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Richard King, of England 1452 – 1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Oct 1452

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

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

Death Location: Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Anne Neville

Children(s): Katherine Plantagenet, John Gloucestee, Edward Wales, John Plantagenet

The birth of Richard King of England III took place in 1452 in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, to Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet and Cecily Neville. Richard King of England III married Anne Neville, and together they had Katherine Plantagenet, John of Gloucestee, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales and John of Gloucester Plantagenet. Richard King of England III's death occurred in 1485 in Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Parents

Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Birth Location: Conisborough, Yorks, England
RP
Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
Birth Location: Staindrop, County Durham, England
CN

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Katherine Plantagenet
1465 – 1487
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
KP
John Gloucestee
1470 – 1491
Birth Location: –
JG
Edward Wales
1473 – 1484
Birth Location: Middleham Castle, Yorkshire, England
EW
John Plantagenet
1477 –
Birth Location: –
JP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 02 Oct 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 1044

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 1044

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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