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King Richard III Plantagenet 1452–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1452

Birth Location: Fotheringhay, Northampton, England

Death Date: 22 August 1485

Death Location: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England

Father: Richard, *

Mother: Cecily York*

Spouse(s): Anne Neville

Children(s): Edward Plantagenet

In 1452, King Richard III Plantagenet entered the world in Fotheringhay, Northampton, England, born to Richard 3Rd Duke Of York Plantagenet And Cecily Neville Duchess Of York. King Richard III Plantagenet married Anne Neville, and had children including Edward Plantagenet. King Richard III Plantagenet passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1452, King Richard III Plantagenet entered the world in Fotheringhay, Northampton, England, born to Richard 3Rd Duke Of York Plantagenet And Cecily Neville Duchess Of York.
  • King Richard III Plantagenet married Anne Neville, and had children including Edward Plantagenet.
  • King Richard III Plantagenet passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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King Plantagenet's Ancestors

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King Plantagenet
1452–1485
Birth Place: Fotheringhay, Northampton, England
Parents
Richard, 3rd Duke of York Plantagenet *
1411–1460
Conisborough, Yorks, England
Cecily (Neville Duchess of) York*
1415–1495
Raby, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (Conisburgh 3rd Earl of) Cambridge*
1376–1415
Coningsburgh Castle, Yorks, England
Anne Mortimer
1388–1411
County Westmeath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edmund York*
1341–1402
Isabella Castile*
1355–1392
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King *
1312–1377
Philippa England*
1314–1369
Pedro Leon
1334–1369
Maria Padilla
1334–1361

King Plantagenet's Descendants

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King (Richard III) Plantagenet (2 October 1452–22 August 1485) m. Anne Neville (10 June 1456–16 March 1485)
  1. 1. Edward Plantagenet 1473–1484

King Plantagenet's Timeline

2 Records

1452
2 October 1452
Birth of King Richard III Plantagenet in Fotheringhay, Northampton, England
Fotheringhay, Northampton, England
1485
22 August 1485
Age 33
Death of King Richard III Plantagenet in Battle Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
Battle Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, Northampton, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Battle Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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