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Richard Plantagenet of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York , The Younger of the Princes in the Tower 1473–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 August 1473

Birth Location: Tower of London, England

Death Date: 1483

Death Location: Tower of London, England

Father: EDWARD Fleece

Mother: Elizabeth Queen

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Richard Plantagenet of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York , The Younger of the Princes in the Tower was born in 1473 in Tower of London, England, the child of Edward Iv Plantagenet Duke Of York King Of England Order Of The Golden Fleece And Elizabeth Wydeville Woodville Queen Of England The White Queen. Richard Plantagenet of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York , The Younger of the Princes in the Tower passed away in 1483 in Tower of London, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Plantagenet of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York , The Younger of the Princes in the Tower was born in 1473 in Tower of London, England, the child of Edward Iv Plantagenet Duke Of York King Of England Order Of The Golden Fleece And Elizabeth Wydeville Woodville Queen Of England The White Queen.
  • Richard Plantagenet of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York , The Younger of the Princes in the Tower passed away in 1483 in Tower of London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

EDWARD Fleece
1442–1483
Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
EF
Elizabeth Queen
1437–1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
EQ

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Richard Tower's Ancestors

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Richard Tower
1473–1483
Birth Place: Tower of London, England
Parents
EDWARD IV Plantagenet Duke of York, King of England, Order of the Golden Fleece
1442–1483
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth (WYDEVILLE Woodville Queen of England, the White) Queen
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Tower's Timeline

2 Records

1473
17 August 1473
Birth of Richard Plantagenet of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York , The Younger of the Princes in the Tower in Tower of London, England
Tower of London, England
1483
1483
Age 10
Death of Richard Plantagenet of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York , The Younger of the Princes in the Tower in Tower of London, England
Tower of London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 August 1473
    Event Place: Tower of London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Tower of London, England
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