Edward IV York King of England 
Edward IV York was born on April 28th, 1442 in Rouen, England.1 Edward IV York's father was Richard Plantagenet Duke of York and his mother was Cecily de Neville. His paternal grandparents were Richard Plantagenet Earl of Cambridge and Anne de Mortimer; his maternal grandparents were Ralph de Neville Earl of Westmorland and Joan de Beaufort. He had seven brothers and four sisters, named Edmund Plantagenet, William, John, George Plantagenet, Thomas, Richard III York, Henry, Anne, Elizabeth, Margaret and Ursula. He died at the age of 40 on April 9th, 1483 in Westminster Castle.1 General Notes
Acceded 1461-1483.
Edward IV
Edward IV (reigned 1461-70 and 1471-83) was able to restore order, despite the temporary return to the throne of Henry VI (reigned 1470-71, during which time Edward fled to the Continent in exile) supported by the Earl of Warwick, 'the Kingmaker', who had previously supported Edward and who was killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471. Edward also made peace with France; by a shrewd display of force to exert pressure, Edward reached a profitable agreement with Louis XI at Picquigny in 1475.
At home, Edward relied heavily on his own personal control in government, reviving the ancient custom of sitting in person 'on the bench' (i.e. in judgement) to enforce justice. He sacked Lancastrian office-holders and used his financial acumen to introduce tight management of royal revenues to reduce the Crown's debt. Building closer relations with the merchant community, he encouraged commercial treaties; he successfully traded in wool on his own account to restore his family's fortunes and enable the King to 'live of his own', paying the costs of the country's administration from the Crown Estates profits and freeing him from dependence on subsidies from Parliament.
Edward rebuilt St George's Chapel at Windsor (possibly seeing it as a mausoleum for the Yorkists, as he was buried there) and a new great hall at Eltham Palace. Edward collected illuminated manuscripts - his is the only intact medieval royal collection to survive (in the British Library) - and patronised the new invention of printing. Edward died in 1483, leaving by his marriage to Elizabeth Woodville a 12-year-old son Edward to succeed him.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
- b.1292 in France d.22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle, Hertfordshsire, England
- b.05 Jun 1344 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England d.01 Aug 1402 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
- b.1286 in Hainaut, Belgium d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, Hainault, Belgium d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
- b.BET. 1294 - 1295 in Longpont, Aisen, France d.7 MAR 1341/42 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.~Sep 1376 in England d.05 Aug 1415 in Beheaded in England
- b.13 Aug 1311 d.26 Mar 1350 in Gibraltar
- b.30 Aug 1334 in Burgos, Spain d.22 MAR 1368/69 in Monteil
- b.1313 d.1357
- b. in Spain d.23 Nov 1393
- b.1335 in Spain d.1365 in Seville, Spain
- b.21 Sep 1411 in , Yorkshire, England d.30 Dec 1460 in Battle of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
- b.1352 in Wales d.1381 in England
- b.11 Apr 1374 in England d. in Ireland
- b.29 Nov 1338 in Antwerp, Belgium d.17 Oct 1368 in Alba, Piedmont, Italy
- b.1355 in Kent, England d.1378 in England
- b.06 Jul 1332 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.27 Dec 1390 in England d.Sep 1411
- b.1314 in Upholland, Lancashire, England d.1360 in ,, England
- b.BET. 1350 - 1354 in Upholland, Lancashire, England d.25 Apr 1397 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
- b.29 Sep 1328 in England d.08 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.1387 in Arundel, Sussex, England d. in England
- b.~ 1313 in of Arundel, Sussex, England d.24 JAN 1375/76 in Arundel, West Sussex, England
- b.1352 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England d.17 MAR 1415/16 in England
- b.1322 in Grismond Castle, Monmouth, England d.11 JAN 1371/72 in Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England
- b.28 Apr 1442 in Rouen, England d.09 Apr 1483 in Westminster Castle
- b.1262 in England d.1331 in England
- b.1291 in Raby, Durham, England d.05 Aug 1367 in , Durham, England
- b.~ 1267 in of Warkworth, Northumberland, England
- b.1328 in Raby With Keverstone, Durham, England d.17 Oct 1388 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1267 in of Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England d.1325
- b.~ 1300 in England d.1374 in Oxford, England
- b.~ 1294
- b.1364 in Castle Raby, Raby, Durham, England d.21 Oct 1426 in Castle Raby, Raby, Durham, England
- b.25 Mar 1273 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.Oct 1314 in Fountains Abbey, England
- b.1300 in Scotland d.1351 in England
- b.~ 1284 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.Aug 1328
- b.1335 in ,, England d.1379 in ,, England
- b.01 Apr 1274 in Clifford Castle, Hertfordshire, England d.24 Jun 1314 in Clifford Castle, Hertfordshire, England
- b.~ 1303 in Clifford, Hertfordshire, England d.24 Aug 1365 in England
- b.BET. 1276 - 1279 in England d.1 FEB 1324/25 in England
- b.1415 in England d.31 May 1495 in Berkhamstead Castle
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
- b.1292 in France d.22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle, Hertfordshsire, England
- b.28 Mar 1340 in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Netherlands d.3 FEB 1398/99 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
- b.1286 in Hainaut, Belgium d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, Hainault, Belgium d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
- b.BET. 1294 - 1295 in Longpont, Aisen, France d.7 MAR 1341/42 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.~ 1379 in Chateau de Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, France d.13 Nov 1440 in Howden, Yorkshire, England
- b.1310 in Hainault, Belgium
- b.1350 in Picardy, Hainault, Belgium d.10 May 1403 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
- b.~ 1315 in Picardy, Somme, France
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