King of England, Edward IV York
Birth Name | King of England, Edward IV York 1a |
Gramps ID | I27837 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 40 years, 11 months, 11 days |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Nobility Title [E35861] | IV |
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Birth [E35862] | 1442-04-28 | Rouen, England |
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Death [E35863] | 1483-04-09 | Westminster Castle |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Duke of York, Richard Plantagenet [I27806] | 1411-09-21 | 1460-12-30 | |
Mother | de Neville, Cecily [I27807] | 1415 | 1495-05-31 | |
Sister | Plantagenet, Anne [I27804] | 1439-08-10 | 1475/6-01-12 (Julian) | |
Brother | Plantagenet, Henry [I27809] | 1440/1-02-10 (Julian) | 1441 | |
King of England, Edward IV York [I27837] | 1442-04-28 | 1483-04-09 | ||
Brother | Earl of Rutland, Edmund Plantagenet [I28063] | 1443-05-17 | 1460-12-30 | |
Sister | Plantagenet, Elizabeth [I24613] | 1443-05-17 | ||
Sister | Plantagenet, Margaret [I28061] | 1446-05-03 | ||
Brother | Plantagenet, William [I27808] | 1447-07-07 | 1447 | |
Brother | Plantagenet, John [I36785] | 1448-11-07 | 1448 | |
Brother | Duke of Clarence, George Plantagenet [I27915] | 1449 | 1478 | |
Brother | Plantagenet, Thomas [I33763] | about 1451 | about 1451 | |
Brother | King of England, Richard III York [I27910] | 1452-10-02 | 1485-08-22 | |
Sister | Plantagenet, Ursula [I36173] | 1455-07-22 | 1455 |
Families
  |   | Family of King of England, Edward IV York and Wydeville, Elizabeth [F10360] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | Wife | Wydeville, Elizabeth [I27813] ( * about 1437 + 1492-06-08 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Plantagenet, Elizabeth of York [I27838] | 1465/6-02-11 (Julian) | 1502/3-02-11 (Julian) |
Plantagenet, Mary [I33872] | 1467-08-00 | 1482-05-23 |
York, Cicely [I28176] | 1468 | 1507 |
King of England, Edward V York [I28054] | 1470-11-04 | 1483 |
Plantagenet, Margaret [I35803] | 1472-04-10 | 1472-12-11 |
Duke of York, Richard York [I23690] | 1473-08-17 | 1483 |
Plantagenet, Anne [I28178] | 1475-11-02 | 1511-11-23 |
Plantagenet, George [I36853] | MAR 1476/77 | 1477 |
Plantagenet, Katherine [I28180] | 1479 | 1527 |
Plantagenet, Bridget [I32934] | 1480-11-10 | 1517 |
Narrative
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.
Pedigree
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Duke of York, Richard Plantagenet [I27806]
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de Neville, Cecily [I27807]
- Plantagenet, Anne [I27804]
- Plantagenet, Henry [I27809]
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King of England, Edward IV York
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Wydeville, Elizabeth [I27813]
- Plantagenet, Elizabeth of York [I27838]
- Plantagenet, Mary [I33872]
- York, Cicely [I28176]
- King of England, Edward V York [I28054]
- Plantagenet, Margaret [I35803]
- Duke of York, Richard York [I23690]
- Plantagenet, Anne [I28178]
- Plantagenet, George [I36853]
- Plantagenet, Katherine [I28180]
- Plantagenet, Bridget [I32934]
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Wydeville, Elizabeth [I27813]
- Earl of Rutland, Edmund Plantagenet [I28063]
- Plantagenet, Elizabeth [I24613]
- Plantagenet, Margaret [I28061]
- Plantagenet, William [I27808]
- Plantagenet, John [I36785]
- Duke of Clarence, George Plantagenet [I27915]
- Plantagenet, Thomas [I33763]
- King of England, Richard III York [I27910]
- Plantagenet, Ursula [I36173]
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de Neville, Cecily [I27807]
Ancestors
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