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Richard Duke Of York 1411–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1411

Birth Location: Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire

Death Date: 30 December 1460

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

Father: Richard Cambridge

Mother: Anne Mortimer

Spouse(s): Cecily York

Children(s): Anne York, King IV, George KG, Richard Plantagenet

In 1411, Richard Duke Of York entered the world in Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, born to Richard Of Conisbrough Earl Of Cambridge And Anne De Mortimer. Richard Duke Of York married Cecily Neville Duchess Of York, and had children including Anne Of York, George Plantagenet Duke Of Clarence Kg, King Edward Iv, Richard Plantagenet. Richard Duke Of York passed away in 1460 in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1411, Richard Duke Of York entered the world in Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, born to Richard Of Conisbrough Earl Of Cambridge And Anne De Mortimer.
  • Richard Duke Of York married Cecily Neville Duchess Of York, and had children including Anne Of York, George Plantagenet Duke Of Clarence Kg, King Edward Iv, Richard Plantagenet.
  • Richard Duke Of York passed away in 1460 in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard York's Ancestors

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Richard York
1411–1460
Birth Place: Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
Parents
Richard of Conisbrough Earl of Cambridge
1375–1415
South Yorkshire, England
Anne (de) Mortimer
1388–1411
County Westmeath, Ireland
Grandparents
Edward Cherleton
1370–1421
Powys, Wales
Eleanor (Holland Countess of) March
1370–1405
Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas KG
1350–1397
Alice Alan
1352–1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Arundel\
1307–1375
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372

Richard York's Descendants

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Richard (Duke Of) York (21 September 1411–30 December 1460) m. Cecily (Neville Duchess of) York (3 May 1415–31 May 1495)
  1. 1. Anne (Of) York 1439–1476
  2. 2. King (Edward) IV 1442–1483 m. Elizabeth 1437–1492
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Of) York 1465–1503
  3. 3. George (Plantagenet Duke of Clarence,) KG 1449–1478 m. Isabel Neville 1451–1476
    1. 1. Margaret (Plantagenet Countess Of) Salisbury 1473–1541 m. Richard (Pole) KG 1462–1505
      1. 1. Ursula Pole 1504–1570 m. Henry (Stafford 1st Baron) Stafford 1501–1563
        1. 1. Dorothy 1526–1604 m. William Stafford 1500–1556
  4. 4. Richard Plantagenet 1452–1485

Richard York's Timeline

2 Records

1411
21 September 1411
Birth of Richard Duke Of York in Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
1460
30 December 1460
Age 49
Death of Richard Duke Of York in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1411
    Event Place: Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [4] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 1062

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1460
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [5] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 16; Page: 1062

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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