Edward IV Plantagenet King of England 
Edward IV Plantagenet King of was born on April 28th, 1441 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France. Edward IV Plantagenet King of's father was Richard Plantagenet , KG, 3rd Duke of York and his mother was Cecily de Neville. His paternal grandparents were Richard Plantagenet , Earl of Cambridge and Anne de Mortimer , Countess of March; his maternal grandparents were Ralph de Neville , KG, 1st Earl Westmorland and Joan Beaufort. He had two brothers and a sister, named George, Richard III Plantagenet King of and Elizabeth "of York". He was the oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 41 on April 9th, 1483 in Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England. He was buried on April 18th, 1483 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England.General Notes
Edward IV (4th Duke of York, KG), b. Rouen 28 Apr 1441, d. 9 Apr 1483, proclaime King 4 Mar 1461; m. at Grafton, Northants, 1 May 1464 Elizabeth, buried 10 June 1492, widow of Sir John Grey of Groby, daughter of Sir Richard Wydville. [Magna Charta Sureties]
1461 - The Yorkist victory at the Battle of Towton, Yorkshire secured his claim to the English throne. Henry VI, whom Edward overthrew in 1461, was brought back to power by Richard "The Kingmaker" Neville, Earl of Warwick during a brief period in Oct 1470 - Apr 1471.
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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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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.Sep 1375 in Conisbrough Castle, West Ride Yorkshire, England d.05 Aug 1415 in Southampton Green, Hampshire, England (beheaded)
- b.21 Sep 1411 in Conisbrough, West Ride Yorkshire, England d.30 Dec 1460 in Battle of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (killed)
- b.11 Apr 1374 in Usk, Monmouthshire, England d.20 Jul 1398 in Battle of Kells, Meath, Ireland (killed)
- b.27 Dec 1390 in New Forest, West Meath, Ireland d.21 Sep 1411 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
- b.1314 in Upholland, Lancashire, England d.BET 26 AND 28 DEC 1360 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 1350 in Upholland, Lancashire, England d.25 Apr 1397 in Woodstock, Kent, England
- b.29 Sep 1328 in Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England d.08 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 1374 in Upholland, Lancashire, England d.23 Oct 1405
- b.~ 1313 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England d.24 JAN 1375/76 in Arundel, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1350 in Arundel, Essex, England d.17 MAR 1415/16
- b.28 Apr 1441 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.09 Apr 1483 in Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1331 in Raby Castle, Durham, England d.17 Oct 1388 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England
- b.< 1364 in Raby Castle, Durham, England d.21 Oct 1425 in Raby Castle, Durham, England
- b.~ 1344 in Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.BEF. 18 FEB 1378/79
- b.03 May 1415 in Raby Castle, Durham, England d.31 May 1495 in Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England
- b.MAR 1339/40 in Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders d.3 FEB 1398/99 in Leicester Castle, London, Middlesex, England
- b.1375 in Beaufort Castle, Maine-et-Loire, Anjou, France d.13 Nov 1440 in Howden, Yorkshire, England
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Edward IV Plantagenet King of and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on May 1st, 1464 in 2nd husband 1st wife. They had a son and a daughter, named Edward V Plantagenet King of and Elizabeth.
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Children
Edward V Plantagenet King of England
Edward V Plantagenet King of was born on November 2nd, 1470 in Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, England. He died at the age of 12 in August 1483 in Tower of London, Middlesex, England (murdered). He was buried in Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, England.
Elizabeth Plantagenet , Princess of England
Elizabeth was born in Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England. She died in Tower of London, Middlesex, England (in childbirth). She was buried in Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey, Middlesex, England.
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