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King Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF YORK 1452–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1452

Birth Location: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 August 1485

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

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Anne England)

Children(s): Edward Salisbury)

In 1452, King Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF YORK entered the world in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Plantagenet. King Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF YORK married Anne Neville Princess Of Wales Then Queen Of England, and had children including Edward Of Middleham Prince Of Wales Earl Of Chester Duke Of Cornwall Earl Of Salisbury. King Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF YORK passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1452, King Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF YORK entered the world in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Plantagenet.
  • King Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF YORK married Anne Neville Princess Of Wales Then Queen Of England, and had children including Edward Of Middleham Prince Of Wales Earl Of Chester Duke Of Cornwall Earl Of Salisbury.
  • King Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF YORK passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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King YORK's Ancestors

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King YORK
1452–1485
Birth Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
Cecily Plantagenet
1415–1495
Staindrop,County Durham,England
Grandparents
Richard (Plantagenet, Earl of) Cambridge
1375–1415
South Yorkshire, England
Anne (de) 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
Edmund York
1341–1402
Isabella Castile
1355–1392
Roger Mortimer
1374–1398
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King England
1312–1377
Philippa Hainaut
1310–1369
Peter Castile
1334–1369
Maria Padilla
1334–1361

King YORK's Descendants

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King (Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF) YORK (2 October 1452–22 August 1485) m. Anne (Neville (Princess of Wales, then Queen of) England) (11 June 1456–16 March 1485)
  1. 1. Edward (of Middleham (Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of) Salisbury) 1473–1484

King YORK's Timeline

2 Records

1452
2 October 1452
Birth of King Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF YORK in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1485
22 August 1485
Age 33
Death of King Richard III (Plantagenet) - HOUSE OF YORK in Market Bosworth, 10400, Leicestershire, England, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Market Bosworth, 10400, Leicestershire, England, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Market Bosworth, 10400, Leicestershire, England, Verenigd Koninkrijk
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] 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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