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Sir Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of York 1411–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1411

Birth Location: Conisborough Castle, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 Dec 1460

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

Father: Richard Cambridge

Mother: Anne Cambridge

Spouse(s): Cecily Cornwall,

Children(s): Edward France, Richard Roses, George barrell, Edmund Rutland, Henry Hatfield, Elizabeth Suffolk, Anne Exeter, Sir 1487, Margaret Burgundy

Sir Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of York was born in 1411 in Conisborough Castle, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Plantagenet Of Conisburgh 3Rd Earl Of Cambridge And Anne De Mortimer Countess Of Cambridge. Sir Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of York married Cecily Proud Cis De Neville Duchess Of York Cornwall, and had children including Anne Plantagenet Of York Lady Of York Duchess Of Exeter, Edmund House Of York Earl Of Rutland, Edward Iv Yorkist Of Plantagenet Dynasty 7Th Earl Of March Lord Of Ireland King Of England And France, Elizabeth Thornton Plantagenet Of York Princess Of England Governess Of Scarborough Castle Duchess Of Suffolk, George Plantagenet House Of York 1St Duke Of Clarence 1St Earl Of Warwick Drowned In Wine Barrell, Henry Plantagenet Of York Of Hatfield, Margaret Plantagenet Of York Duchess Of Burgundy, Richard Iii Plantagenet Last House Of York King Of England War Of The Roses, Sir Richard Plantagenet Mayor Of Yorke Mayor Of The Staple In Calais Knighted 1487. Sir Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of York passed away in 1460 in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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  • Sir Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of York was born in 1411 in Conisborough Castle, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Plantagenet Of Conisburgh 3Rd Earl Of Cambridge And Anne De Mortimer Countess Of Cambridge.
  • Sir Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of York married Cecily Proud Cis De Neville Duchess Of York Cornwall, and had children including Anne Plantagenet Of York Lady Of York Duchess Of Exeter, Edmund House Of York Earl Of Rutland, Edward Iv Yorkist Of Plantagenet Dynasty 7Th Earl Of March Lord Of Ireland King Of England And France, Elizabeth Thornton Plantagenet Of York Princess Of England Governess Of Scarborough Castle Duchess Of Suffolk, George Plantagenet House Of York 1St Duke Of Clarence 1St Earl Of Warwick Drowned In Wine Barrell, Henry Plantagenet Of York Of Hatfield, Margaret Plantagenet Of York Duchess Of Burgundy, Richard Iii Plantagenet Last House Of York King Of England War Of The Roses, Sir Richard Plantagenet Mayor Of Yorke Mayor Of The Staple In Calais Knighted 1487.
  • Sir Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of York passed away in 1460 in Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir York's Ancestors

Self
Sir York
1411–1460
Birth Place: Conisborough Castle, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Plantagenet of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
1375–1415
Conisburgh Castle, Yorkshire, England
Anne (De Mortimer, Countess of) Cambridge
1390–1411
New Forest, County Westmeath, Ireland
Grandparents
Edmund (Plantagenet of Langley, 1st Duke of) York
1341–1402
King's Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Joan (De Holand Duchess of York, Lady Scrope of) Masham
1380–1434
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Roger (de Mortimer, Earl of Ulster, 4th Earl of) March
1374–1398
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
Alianor (Eleanor de Holland, Countess of) March
1373–1405
Upholland Castle, Upholland, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward artillery
1312–1377
Philippa Hainault
1310–1369
Thomas Kent
1348–1408
Mary Bohun
1368–1394
Edmund Mortimer
1352–1381
Philippa Clarence
1355–1382
Thomas Kent
1348–1408
Alice Kent
1352–1415
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1284–1327
1295–1358
William Zeeland
1286–1337
Joan Hainaut
1294–1342
Thomas Kent
1314–1360
Joan Kent
1328–1385
Humphrey Brit
1342–1372
Joan Hereford
1347–1419
Sir KG
1328–1359
Philippa March
1332–1382
Lionel Clarence
1338–1368
Elizabeth Ulster
1332–1364
Thomas Kent
1314–1360
Joan Kent
1328–1385
Richard wealthy
1306–1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372

Sir York's Descendants

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Sir (Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of) York (21 Sep 1411–31 Dec 1460) m. Cecily ("Proud Cis" de Neville, Duchess of York &) Cornwall, (3 May 1415–31 May 1495)
  1. 1. Edward (IV, Yorkist of Plantagenet dynasty, 7th Earl of March, Lord of Ireland, King of England and) France 1442–1483 m. Elizabeth Woodville 1437–1492
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Plantagenet of York, Queen consort of England, Lady of the Garter, Countess of Richmond, Baroness of) Ireland 1466–1503 m. Henry (VII Tudor (Lancastrian), King of England, ended War of the) Roses 1457–1509
      1. 1. Arthur (Tudor, frail Prince of) Wales 1486–1502 m. Catherine (of Aragon, 1st wife; Queen consort of England--forced to renounce to become Dowager Princess of) Wales 1485–1536
      2. 2. Henry (VIII Tudor, King of England, Ireland & Scotland, created & headed Church of England, started English Protestantism) 1534 1491–1547 m. Mary Carey 1501–1536 m. Anne (Boleyn, Queen consort of England, Marchioness of Pembroke, 2nd wife of Henry) VIII 1501–1536 m. Catherine (Howard, 5th) Wife 1523–1542 m. Catherine (of Aragon, 1st wife; Queen consort of England--forced to renounce to become Dowager Princess of) Wales 1485–1536 m. Jane (Seymour, 3rd wife, Queen of) England 1509–1537 m. Catherine (Parr, 6th wife, Queen of) England 1512–1548 m. Ann (of Cleves La Marck family, 4th wife, Queen consort of England; after 6 months, marriage declared unconsummated, no) issue 1515–1557
        1. 1. Miscarried (son) Tudor 1535–1535
        2. 2. Miscarried (son) Tudor 1536–1536
        3. 3. Elizabeth (I 'The Virgin Queen' Tudor, Queen of England, Ireland &) Scotland 1533–1603 m. Robert (Dudley, Earl Leicester, Master of the Horse, Queen Elizabeth's 1st) Favorite 1532–1588 m. Thomas (Seymour 1st Baron of Sudeley, Elizabeth's) suitor 1508–1548
        4. 4. Mary (I "Bloody Mary" Tudor, Queen of England, no issue,) Catholic 1516–1558 m. Phillip (II Habsburg, King of Spain, Portugal, the Algarves and) England 1527–1598
        5. 5. Edward (VI House of Tudor, King of England, English Reformation, (no) issue) 1537–1553
        6. 6. Henry (Tudor) d'Angleterre 1511–1511
        7. 7. Miscarriage (or false pregnancy) Tudor, 1534–
      3. 3. Katherine (Tudor, Princess of) England 1502–1503
      4. 4. Edmund (Tudor, Prince of) England 1499–1500
      5. 5. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (IV Iron stewart) king 1473–1513 m. Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl of) Angus 1489–1557 m. Sir (Lord Henry I) Stewart, 1499–1547
        1. 1. James (V Stuart, King of Scotland, devout Catholic, burned heretics, only daughter Mary was) heir 1512–1542 m. Mary (of Guise, Queen consort of Scots, Duchess of) Longueville 1515–1560 m. Madeleine (of Valois, Queen of Scotland, Princess of) France 1520–1537 m. Margaret (Erskine, mistress of James) V 1515–1572 m. Euphemia ((mistress)) Elphinstone 1509–1542
        2. 2. Margaret (Douglas, Countess) Lennox 1515–1578 m. Lord (Thomas) Howard 1511–1537 m. Sir (Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of) Lennox 1516–1571
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Tudor, Princess de) England 1492–1495
      7. 7. Mary ('Rose' Tudor, Queen consort de France, then Duchess of) Suffolk 1496–1533 m. Sir (Charles Brandon, KG-Knight of the Garter, 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545 m. King (Louis XII Capet Valois, King of France & Naples, Duke of) Brittany 1462–1515
        1. 1. Frances (Brandon (Grey), Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559 m. Henry (Grey, Duke of) Suffolk 1517–1554
        2. 2. Lady (Eleanor Brandon, Countess of) Cumberland 1519–1547 m. Henry Clifford 1517–1570
        3. 3. Henry (Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln, Duke of) Suffolk 1515–1534
        4. 4. Anne (Brandon) (Haworth) –1558
    2. 2. Edward (V Plantagenet House of York, King of England (never) crowned) 1470–1483
    3. 3. Richard (of Shrewsbury, House of York, Duke of) York 1473–1483
    4. 4. Mary (Plantagenet, House of) York 1467–1482
    5. 5. Cecily (Plantagenet House of York, Viscountess) Welles 1469–1507 m. John (Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount) Welles 1450–1498 m. Ralph (Le Scrope, Baron Scrope of) Masham 1461–1515
      1. 1. Anne (of) Welles 1494–1499
      2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Welles 1487–1498
    6. 6. Catherine (Plantagenet House of York, Countess of) Devon 1479–1527 m. William (Courtenay, 1st Earl of) Devon 1475–1511
      1. 1. Henry (Courtenay, Marquis of Exeter, Earl of) Devonshire 1498–1538 m. Elizabeth (Grey, suo jure Viscountess) Lisle 1505–1519 m. Gertrude (Blount, Marchioness of Exeter & Devon, Roman) Catholic 1499–1558
        1. 1. Edward (Courtenay, Imprisoned 15 years in the Tower of London, Earl of) Devon 1515–1556
      2. 2. Edward Courtenay –1502
    7. 7. Anne (Plantagenet of) York 1475–1511 m. Thomas (Howard, K.G., 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Surrey, 14th Baron Segrave, 13th Baron) Mowbray 1473–1554
      1. 1. Lord (Edmund) Howard 1498–1539
      2. 2. Thomas Howard 1496–1508
      3. 3. William Howard 1498–1571
    8. 8. Bridget ('Plantagenet' of) York 1480–1517
  2. 2. Richard (III Plantagenet last House of York, King of England; War of the) Roses 1452–1485 m. Lady (Anne Neville Princess of Wales, Queen Consort of) England 1456–1485
    1. 1. Edward (Plantagenet of Middleham, Prince of) Wales 1473–1484
    2. 2. John (Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester, illegitimate, no) issue 1470–1499
    3. 3. Katherine (Plantagenet,) (illegitimate) 1468–1487 m. Sir (William Herbert, 1st Earl of Huntington, 2nd Earl of) Pembroke 1451–1491
  3. 3. George (Plantagenet, House of York, 1st Duke of Clarence, 1st Earl of Warwick, drowned in wine) barrell 1449–1478 m. Lady (Isabella Neville, Duchess of Warwick &) Clarence 1451–1476
    1. 1. Margaret (Plantagenet, Saint, 8th Countess of Salisbury, beheaded on charge of being) Catholic 1473–1541 m. Sir (Richard Pole, K.G., Constable of Harlech & Montgomery castles, High Sheriff Merinethshire, Gentleman of Privy Chamber of Arthur, a) Welshman 1462–1505
      1. 1. Lady (Ursula Pole, Baroness) Stafford 1504–1570
      2. 2. Geoffrey (Pole, Archbishop of) Canterbury 1494–1558
      3. 3. Sir (Henry Pole, knight, 1st Lord Montagu, Steward of Manors, Justice of the Peace,) beheaded 1492–1539 m. Jane (de Neville, Lady Salisbury,) beheaded 1481–1541
        1. 1. Catherine (Pole, Countess of) Huntingdon 1511–1576 m. Francis (Hastings, KG, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, Knight of Bath, Oxford University) alumna 1514–1561
        2. 2. Winifred Pole 1508–1542
        3. 3. Henry (Pole,) Montacute 1521–1542 m. Margaret (de) Neville 1522–1590
      4. 4. Cardinal (Reginald Pole,) Archbishop 1500–1558
      5. 5. George Pole 1490–1538
    2. 2. Sir (Edward III Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick and) Salisbury 1475–1499
    3. 3. Richard, (Plantagenet of) York 1476–1477
    4. 4. Anne Plantagenet 1470–1470
  4. 4. Edmund (House of York, Earl of) Rutland 1443–1460
  5. 5. Henry (Plantagenet of York, of) Hatfield 1441–1441
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Thornton Plantagenet of York, Princess of England, Governess of Scarborough Castle, Duchess of) Suffolk 1444–1503 m. Sir (John de La Pole, 2nd Duke of) Suffolk 1442–1492
    1. 1. Sir (John de La Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, led 1st revolt against King Henry) VII 1462–1487 m. Margaret (Fitzalan, Countess) Lincoln 1454–1493
    2. 2. Humphrey (de la Pole, Rector of Hingham, no) issue 1474–1513
    3. 3. Richard ('White Rose' de la Pole, a pretender to the English) crown 1480–1524 m. Marie (? of Sicily) (Mistress) 1480–1520
      1. 1. Marguerite (de la) Pole 1500–1560
    4. 4. Sir (William de la Pole,) Knight 1478–1539 m. Lady (Agnes) Drake 1482– m. Katherine Stourton 1455–1496
      1. 1. Anna (de la) Pole 1523–
      2. 2. Sir (William II de la) Pole 1515–1587 m. Katherine (Popham) Papham 1540–1588
        1. 1. William Pole 1561–1636
    5. 5. Geoffrey (de la) Pole 1464–
    6. 6. Lady (Elizabeth, de la Pole, Baroness) Morley 1468–1489
    7. 7. Lady (Catherine, de la Pole, Baroness) Stourton 1477–1513
    8. 8. Edmund (de La Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk and 6th Earl of) Suffolk 1470–1492 m. Lady (Margaret le Scrope (de la Pole), Duchess of) Suffolk 1472–1514
  7. 7. Anne (Plantagenet of York, Lady of York, Duchess of) Exeter 1439–1476 m. Thomas (St. Leger, Knight of Bath, Duke of Exeter, Ambassador to) France 1442–1483 m. Henry (Holland, Sir Lord, Knight of the Garter, Constable of Tower of London,, Earl of Huntingdon & Ivry, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Lord High) Admiral 1430–1474
    1. 1. Anne (of St Leger (Plantagenet), Baroness Ros of) Helmsley 1476–1526 m. Sir (George Manners, 11th Baron de) Roos 1465–1513
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas ♥ Manners, 1st Earl of) Rutland 1492–1543 m. Eleanor Paston 1496–1551
        1. 1. Henry Manners 1526–1563 m. Margaret Manners –1559
        2. 2. Sir (John) Manners 1534–1611 m. Dorothy Vernon 1545–1584
        3. 3. Sir (Thomas (lusty) Manners of Nottingham) Castle 1537–1591
        4. 4. Frances (Manners, Barnoness) Bergavenny 1530–1576
        5. 5. Gertrude (Manners, Countess of) Shrewsbury 1535–1566
        6. 6. Catherine Manners 1537–1572
        7. 7. Oliver (Manners,) Esquire 1538–1563
        8. 8. Anne Manners 1524–1549
        9. 9. Elizabeth Manners 1506–1570
        10. 10. Roger Manners 1535–1607
    2. 2. Jane (Holland, Lady of) Devon 1455–1475
    3. 3. Thomas (Holland, Knight of) Lancaster 1461–1501
    4. 4. William Holland 1462–
    5. 5. Anthony (St.) Leger 1475–1539 m. Agnes (de) Warham 1500–
      1. 1. Sir (Warham St Leger,) knight 1525–1599
  8. 8. Sir (Richard Plantagenet, Mayor of Yorke, Mayor of the Staple in Calais, knighted) 1487 1430–1498 m. Joan Mauleverer 1432–1515
    1. 1. Richard York 1462–1508
    2. 2. Reverend (Christopher of York) (Plantagenet) 1466–1484
    3. 3. William (Plantagenet, Freeman of) York 1468–
    4. 4. Edmund York 1465–
  9. 9. Margaret (Plantagenet of York, Duchess of) Burgundy 1446–1503 m. Charles ("The Bold" Capet, Count of Charolais; Duke of) Burgundy 1433–1477

Sir York's Timeline

2 Records

1411
21 Sep 1411
Birth of Sir Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of York in Conisborough Castle, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Conisborough Castle, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
1460
31 Dec 1460
Age 49
Death of Sir Richard II Plantagenet, K.G., 3rd Duke of York, Prince of Wales, Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI, War of the Roses-House of York in slain at Battle of Wakefield (War of the Roses), Yorkshire, England with his son, Edmund
slain at Battle of Wakefield (War of the Roses), Yorkshire, England with his son, Edmund

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1411
    Event Place: Conisborough Castle, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1460
    Event Place: slain at Battle of Wakefield (War of the Roses), Yorkshire, England with his son, Edmund
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    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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