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Richard of York 3rd Duke of York 1411–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1411

Birth Location: Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1460

Death Location: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Anne Cambridge

Spouse(s): Cecily Neville

Children(s): Anne England, Henry York, Edward England, Edmund Rutland, Elizabeth York, Margaret York, William York, John York, George Clarence, Thomas York, Richard England, Ursula York

Richard of York / 3rd Duke of York was born in 1411 in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Of Conisburgh 3Rd Earl Of Cambridge Plantagenet And Anne De Mortimer Countess Of Cambridge. Richard of York 3rd Duke of York married Cecily De Neville, and had children including Anne Of York Duchess Of Exeter Princess Of England, Edmund Of York Earl Of Rutland, Edward Iv King Of England, Elizabeth Of York, George Of York 1St Duke Of Clarence, Henry Of York, John Of York, Margaret Of York, Richard Iii King Of England, Thomas Of York, Ursula Of York, William Of York. Richard of York / 3rd Duke of York passed away in 1460 in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard of York // 3rd Duke of York was born in 1411 in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Of Conisburgh 3Rd Earl Of Cambridge Plantagenet And Anne De Mortimer Countess Of Cambridge.
  • Richard of York // 3rd Duke of York married Cecily De Neville, and had children including Anne Of York Duchess Of Exeter Princess Of England, Edmund Of York Earl Of Rutland, Edward Iv King Of England, Elizabeth Of York, George Of York 1St Duke Of Clarence, Henry Of York, John Of York, Margaret Of York, Richard Iii King Of England, Thomas Of York, Ursula Of York, William Of York.
  • Richard of York // 3rd Duke of York passed away in 1460 in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England.

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Richard York's Ancestors

Self
Richard York
1411–1460
Birth Place: Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge Plantagenet
1385–1415
Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
Anne (de Mortimer Countess of) Cambridge
1390–1411
New Forest, Westmeath, Ireland
Grandparents
Edmund (of Langley 1st Duke of) York
1341–1402
King's Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Isabella (of) Castille
1355–1393
Zamora, Zamora, Castilla y León, Spain
Roger (de Mortimer , 4th Earl of March and 6th Earl of) Ulster
1374–1398
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
Alianore (de) Holland
1370–1405
Wales
Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa England
1314–1369
Thomas Kent
1354–1397
Alice FitzAlan
1350–1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kent
1314–1360
Joan Kent
1326–1385
Richard FitzAlan
1306–1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372

Richard York's Descendants

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Richard (of York 3rd Duke of) York (21 Sep 1411–1460) m. Cecily (de) Neville (3 May 1415–Jun 1495)
  1. 1. Anne (Of York, Duchess Of Exeter, Princess Of) England 1439–1475 m. Henry (Holland 3rd Duke of) Exeter 1430–1475 m. John (Holland Duke of) Exeter 1395–1447 m. Thomas (St) Leger 1442–1483 m. Thomas (Saint) Leger 1419–1475
    1. 1. Thomas Holland 1461–1502 m. Anne Sutton 1460–
      1. 1. Henry Holland 1504–1561 m. Ann Pardoe 1500–1527
        1. 1. Henry (John) Holland 1525–1570 m. Hyllary Barwarde 1527–1561
    2. 2. Anne (de) Holland 1455–1474 m. Thomas (Grey 1st Marquess of) Dorset 1455–1501
  2. 2. Henry (of) York 1441–1441
  3. 3. Edward (IV King of) England 1442–1483 m. Elizabeth (Woodville Queen consort of) England 1437–1492 m. Eleanor Talbot 1436–1468 m. Elizabeth Wayte 1445–1502
  4. 4. Edmund (of York, Earl of) Rutland 1443–1461 m. Elizabeth Wayte 1445–1502
  5. 5. Elizabeth (of) York 1444–1504 m. John (de la) Pole 1442–1492
  6. 6. Margaret (Of) York 1446–1503 m. Charles (I Merlin de) Maisoncelle 1433–1477
  7. 7. William (of) York 1447–1447
  8. 8. John (of) York 1448–1448
  9. 9. George (of York 1st Duke of) Clarence 1449–1478 m. Isabel (Neville, Duchess of) Clarence 1451–1476
  10. 10. Thomas (of) York 1450–1451
  11. 11. Richard (III King of) England 1452–1485 m. Anne Neville 1456–1485 m. Katherine Haute 1458–1485
  12. 12. Ursula (of) York 1455–1455

Richard York's Timeline

3 Records

1411
21 Sep 1411
Birth of Richard of York // 3rd Duke of York in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
1460
30 Dec 1460
Age 49
Death of Richard of York // 3rd Duke of York in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
1460
1460
Age 49
Burial of Richard of York // 3rd Duke of York in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1411
    Event Place: Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard of York, person ID 973N-LD4.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1460
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard of York, person ID 973N-LD4.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard of York, person ID 973N-LD4.

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