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Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet 1411 – 1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1411

Birth Location: Conisborough, Yorks, England

Death Date: 31 Dec 1460

Death Location: Wakefield, Yorks, England

Father: Richard Conisburgh

Mother: Anne Mortimer

Spouse(s): Cecily Neville

Children(s): Anne Leger, Henry Plantagenet, Edward Plantagenet, Edmund Plantagenet, Elizabeth Pole, William Plantagenet, John Plantagenet, Mary Plantagenet, George Clarence, George, Plantagenet, Thomas Plantagenet, Richard England, Ursula Plantagenet

In 1411, Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet entered the world in Conisborough, Yorks, England, born to Richard (3rd Earl of Cambridge) of Conisburgh and Anne de Mortimer. Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet married Cecily Neville, and had children including Anne Saint Leger, Henry Plantagenet, Edward King of England (5th cousin 12xR) Plantagenet, Edmund Plantagenet, Elizabeth De la Pole, William Plantagenet, John Plantagenet, Mary Duchess Plantagenet, George Duke of Clarence, George, 1st Duke of Clarence, Plantagenet, Thomas Plantagenet, Richard King of England, Ursula Plantagenet. Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet passed away in 1460 in Wakefield, Yorks, England.

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Biography

  • In 1411, Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet entered the world in Conisborough, Yorks, England, born to Richard (3rd Earl of Cambridge) of Conisburgh and Anne de Mortimer.
  • Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet married Cecily Neville, and had children including Anne Saint Leger, Henry Plantagenet, Edward King of England (5th cousin 12xR) Plantagenet, Edmund Plantagenet, Elizabeth De la Pole, William Plantagenet, John Plantagenet, Mary Duchess Plantagenet, George Duke of Clarence, George, 1st Duke of Clarence, Plantagenet, Thomas Plantagenet, Richard King of England, Ursula Plantagenet.
  • Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet passed away in 1460 in Wakefield, Yorks, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Conisburgh
1375 – 1415
Birth Location: Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England
RC
Anne Mortimer
1390 – 1411
Birth Location: New Forest, West, Meath, Ireland
AM

Spouses(s)

Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
Birth Location: Staindrop, County Durham, England
CN

Children(s)

Anne Leger
1439 – 1475
Birth Location: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
AL
Henry Plantagenet
1441 – 1441
Birth Location: Hatfield, Herefordshire, England
HP
Edward Plantagenet
1442 – 1483
Birth Location: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
EP
Edmund Plantagenet
1443 – 1460
Birth Location: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
EP
Elizabeth Pole
1444 – 1503
Birth Location: Rouen (Normandy) F, Notre Dame
EP
William Plantagenet
1447 – 1458
Birth Location: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
WP
John Plantagenet
1448 –
Birth Location: England
JP
Mary Plantagenet
1449 – 1491
Birth Location: London, London, England
MP
George Clarence
1449 – 1478
Birth Location: –
GC
George, Plantagenet
1449 – 1478
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
GP
Thomas Plantagenet
1450 – 1485
Birth Location: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
TP
Richard England
1452 – 1485
Birth Location: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
RE
Ursula Plantagenet
1455 – 1455
Birth Location: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
UP

Richard Plantagenet's Ancestors

Self
Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Birth Place: Conisborough, Yorks, England
Parents
Richard (3rd Earl of Cambridge) of Conisburgh
1375 – 1415
Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England
Anne (de) Mortimer
1390 – 1411
New Forest, West, Meath, Ireland
Grandparents
Edmund(son (of King ) of) Langley
1341 – 1402
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Isabella (de) Castille
1355 – 1392
Zamora, Castilla y León, Spain
Roger (De) Mortimer
1374 – 1398
Usk, Co (Herford) Gb
Eleanor Holand
1374 – 1405
Up Holland, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1312 – 1377
Philippa Hainault
1311 – 1369
Edmund Mortimer
1351 – 1381
Philippa Plantagenet
1355 – 1381
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1284 – 1327
Isabel Capet
1292 – 1358
Roger Mortimer
1328 – 1359
Philippe Montagu
1332 – 1381

Richard Plantagenet's Descendants

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Richard ("Duke of York") Plantagenet (20 Sep 1411 – 31 Dec 1460) m. Cecily Neville (03 May 1415 – 31 May 1495)
  1. 1. Anne (Saint) Leger (10 Aug 1439 – 12 Jan 1475)
  2. 2. Henry Plantagenet (10 Feb 1441 – 1441)
  3. 3. Edward (King of England (5th cousin 12xR)) Plantagenet (28 Apr 1442 – 09 Apr 1483) m. Elizabeth (Queen consort of England) Woodville (3 February 1437 – 08 Jun 1492)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Queen of England) York (11 Feb 1465 – 11 Feb 1503) m. Henry (King (Harri Tudur)of England) Tudor (28 Jan 1457 – 21 Apr 1509)
      1. 1. Prince Arthur (20 Sep 1486 – 02 Apr 1502) m. Catherine (of) Aragon (16 Dec 1485 – 07 Jan 1536)
      2. 2. Margaret (Queen of Scotland) Tudor (28 Nov 1489 – 18 Oct 1541) m. James (KING OF SCOTLAND) Stewart (17 Mar 1473 – 09 Sep 1513) m. Archibald (6th EARL OF ANGUS) Douglas (1489 – 22 Jan 1557) m. Henry Stewart (1495 – 1552)
        1. 1. Alexander (Stewart Archbishop of) StAndrews (1490 – 09 Sep 1513)
        2. 2. James (Stuart) Stewart (10 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542) m. Madeleine (of) Valois (10 Aug 1520 – 07 Jul 1537) m. Mary (of) Guise (22 Nov 1515 – 10 Jun 1560)
        3. 3. Margaret Douglas (08 Oct 1515 – )
      3. 3. Henry (King of England) Tudor (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547) m. Catherine (of) Aragon (16 Dec 1485 – 07 Jan 1536) m. Anne (QUEEN OF ENGLAND (4 cousin 15 times removed)) Boleyn (1501 – 19 May 1536) m. Jane Seymour (1509 – 24 Oct 1537) m. Anne Cleves (22 Sep 1515 – 16 Jul 1557) m. Catherine Howard (1520 – 13 Feb 1540) m. Elizabeth ((mistress)) Blount
        1. 1. Mary England (18 Feb 1516 – 17 Nov 1558) m. philip (11 of) spain (21 May 1527 – 13 Sep 1598)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (QUEEN OF ENGLAND) Tudor (07 Sep 1533 – 24 Mar 1603)
        3. 3. Edward (King of) England (12 Oct 1537 – 06 Jul 1553)
        4. 4. Henry Fitzroy (1519 – 1536)
        5. 5. Lady (Katherine Mary (13)(illegitimate Tudor)) Carey (19 May 1524 – 15 Jan 1568) m. Francis (( Sir Elder Knight) (13)) Knollys (1514 – 19 Jul 1596)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor (02 Jul 1492 – 14 Sep 1495)
      5. 5. Mary (Rose) Tudor (18 Mar 1496 – 26 Jun 1533) m. Charles (Brandon 1st Duke of) Suffolk (April 1484 – 22 August 1545)
        1. 1. Countess (Margaret) Brandon (3 March 1515 – 27 Sep 1547) m. Lord (Henry, 2nd Earl of Cumberland,) Clifford (1517 – 8 January 1570)
        2. 2. Henry (Brandon 1st Earl of) Lincoln (11 March Abt 1516 – 8 March 1534)
        3. 3. Henry (Brandon 1st Earl of) Lincoln (11 March Abt 1516 – 8 March 1534)
        4. 4. Frances (Brandon Duchess of) Suffolk (16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559)
        5. 5. Frances (Brandon Duchess of) Suffolk (16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559)
        6. 6. Eleanor (Brandon Countess of) Cumberland (1519 – 27 September 1547)
        7. 7. Eleanor (Brandon Countess of) Cumberland (1519 – 27 September 1547)
      6. 6. Edmund Tudor (21 Feb 1499 – 19 Jun 1500)
      7. 7. Katherine Tudor (02 Feb 1503 – 10 Feb 1503)
    2. 2. Mary York (11 Aug 1467 – 23 May 1482)
    3. 3. Cecilia York (20 Mar 1469 – 24 Aug 1507) m. Thomas Welles m. Thomas Kyme (1465 – )
    4. 4. Edward (of) York (04 Nov 1470 – Jul 1483)
    5. 5. Richard (of Shrewsbury) York (17 Aug 1473 – Jul 1483)
  4. 4. Edmund Plantagenet (17 May 1443 – 29 Dec 1460)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (De la) Pole (22 Apr 1444 – Jan 1503)
  6. 6. William Plantagenet (07 Jul 1447 – 1458)
  7. 7. John Plantagenet (07 Nov 1448 – )
  8. 8. Mary (Duchess) Plantagenet (1449 – 1491)
  9. 9. George (Duke of) Clarence (21 Oct 1449 – 18 Feb 1478)
  10. 10. George, (1st Duke of Clarence,) Plantagenet (21 Oct 1449 – 18 Feb 1478)
  11. 11. Thomas Plantagenet (1450 – 22 Aug 1485)
  12. 12. 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 – )
  13. 13. Ursula Plantagenet (20 Jul 1455 – 1455)

Richard Plantagenet's Timeline

2 Records

1411
20 Sep 1411
Birth of Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet in Conisborough, Yorks, England
Conisborough, Yorks, England
1460
31 Dec 1460
Age 49
Death of Richard "Duke of York" Plantagenet in Wakefield, Yorks, England
Wakefield, Yorks, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1411
    Event Place: Conisborough, Yorks, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1460
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorks, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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