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Male Edward IV , King of England Plantagenet Click to view Edward IV , King of England Plantagenet in the family tree

Edward IV , King of England was born on April 28th, 1442 in Rouen,Seine-Martime,France and his baptism took place in Rouen Cathedral,Rouen,Seine-Martime,France.1   Edward IV , King of England's father was Richard , 3rd Duke of York, K.G. Plantagenet and his mother was Cicely Neville.  His paternal grandparents were Richard Plantagenet Prince of England and Anne de Mortimer; his maternal grandparents were Sir Ralph , K.G., 1st Earl of Westmor de Neville and Joan De Beaufort Countessof Westmoreland. He had seven brothers and five sisters, named Edmund , Earl of Rutland, William, John, George , Duke of Clarence, Thomas, Richard III , King of England, Henry, Joan, Anne, Elizabeth, Margaret and Ursula.  He died at the age of 40 on April 9th, 1483 in Westminster Palace,Westminster,Middlesex,England.  He was buried in St. George's Chapel,Windsor Castle,Windsor,, England.1 2 


Edward IV , King of England's family with Elizabeth Woodville

‌Edward IV , King of England and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on May 1st, 1464.2   They had four sons and eight daughters, named Arthur , Viscount Lisle, Edward V , King of England, Richard , Duke of York, George , Duke of Bedford, Mary, Margaret, Anne, Catherine, Bridget, Elizabeth, Cicely and Grace.

1 Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
2 Encyclopædia Britannica CD '97 @ EDWARD IV
3 Automated Family Pedigrees - #1
4 The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England
5 The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England, Edited by Antonia Fraser, Shooting Star Press, New York, 1995.

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