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Richard Plantagenet 1452–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1452

Birth Location: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 August 1485

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

Father: Richard York

Mother: Cecily York

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Richard Plantagenet was born in 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard Duke Of York And Cecily Neville Duchess Of York. Richard Plantagenet passed away in 1485 in Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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  • Richard Plantagenet was born in 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard Duke Of York And Cecily Neville Duchess Of York.
  • Richard Plantagenet passed away in 1485 in Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Richard Plantagenet's Ancestors

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Richard Plantagenet
1452–1485
Birth Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Duke Of York
1411–1460
Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
Cecily (Neville Duchess of) York
1415–1495
Staindrop, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (of Conisbrough Earl of) Cambridge
1375–1415
South Yorkshire, England
Anne (de) Mortimer
1388–1411
County Westmeath, Ireland
Ralph (Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, 4th Baron Neville de Raby,) KG
1364–1425
Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham
Joan Beaufort
1379–1440
Château Beaufort, Meurthe-Et-Moselle, France
Great-Grandparents
Edward Cherleton
1370–1421
Eleanor March
1370–1405
John KG
1337–1388
Maud Percy
1345–1379
John Kg
1340–1399
Catherine Roët
1350–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas KG
1350–1397
Alice Alan
1352–1416
Ralph Raby
1291–1367
Alice Audley
1300–1374
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa Hainault
1314–1369
Paon Roët
1310–1380

Richard Plantagenet's Timeline

3 Records

1452
2 October 1452
Birth of Richard Plantagenet in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
1485
22 August 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard Plantagenet in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
1485
22 August 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard Plantagenet 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: 2 October 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 1044

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 1044
    [3] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Publication: New York Times; Publication Place: NY, New York, USA; PersonID=131697138

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

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