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King Richard III York 1452–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1452

Birth Location: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 August 1485

Death Location: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England

Father: Richard York

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Anne Neville

Children(s): Edward Wales, John York, Kathryn York

The story of King Richard III York began in 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England. King Richard III York married Anne Neville, and had children including Edward Of Middleham Prince Of Wales, John York, Kathryn York. King Richard III York passed away in 1485 in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of King Richard III York began in 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England.
  • King Richard III York married Anne Neville, and had children including Edward Of Middleham Prince Of Wales, John York, Kathryn York.
  • King Richard III York passed away in 1485 in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard York
1411–1460
Birth Location: –
RY
Cecily Neville
1415–1495
Birth Location: Raby Castle, Durham, England
CN

Spouses(s)

Anne Neville
1456–1485
Birth Location: Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England
AN

Children(s)

Edward Wales
1473–1484
Birth Location: Middleham, Wensleydale, England
EW
John York
1468–1499
Birth Location: –
JY
Kathryn York
1470–1487
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
KY

King York's Ancestors

Self
King York
1452–1485
Birth Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York
1411–1460
Cecily Neville
1415–1495
Raby Castle, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (York 3rd Earl of) Cambridge
1385–1415
Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
Anne Mortimer
1390–1411
Ralph (Neville Ist Earl of) westmoreland
1364–1425
Joan (Beaufort Countess of) Westmorland
1379–1440
Great-Grandparents
Edmund York
1341–1402
Isabella Ivrea
1355–1392
Roger Mortimer
1374–1398
Alainore Holland
1370–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward III
1312–1377
Philippa Consort
1310–1369
Edmund Mortimer
1352–1381
Phillipa Plantagenet
1355–1382

King York's Descendants

1.
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King (Richard III) York (2 October 1452–22 August 1485) m. Anne Neville (11 June 1456–16 March 1485)
  1. 1. Edward (of Middleham, Prince of) Wales 1473–1484
  2. 2. John York 1468–1499
  3. 3. Kathryn York 1470–1487

King York's Timeline

2 Records

1452
2 October 1452
Birth of King Richard III York in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
1485
22 August 1485
Age 33
Death of King Richard III York in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
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