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Richard III Plantagenet 1452–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1452

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

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

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

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Anne Neville

Children(s): Edward Roll

Richard III Plantagenet was born in 1452 in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Neville. Richard III Plantagenet married Anne Neville, and had children including Edward Plantagenet Of Middleham Prince Of Wales And Earl Of Chester Duke Of Cornwall Earl Of Salisbury Rous Roll. Richard III Plantagenet passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard III Plantagenet was born in 1452 in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Neville.
  • Richard III Plantagenet married Anne Neville, and had children including Edward Plantagenet Of Middleham Prince Of Wales And Earl Of Chester Duke Of Cornwall Earl Of Salisbury Rous Roll.
  • Richard III Plantagenet passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Richard Plantagenet's Ancestors

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Richard Plantagenet
1452–1485
Birth Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Castle, Yorkshire, , England
Cecily Neville
1415–1495
Raby, Durham, , England
Grandparents
Richard (Earl of Cambridge) Conisburgh
1375–1415
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Anne Mortimer
1390–1411
New Forest, Meath, Ireland
Ralph Neville
1364–1425
Joan Beaufort
1379–1440
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Langley
1341–1402
Isabella Castile
1355–1392
Roger Mortimer
1374–1398
Eleanor Lady
1370–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Mortimer
1352–1382
Philippa Clarence
1355–1382

Richard Plantagenet's Descendants

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Richard (III) Plantagenet (2 October 1452–22 Aug 1485) m. Anne Neville (11 Jun 1456–16 Mar 1485)
  1. 1. Edward (Plantagenet of Middleham Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Salisbury Rous) Roll 1473–1484

Richard Plantagenet's Timeline

2 Records

1452
2 October 1452
Birth of Richard III Plantagenet in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard III Plantagenet in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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