Plantagenet, Margaret England, Richard York, Anne Plantagenet, George England, Catherine England, Bridget England

The story of King Edward IV Plantagenet began in 1442 in Rouen, Normandy. King Edward IV Plantagenet married Elizabeth Wydville-Woodville, and had children including Grace PLANTAGENET, Arthur Plantagenet, Isabel Mybery Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Cecily Plantagenet, Margaret England, Richard Plantagenet York, Anne Of York Plantagenet, George England, Catherine England, Bridget England. King Edward IV Plantagenet passed away in 1483 in Westminster Abbey Westminster Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of King Edward IV Plantagenet began in 1442 in Rouen, Normandy.
  • King Edward IV Plantagenet married Elizabeth Wydville-Woodville, and had children including Grace PLANTAGENET, Arthur Plantagenet, Isabel Mybery Plantagenet, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, Cecily Plantagenet, Margaret England, Richard Plantagenet York, Anne Of York Plantagenet, George England, Catherine England, Bridget England.
  • King Edward IV Plantagenet passed away in 1483 in Westminster Abbey Westminster Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Birth Location: Castle, Yorkshire, England
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Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
Birth Location: Raby, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wydville-Woodville
1437 – 1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Grace PLANTAGENET
1462 – 1492
Birth Location: England
GP
Arthur Plantagenet
1464 – 1542
Birth Location: Calais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
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Isabel Plantagenet
1465 –
Birth Location: England
IP
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1466 – 1503
Birth Location: Hilton, Durham, England
EP
Mary Plantagenet
1467 – 1482
Birth Location: Windsor, Berkshire, England
MP
Cecily Plantagenet
1468 – 1507
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
CP
Margaret England
1472 – 1472
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
ME
Richard York
1473 – 1483
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
RY
Anne Plantagenet
1475 – 1512
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
AP
George England
1476 – 1479
Birth Location: Windsor, Berkshire, England
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Catherine England
1479 – 1527
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
CE
Bridget England
1480 – 1517
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
BE

King Plantagenet's Ancestors

Self
King Plantagenet
1442 – 1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Normandy
Parents
Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Castle, Yorkshire, England
Cecily (De) Neville
1415 – 1495
Raby, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (of) Conisbrourgh
1385 – 1415
Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England
Anne (de) Mortimer
1388 – 1411
County Westmeath, Ireland
Ralph (De) Neville
1363 – 1425
Castle Raby, Raby With Deverstone, Durham, England
Joan Beaufort
1379 – 1440
Château de Beaufort, Anjou
Great-Grandparents
Roger DeMortimer
1374 – 1398
Eleanor Holland
1370 – 1405
John Neville
1329 – 1388
Maud Percy
1325 – 1378
John England
1340 – 1398
Catherine Roet
1341 – 1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund DeMortimer
1340 – 1381
Philippe Plantagent
1355 – 1382
Edward England
1312 – 1377
Phillipa Hainaut
1311 – 1369

King Plantagenet's Descendants

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King (Edward IV) Plantagenet (28 Apr 1442 – 9 Apr 1483) m. Elizabeth Wydville-Woodville (1437 – 8 Jun 1492)
  1. 1. Grace PLANTAGENET (1462 – 1492)
  2. 2. Arthur Plantagenet (1 May 1464 – 3 Mar 1542)
  3. 3. Isabel (Mybery) Plantagenet (1465 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth Plantagenet (11 Feb 1466 – 11 Feb 1503) m. Henry Tudor (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509)
    1. 1. Arthur Tudor (19 Sept 1486 – 2 Apr 1502) m. Catherine Aragon (15 Dec 1485 – 7 Jan 1536)
    2. 2. Margaret Tudor (28 Nov 1489 – 18 Oct 1541) m. James Stuart (14 Mar 1473 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Henry Stewart (1495 – 1552) m. Archibald Douglas (29 Nov 1489 – 22 Jan 1557)
      1. 1. James (of) Scotland (February 1507 – 1508)
      2. 2. Infant (Daughter of) Scotland (July 1508 – July 1508)
      3. 3. arthur Scotland (Oct 1509 – Jul 1510)
      4. 4. James Stuart (10 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542) m. Marie (De Guise de Lorraine\ Queen of) Scotlan (22 Nov 1515 – 10 Jun 1560)
        1. 1. Marie Stuart (8 Dec 1542 – 8 Feb 1587) m. Francis (Dauphin Of) France (19 Jan 1544 – 5 Dec 1560) m. Henry Stuart (7 Dec 1545 – 10 Feb 1567) m. James (Hepburn 4th Earl of) Bothwell (1536 – 14 Apr 1578)
      5. 5. Margaret (Douglas) Stewart (8 Oct 1515 – 7 Mar 1578) m. Matthew Stewart (21 September 1516 – 4 September 1571) m. Sir (John) Stewart (1440 – 15 Sept 1512)
        1. 1. Henry Stuart (7 Dec 1545 – 10 Feb 1567) m. Marie Stuart (8 Dec 1542 – 8 Feb 1587)
        2. 2. Charles Lennox (1555 – 1576)
        3. 3. Christian Stewart
        4. 4. Elizabeth Stewart
        5. 5. Janet Stewart
    3. 3. Henry Tudor (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547) m. Catherine Aragon (15 Dec 1485 – 7 Jan 1536) m. Anne Boleyn (1507 – 19 May 1536) m. Jane Seymour (1505 – 24 Oct 1537) m. Anne (Cleves) Tudor (22 Sep 1515 – 16 Jul 1557) m. Katherine Howard (1525 – 13 Feb 1542) m. Katherine Parr (1512 – 5 Sept 1548) m. Jane Pollard m. Joan Dingley m. Agnes Bluett (1509 – 1575) m. Mary Boleyn (1501 – 19 Jul 1534) m. Elizabeth Blount (1502 – 1540)
      1. 1. Tudor (31 Jan 1509 – 31 Jan 1509)
      2. 2. DAUGHTER Tudor (31 Jan 1510 – 1510)
      3. 3. Henry Tudor (1 Jan 1511 – 22 Feb 1511)
      4. 4. SON Tudor (Nov 1514 – Nov 1514)
      5. 5. Mary (Katherine) Tudor (1524 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth (I England) Tudor (7 Sep 1533 – 24 Mar 1603) m. Robert Dudley (1532 – 1588)
      7. 7. TUDOR (July 1534 – July 1534)
      8. 8. Edward (VI) Tudor (12 Oct 1537 – 6 Jul 1553)
      9. 9. Thomas Stukley
      10. 10. Ethelreda Malte (10 Nov 1518 – 1 April 1559) m. John Harington (1517 – 1 July 1582)
        1. 1. Hester Harington
      11. 11. Reverend (Richard Edwards) Tudor (25 Mar 1525 – 31 Oct 1566) m. Helen Griffith (1545 – 27 Mar 1616)
        1. 1. William Edwards (9 Nov 1561 – 9 Apr 1635)
        2. 2. marie EDWARDS (1562 – )
        3. 3. gwyn Edwards (abt 1563 – 22 Sep 1603)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Edwards (1564 – 1608)
        5. 5. john EDWARDS (15 Mar 1565 – 6 Dec 1604)
        6. 6. Hellene Edwardes (1566 – 19 Feb 1615)
        7. 7. Rev. (Richard) Edwards (22 Nov 1566 – 19 Apr 1635) m. Ellenor Thomas (1562 – 31 Aug 1628)
      12. 12. Katherine Carey (Jun 1524 – 15 Jan 1568) m. Sir (Francis) Knollys (1514 – 19 Jul, 1596)
        1. 1. Lettice Knollys (1539 – 25 Dec 1634)
        2. 2. Sir (Henry) Knollys (1542 – 21 Dec 1582) m. Margaret Cave (25 April 1549 – 15 August 1606)
        3. 3. Edward Knollys (1546 – 1580)
        4. 4. Robert Knollys (1547 – 1619)
        5. 5. Sir (William) Knollys (1547 – 25 May 1632)
        6. 6. Richard Knollys (1548 – 1596)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Knollys (1549 – 1605)
        8. 8. Francis Knollys (1550 – 1648)
        9. 9. Lady (Anne) Knollys (19 Jul 1555 – 30 Aug 1608) m. Governor (John) West (14 Dec 1590 – Mar 1659) m. Sir (Thomas) West (1556 – 24 Mar 1601)
        10. 10. Katherine Knollys (1560 – 1632)
        11. 11. Dudley Knollys
        12. 12. Margaret Knollys
        13. 13. Thomas Knollys
      13. 13. Henry Carey (4 Mar 1526 – 23 Jul 1596) m. Anne Morgan (1529 – 24 Oct 1568)
        1. 1. George Carey (1547 – 1603)
        2. 2. Katherine Carey (1547 – 25 Feb 1603) m. Charles Howard (1536 – 14 Dec 1624)
        3. 3. John Carey (1556 – 1617)
        4. 4. Edmund Carey (1557 – 1637)
        5. 5. Robert Carey (1560 – 1639)
        6. 6. Margaret Carey (1567 – 1605)
        7. 7. Thomas Carey
        8. 8. Henry Carey
        9. 9. Philadelphia Carey ( – 3 Feb 1627) m. Thomas Scrope (1567 – 2 September 1609)
        10. 10. Valentine Carey ( – 10 Jun 1626)
      14. 14. Henry Fitzroy (15 Jun 1519 – 22 Jul 1536) m. Mary Howard (1519 – 9 Dec 1557)
      15. 15. Elizabeth Tailboys
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor (2 Jul 1492 – 14 Sept 1495)
    5. 5. Mary (Rose) Tudor (18 Mar 1496 – 25 Jun 1533) m. Louis (XII of) France (27 Jun 1462 – 1 Jan 1515) m. Charles Brandon (1484 – 22 Aug 1545)
      1. 1. Henry Brandon (1516 – 1522)
      2. 2. Lady (Frances) Brandon (16 Jul 1517 – 21 Nov 1559) m. Henry Grey (17 Jan 1517 – 23 Feb 1554)
        1. 1. Lady (Jane) Grey (1537 – 12 Feb 1554) m. Lord (Guildford) Dudley (1535 – 12 Feb 1554)
      3. 3. Eleanor Brandon (1519 – 27 Sept 1547)
      4. 4. Henry Brandon (1523 – 1 Mar 1534)
    6. 6. Edmund Tudor (1500 – 1501)
    7. 7. Katherine Tudor (1503 – 1503)
  5. 5. Mary Plantagenet (11 Aug 1467 – 23 May 1482)
  6. 6. Cecily Plantagenet (20 Mar 1468 – 24 Aug 1507) m. John (de) Welles (1450 – 9 Feb 1499)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Welles (1489 – 1498)
    2. 2. Anne (de) Welles (1491 – 1499)
  7. 7. Margaret England (10 Apr 1472 – 11 Dec 1472)
  8. 8. Richard (Plantagenet) York (17 Aug 1473 – 25 Jun 1483)
  9. 9. Anne (Of York) Plantagenet (2 Nov 1475 – 22 Nov 1512) m. Thomas Howard (1473 – 25 Aug 1554)
    1. 1. Thomas Howard (1497 – 4 Aug 1508)
  10. 10. George England (Mar 1476 – Mar 1479)
  11. 11. Catherine England (14 Aug 1479 – 15 Nov 1527)
  12. 12. Bridget England (10 Nov 1480 – 1517)

King Plantagenet's Timeline

4 Records

1442
28 April 1442
Birth of King Edward IV Plantagenet 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 Plantagenet in Rouen, Normandy
Rouen, Normandy
1483
9 Apr 1483
Age 41
Death of King Edward IV Plantagenet in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England
1483
9 Apr 1483
Age 41
Death of King Edward IV Plantagenet in Westminster Abbey Westminster Greater London, England
Westminster Abbey 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: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Normandy

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1483
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1483
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey Westminster Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index
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