The number to the left of each child (e.g. "+4") indicates the total number of children for that person.
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| Family Name: |
Plantagenet |
Given Names: |
Edward |
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Titles:
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Earl of March (1425 inh - 2nd) |
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Earl of Ulster (1425 inh - 2nd) |
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Duke of York (1385 cr - 4th) |
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King of England (1461 - 1470) |
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King of England (1471 - 1483) |
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| Born: |
28 Apr 1442
Rouen, Normandy, France
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Died: |
9 Apr 1483
Westminster, London, England
(Age 41, Natural Causes)
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English/Scottish Royal Blood: 31.8361282% [?] |
Buried: |
St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England
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| Father: |
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
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21 Sep 1411 - 31 Dec 1460
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| Mother: |
Cecily Neville (mother of Edward IV and Richard III)
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3 May 1415 - 31 May 1495
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Marriage:
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Elizabeth Woodville (wife of King Edward IV)
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About 1437 - 8 Jul 1492
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Date: 1 May 1464 |
His Age: 22 |
Her Age: 27 |
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Place:
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
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Offspring:
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+8
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Elizabeth of York (wife of King Henry VII)
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11 Feb 1466 - 11 Feb 1503
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+0
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Mary Plantagenet (daughter of King Edward IV)
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Aug 1467 - 23 May 1482
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+4
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Cecily Plantagenet (daughter of King Edward IV)
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20 Mar 1469 - 24 Aug 1507
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+0
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King Edward V
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2 Nov 1470 - After Jun 1483
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+0
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Margaret Plantagenet (daughter of King Edward IV)
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19 Apr 1472 - 11 Dec 1472
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+0
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Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York (Prince in Tower)
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17 Aug 1473 - About Jul 1483
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+4
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Anne Plantagenet (daughter of King Edward IV)
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2 Nov 1475 - 23 Nov 1511
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+0
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George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford (son of King Edward IV)
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About Mar 1477 - Mar 1479
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+3
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Katherine Plantagenet (daughter of King Edward IV)
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About 14 Aug 1479 - 15 Nov 1527
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+0
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Bridget Plantagenet (daughter of King Edward IV)
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10 Nov 1480 - 1517
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Affair:
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Elizabeth Lucy (mistress of King Edward IV)
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Unknown birth/death dates
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Place:
Unknown place
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Offspring:
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+3
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Arthur Plantagenet, Viscount L'Isle
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Estimated 1468 - 3 Mar 1542
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+0
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Elizabeth Plantagenet (illegitimate daughter of Edward IV)
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About 1464 - ?
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| Events: |
Accession to English throne |
4 Mar 1461 |
Unknown place
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Coronation |
28 Jun 1461 |
Westminster Abbey, London, England
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Deposition from throne |
3 Oct 1470 |
Unknown place
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Resumption of reign |
11 Apr 1471 |
Unknown place
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| Notes: |
King Edward was styled as, "Dei Gratia, Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae."
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Edward took part in the Yorkists' victory at the battle of Northampton.
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During the battle of Mortimer's Cross, a trick of weather made it appear momentarily as if three suns were shining. Edward interpreted this as a sign of God's favour, and was to adopt as a badge the "Sun in Splendour". Shakespeare's famous line in Richard III, "Now is the winter of our discontent/made glorious summer by this sun of York," refers to the badge.
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Edward consolidated his position as king by defeating the Lancastrians at the battle of Towton, said to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in England.
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Edward was crowned by Thomas Bourchier, Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury.
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In 1465, Edward forbade his subjects from "hustling of stones" and other games like bowling.
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Warwick's rebellion was crushed by Edward at the battle of Barnet.
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Edward's final defeat of the Lancastrians took place at the battle of Tewkesbury, where Margaret of Anjou was captured and her son, the Prince of Wales, killed.
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Edward probably died of appendicitis.
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A character, as Edward, Earl of March, in Shakespeare's plays, 2 and 3 Henry VI, and as King Edward, in Richard III.
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In Henry VI, Part 3, Edward's father the Duke of York says after the battle of Wakefield that he is proud of his sons:
But this I know- they have demean'd themselves
Like men born to renown by life or death.
Three times did Richard make a lane to me,
And thrice cried 'Courage, father! fight it out.'
And full as oft came Edward to my side
With purple falchion, painted to the hilt
In blood of those that had encount'red him."
Henry VI, Part 3
Act 1, scene 4
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Portrayed by Cecil Hardwicke in the 1955 film of Shakespeare's play, "Richard III."
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