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Lord Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York 1411 – 1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1411

Birth Location: Castle, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 30 Dec 1460

Death Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Anne Mortimer

Spouse(s): Cecely Nevill

Children(s): Elizabeth Plantagenent, Richard Plantagenet, Lady Plantagenet, Henry Plantagenet, King England, Earl Rutland, William Plantagenet, John Plantagenet, George Plantagenet, Ursula Plantagenet

The story of Lord Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York began in 1411 in Castle, Yorkshire, England. Lord Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York married Cecely De Nevill, and had children including Elizabeth York Plantagenent, Richard III Plantagenet, Lady Anne of York Plantagenet, Henry Plantagenet, King Edward IV* 4th Duke of York Plantagenet, King of England, Earl Edmund Plantagenêt Rutland, William Plantagenet, John Plantagenet, George Plantagenet, Ursula Plantagenet. Lord Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York passed away in 1460 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York began in 1411 in Castle, Yorkshire, England.
  • Lord Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York married Cecely De Nevill, and had children including Elizabeth York Plantagenent, Richard III Plantagenet, Lady Anne of York Plantagenet, Henry Plantagenet, King Edward IV* 4th Duke of York Plantagenet, King of England, Earl Edmund Plantagenêt Rutland, William Plantagenet, John Plantagenet, George Plantagenet, Ursula Plantagenet.
  • Lord Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York passed away in 1460 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Lord York's Ancestors

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Lord York
1411 – 1460
Birth Place: Castle, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard "1st Earl of Cambridge" Plantagenet
1376 – 1415
Coningsburgh Castle, Yorks, England
Anne Mortimer
1390 – 1411
New Forest, West Meath, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord York's Descendants

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Lord (Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of) York (20 September 1411 – 30 Dec 1460) m. Cecely (De) Nevill (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (York) Plantagenent (1428 – 1457)
  2. 2. Richard (III) Plantagenet (1430 – 22 AUG 1485)
  3. 3. Lady (Anne of York) Plantagenet (10 August 1439 – 12 January 1475) m. Edward (St) Legger (Dec 1430 – 11 November 1470) m. Sir (Thomas St.) Leger (1423 – 1483) m. Henry (3rd Duke of Exeter) Holland (27 June 1430 – 1475)
    1. 1. Ralph (II Sir St) Leger (1450 – 09 Aug 1515)
    2. 2. Jacquette (St.) Leger (1460 – 2 Jun 1508) m. Sir (John) Fortescue (Jan 1460 – 2 June 1503)
      1. 1. Sir (Bartholomew) Fortescue (1490 – 12 September 1557) m. Ellen Moore (1490 – 1541)
        1. 1. Gertrude Fortescue (1515 – 1601)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Brook) Fortescue (1521 – 27 Feb 1583) m. Lewis Hatch (1520 – 10 Feb 1561)
        3. 3. Ellen Fortescue (1521 – 10 Feb 1601)
        4. 4. Anne Fortescue (1521 – 1587)
        5. 5. Mary Fortescue (1526 – 1609)
        6. 6. Lewis Fortescue (1527 – 1595)
        7. 7. Anne (Giffard) Fortescue (1528 – 10 Feb 1561)
        8. 8. Richard Fortescue (1536 – 30 Jun 1570)
      2. 2. ELIZABETH FORTESCUE (1508 – 1601)
    3. 3. Anne Holland (Abt 1455 – 1474)
  4. 4. Henry Plantagenet (10 February 1441 – 9 Apr 1483)
  5. 5. King (Edward IV* 4th Duke of York Plantagenet, King of) England (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483)
  6. 6. Earl (Edmund Plantagenêt) Rutland (27 May 1443 – 31 Dec 1460)
  7. 7. William Plantagenet (7 July 1447 – 1447)
  8. 8. John Plantagenet (7 November 1448 – 1448)
  9. 9. George Plantagenet (1449 – 1478)
  10. 10. Ursula Plantagenet (20 July 1455 – 1455)

Lord York's Timeline

2 Records

1411
20 September 1411
Birth of Lord Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York in Castle, Yorkshire, England
Castle, Yorkshire, England
1460
30 Dec 1460
Age 49
Death of Lord Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1411
    Event Place: Castle, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1103
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Andrew Meade of Ireland and Virginia : his ancestors and some of his descendants and their connecti
    [6] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1460
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1103
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Andrew Meade of Ireland and Virginia : his ancestors and some of his descendants and their connecti
    [6] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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