Edward Iv Plantagenet King of England
Edward Iv Plantagenet King of was born on April 28th, 1442 in Rouen, Seine Maritime, France.1 Edward Iv Plantagenet King of's father was Richard (3rd Duke of York) Plantagenet and his mother was Cecily Neville. His paternal grandparents were Richard "Earl of Cambridge" Plantagenet York and Anne (Lady) Mortimer; his maternal grandparents were Ralph De Neville and Joan De Beaufort. He had six brothers and five sisters, named Henry of, Edmund (Earl of Rutland), William, John, George (1st Duke of Clarence), Richard Iii Plantagenet King of, Joan, Anne, Elizabeth, Margaret and Ursula. He was the fourth oldest of the twelve children. He died at the age of 40 on April 9th, 1483 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.2 General Notes
Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England was born on 28 April 1442 at Rouen, Caux, France
He was the son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Lady Cecily Neville.
He was baptised at Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Caux, France
He married Elizabeth Wydevill , daughter of Richard Wydevill, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta de Luxembourg , on 1 May 1464 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
He died on 9 April 1483 at age 40 at Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England
He was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
He succeeded to the title of Earl of March between 21 September 1445 and 22 December 1445
In 1448 his name was legally changed to Edward Plantagenet
He fought in the First Battle of St. Albans on 22 May 1455.
He held the office of Constable of Bristol Castle on 14 November 1460
He succeeded to the title of 4th Duke of York [E., 1385] on 30 December 1460.
He succeeded to the title of Earl of Ulster on 30 December 1460.5
He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Cambridge [E., 1414] on 30 December 1460.
He succeeded to the title of 17th Lord of Clare [feudal baron] on 31 December 1460.
He fought in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross on 2 February 1460/61 at Wigmore, Herefordshire, England, where he utterly defeated Earls of Pembroke and Wiltshire.
He gained the title of King Edward IV of England on 4 March 1461.9
He was crowned King of England on 28 June 1461 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England , and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.'
He was deposed as King of England on 3 October 1470
He gained the title of King Edward IV of England on 11 April 1471.
His marriage to Elizabeth Wydevill was annulled on 25 June 1483 by an Act of Parliament, known as the 'Titulus Regius', because of King Edward's alleged precontract to Eleanor Butler.
The marriage was ultimately recognised as valid in October 1485 by the first Act of Parliament of King Henry VII.3
Children of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Elizabeth Waite
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle b. bt 1461 - 1464, d. 3 Mar 1542
Elizabeth (?) c 1464
Children of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Elizabeth Wydevill
Elizabeth Plantagenet b. 11 Feb 1466, d. 11 Feb 1503
Lady Mary Plantagenet b. 11 Aug 1467, d. 23 May 1482
Cecilia Plantagenet b. 20 Mar 1469, d. 24 Aug 1507
Edward V Plantagenet, King of England b. 4 Nov 1470, d. a Nov 1483
Margaret Plantagenet b. 10 Apr 1472, d. 11 Dec 1472
Richard Plantagenet, 1st Duke of York b. 17 Aug 1473, d. a Nov 1483
Lady Anne Plantagenet b. 2 Nov 1475, d. 23 Nov 1511
George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford b. Mar 1477, d. Mar 1479
Catherine Plantagenet b. 14 Aug 1479, d. 15 Nov 1527
Bridget Plantagenet b. 10 Nov 1480, d. b 1513
Child of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Eleanor Talbot
Edward de Wigmore b. c 1467, d. 1468
Child of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England
Grace Plantagenet . b 1483, d. a 1492
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Glouchestershire, England (Murdered)
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berks, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Castle, Surrey, , England
- b.~ 1293 in Paris, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.05 Jun 1341 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, , England d.01 Aug 1402 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, , England
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor, Berkshire, , England
- b.07 Sep 1376 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England d.05 Aug 1415 in Southampton Green, Hampshire, England
- b.30 Aug 1334 in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain d.22 Mar 1369 in Montiel, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
- b.1355 in Morales, Zamora, Castilla-Leon, Spain d.23 Nov 1392 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, , England
- b.1334 in Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain d.Jul 1361 in Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain
- b.20 Sep 1411 in Castle, Yorkshire, England d.31 Dec 1460 in Battle Of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
- b.11 Nov 1328 in Ludlow, Aroostook, Maine, USA d.26 Feb 1360 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France
- b.03 Mar 1351 in Llangoed, Brecon, Wales d.26 Dec 1381 in Dominican Friary, Cork, Ire, Ireland
- b.1332 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States d.05 Jan 1382 in Bisham, Berkshire, England
- b.11 Apr 1374 in Usk, , Monmouthshire, England d.20 Jul 1398 in Kells, Meath, , Ireland
- b.29 Nov 1338 in Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium d.17 Oct 1368 in Alba, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy
- b.16 Aug 1355 in Eltham, Kent, , England d.05 Jan 1382 in Cork, Ireland
- b.06 Jul 1332 in Carrickfergus Castle, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland d.10 Dec 1363 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- b.27 Dec 1388 in New Forest, West, Meath, Ireland d.Sep 1411 in Kings Langley, parish, Hertfordshire, England
- b.~ 1321 in Abbey Magna, Leicester, England d.27 Dec 1360
- b.1354 d.25 Apr 1397
- b.29 Sep 1328 d.08 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 1373 in Upland, Lancashire. England d.< 1424 in Bisham, parish, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 1313 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.24 Jan 1375 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1350 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England d.17 Mar 1416
- b.13 Jun 1318 in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England d.11 Jan 1372 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
- b.28 Apr 1442 in Rouen, Seine Maritime, France d.09 Apr 1483 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- b.1291 in Castle, McPherson, Kansas, USA d.05 Aug 1367 in , Durham, North Carolina, USA
- b.1328 in Raby, Durham, , England d.17 Oct 1388 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, , England
- b.1315 in Heleigh, Staffordshire, , England d.11 Jan 1374 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, , England
- b.1364 in Raby, Durham, , England d.21 Oct 1425 in Raby, Durham, , England
- b.1335 in Warkworth, Northumberland, , England d.18 Feb 1378 in Durham, Durham, , England
- b.~ 1413 in Raby, Durham, , England d.31 May 1495 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, , England
- b.1375 in de Beaufort Castle,Anjou,,France d.13 Nov 1440 in Howden,,Yorkshire,England
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Edward Iv Plantagenet King of and Elizabeth De Wydville were married in a religious ceremony on May 4th, 1464 in Regis, Northamptonshire, England.3 They had a son and three daughters, named Edward V Plantagenet King of, Elizabeth Queen Consort of England, Cecilia Plantagenét Princess of and Catherine.
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Children
Elizabeth Queen Consort of England Plantagenet
Elizabeth Queen Consort of England was born on February 11th, 1466 in Lumley, Durham, , England.2 She died at the age of 37 on February 11th, 1503 in Lumley, Durham, , England.2
Cecilia Plantagenét Princess of England
Cecilia Plantagenét Princess of was born on March 20th, 1469 in Westminster, Middlesex, , England.4 She died at the age of 38 on August 24th, 1507 in Quarr Abbey, Isle Wight, England.1
Edward V Plantagenet King of England
Edward V Plantagenet King of was born on November 4th, 1470. He died after November 1483 in The Tower of London. He was buried in 1678 in Westminster Abby, Westminster, London, England.
Catherine Plantagenet Of York
Catherine was born on August 14th, 1479 in Eltham Palace,Kent,England.5 She died at the age of 48 on November 15th, 1527 in Tiverton Castle,Devon,England.5
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