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Richard of York 1421 – 1471 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1421

Birth Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 21 May 1471

Death Location: Tower of London, London, England

Father: Henry Plantagenet

Mother: Catherine Valois

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The story of Richard of York began in 1421 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England. Richard of York passed away in 1471 in Tower of London, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard of York began in 1421 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.
  • Richard of York passed away in 1471 in Tower of London, London, England.

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Richard York's Ancestors

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Richard York
1421 – 1471
Birth Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Parents
Henry V Plantagenet
1386 – 1422
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Catherine (of) Valois
1401 – 1437
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Grandparents
Charles (VI of) France
Isabel (of) Bavaria
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard York's Timeline

2 Records

1421
6 Dec 1421
Birth of Richard of York in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
1471
21 May 1471
Age 50
Death of Richard of York in Tower of London, London, England
Tower of London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1421
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1471
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, England

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