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Richard of York 1452 – 1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1452

Birth Location: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

Death Location: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Anne Neville

Children(s): Catherine Plantagenet, Edward Plantagenet

In 1452, Richard of York III entered the world in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, born to Richard Plantagenet and Cecily De Neville. Richard of York III married Anne Neville, and had children including Catherine Plantagenet, Edward of Middleham Plantagenet. Richard of York III passed away in 1485 in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire.

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Biography

  • In 1452, Richard of York III entered the world in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, born to Richard Plantagenet and Cecily De Neville.
  • Richard of York III married Anne Neville, and had children including Catherine Plantagenet, Edward of Middleham Plantagenet.
  • Richard of York III passed away in 1485 in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Birth Location: Castle, Yorkshire, England
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Cecily Neville
1415 – 1495
Birth Location: Raby, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Neville
1456 – 1485
Birth Location: Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, , England
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Children(s)

Catherine Plantagenet
1455 – 1527
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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Edward Plantagenet
1473 – 1484
Birth Location: Middleham Castle, Yorkshire, England
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Richard York's Ancestors

Self
Richard York
1452 – 1485
Birth Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire
Parents
Richard Plantagenet
1411 – 1460
Castle, Yorkshire, England
Cecily (De) Neville
1415 – 1495
Raby, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (of) Conisbrourgh
1385 – 1415
Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England
Anne (de) Mortimer
1388 – 1411
County Westmeath, Ireland
Ralph (De) Neville
1363 – 1425
Castle Raby, Raby With Deverstone, Durham, England
Joan Beaufort
1379 – 1440
Château de Beaufort, Anjou
Great-Grandparents
Roger DeMortimer
1374 – 1398
Eleanor Holland
1370 – 1405
John Neville
1329 – 1388
Maud Percy
1325 – 1378
John England
1340 – 1398
Catherine Roet
1341 – 1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund DeMortimer
1340 – 1381
Philippe Plantagent
1355 – 1382
Edward England
1312 – 1377
Phillipa Hainaut
1311 – 1369

Richard York's Descendants

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Richard (of) York (2 Oct 1452 – 22 Aug 1485) m. Anne Neville (11 Jun 1456 – 16 Mar 1485)
  1. 1. Catherine Plantagenet (1455 – 15 Nov 1527)
  2. 2. Edward (of Middleham) Plantagenet (Dec 1473 – 9 Apr 1484)

Richard York's Timeline

2 Records

1452
2 Oct 1452
Birth of Richard of York III in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire
Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 33
Death of Richard of York III in Bosworth Field, Leicestershire
Bosworth Field, Leicestershire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1452
    Event Place: Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Bosworth Field, Leicestershire
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index
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