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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 story of Richard King of England III began in 1452 in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England. Richard King of England III married Anne Neville, and had children including Katherine Plantagenet, John of Gloucestee, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, John of Gloucester Plantagenet. Richard King of England III passed away in 1485 in Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard King of England III began in 1452 in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Richard King of England III married Anne Neville, and had children including Katherine Plantagenet, John of Gloucestee, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, John of Gloucester Plantagenet.
  • Richard King of England III passed away in 1485 in Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Richard England's Ancestors

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Richard England
1452 – 1485
Birth Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Conisborough, Yorks, England
Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
Staindrop, County Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard ((3rd Earl of Cambridge) of) Conisburgh
1375 – 1415
Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England
Anne (de) Mortimer
1390 – 1411
New Forest, West, Meath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edmund(son Langley
1341 – 1402
Isabella Castille
1355 – 1392
Roger Mortimer
1374 – 1398
Eleanor Holand
1374 – 1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1312 – 1377
Philippa Hainault
1311 – 1369
Edmund Mortimer
1351 – 1381
Philippa Plantagenet
1355 – 1381

Richard England's Descendants

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Richard (King of) England (02 Oct 1452 – 22 Aug 1485) m. Anne Neville (10 June 1456 – 16 March 1485)
  1. 1. Katherine Plantagenet (1465 – 1487)
  2. 2. John (of) Gloucestee (1470 – 1491)
  3. 3. Edward (of Middleham, Prince of) Wales (Dec 1473 – 9 Apr 1484)
  4. 4. John (of Gloucester) Plantagenet (1477 – )

Richard England's Timeline

2 Records

1452
02 Oct 1452
Birth of Richard King of England III in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard King of England III in Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, 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 16; Page: 1044
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, 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 16; Page: 1044
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    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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