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Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland 1452–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1452

Birth Location: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

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

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Lady Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Anne England

Children(s): Edward Wales, Katherine Herbert, John Gloucester, Richard Eastwell

Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland was born in 1452 in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard Of York 3Rd Duke Of York Plantagenet And Lady Cecily De Neville Plantagenet. Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland married Anne Neville Queen Of England, and had children including Edward Of Middleham Prince Of Wales, John Of Gloucester, Katherine Plantagenet Herbert, Richard Plantagenet Of Eastwell. Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland was born in 1452 in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard Of York 3Rd Duke Of York Plantagenet And Lady Cecily De Neville Plantagenet.
  • Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland married Anne Neville Queen Of England, and had children including Edward Of Middleham Prince Of Wales, John Of Gloucester, Katherine Plantagenet Herbert, Richard Plantagenet Of Eastwell.
  • Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Richard Ireland's Ancestors

Self
Richard Ireland
1452–1485
Birth Place: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York Plantagenet
1411–1460
Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
Lady (Cecily de Neville) Plantagenet
1415–1495
Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham
Grandparents
Richard (Earl of) Cambridge
1375–1415
Conisbrough, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Anne (de) Mortimer
1388–1411
County Westmeath, Ireland
Sir (Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmoreland) KG
1364–1425
Staindrop, Durham, England
Joan (Beaufort) Neville
1375–1440
Champagne-Ardenne, France
Great-Grandparents
Edmund York
1341–1402
Isabel Castile
1355–1392
Roger March
1374–1398
John Neville
1337–1388
Lady Neville
1335–1379
John Plantagenet
1340–1399
Catherine Roet
1350–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward III
1312–1377
Philippa Avesnes
1311–1369
Edmund Mortimer
1352–1381
Philippa Plantagenet
1355–1382
Sir Raby
1291–1367
Alice Neville
–1374
Henry Percy
1301–1352
Idoine Percy
1300–1365
Edward III
1312–1377
Philippa Avesnes
1311–1369
Sir Roet
–1380

Richard Ireland's Descendants

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Richard (III King of England, Lord of) Ireland (2 Oct 1452–22 Aug 1485) m. Anne (Neville, Queen of) England (11 Jun 1456–16 Mar 1485)
  1. 1. Edward (of Middleham, Prince of) Wales 1473–1484
  2. 2. Katherine (Plantagenet) Herbert 1468–1487 m. William Herbert 1445–1491
  3. 3. John (of) Gloucester 1470–1491
  4. 4. Richard (Plantagenet, of) Eastwell 1469–1550

Richard Ireland's Timeline

4 Records

1452
2 October 1452
Birth of Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland in Fotheringhay, Northampton
Fotheringhay, Northampton
1452
2 Oct 1452
Birth of Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
1485
22 August 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire
Bosworth Field, Leicestershire
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard III King of England, Lord of Ireland in Ambion Hill, England
Ambion Hill, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, Northampton
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Ambion Hill, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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