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Richard Plantagenet 1452–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 OCT 1452

Birth Location: Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 August 1485

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

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecely Nevill

Spouse(s): Anne Neville

Children(s): Edward Middleham

Richard Plantagenet was born in 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard I Plantagenet And Cecely De Nevill. Richard Plantagenet married Anne Neville, and had children including Edward Of Middleham. Richard Plantagenet passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Plantagenet was born in 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Richard I Plantagenet And Cecely De Nevill.
  • Richard Plantagenet married Anne Neville, and had children including Edward Of Middleham.
  • Richard Plantagenet passed away in 1485 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Birth Location: Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England
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Cecely Nevill
1415–1495
Birth Location: Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham
CN

Spouses(s)

Anne Neville
1456–1485
Birth Location: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
AN

Children(s)

Edward Middleham
1473–1484
Birth Location: Middleham Castle, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England
EM

Richard Plantagenet's Ancestors

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Richard Plantagenet
1452–1485
Birth Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Richard I Plantagenet
1411–1460
Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England
Cecely (De) Nevill
1415–1495
Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham
Grandparents
Ann (de) Mortimer
1390–1411
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Plantagenet's Descendants

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Richard Plantagenet (2 OCT 1452–22 August 1485) m. Anne Neville (11 July 1456–11 March 1485)
  1. 1. Edward (of) Middleham 1473–1484

Richard Plantagenet's Timeline

8 Records

1452
2 October 1452
Birth of Richard Plantagenet in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1452
2 October 1452
Birth of Richard Plantagenet in Castle, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States
Castle, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States
1452
2 October 1452
Birth of Richard Plantagenet in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
1452
2 OCT 1452
Birth of Richard Plantagenet in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
1485
22 AUG 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard Plantagenet in the battle of Bosworth Field, , Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
the battle of Bosworth Field, , Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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
1485
22 August 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard Plantagenet in Battle Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
Battle Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
1485
22 August 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard 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] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1485
    Event Place: the battle of Bosworth Field, , Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geni World Family Tree
    [2] Age: 32
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Battle Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1452
    Event Place: Castle, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greyfriars Church, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geni World Family Tree
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Geni World Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
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