George , Duke of Clarence Plantagenet 
George , Duke of Clarence was born on October 21st, 1449 in Dublin,,Ireland.1 George , Duke of Clarence's father was Richard , 3rd Duke of York, K.G. Plantagenet and his mother was Cicely Neville. His paternal grandparents were Richard Plantagenet and Anne de Mortimer; his maternal grandparents were Sir Ralph , K.G., 1st Earl of Westmor de Neville and Joan De Beaufort. He had seven brothers and five sisters, named Edward IV , King of England, Edmund , Earl of Rutland, William, John, Thomas, Richard III , King of England, Henry, Joan, Anne, Elizabeth, Margaret and Ursula. He died in Tower of London,London,Middlesex,England executed.2 General Notes
George Plantagenet, duke of Clarence, (b. Oct. 21, 1449, Dublin--d. Feb. 18, 1478, London), English nobleman who engaged in several major conspiracies against his brother King Edward IV (ruled 1461-70 and 1471-83). He was the younger son of Richard, duke of York (died 1460), whose struggle to gain power precipitated the Wars of the Roses (1455-85) between the houses of York and Lancaster.
Soon after Edward IV became king in March 1461, George was made duke of Clarence, and in 1462 he was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland. But about 1468 Clarence fell under the influence of Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, who was losing the control that he had formerly exercised over the King. In defiance of Edward, Clarence married the Earl's daughter Isabel (July 1469). Then, in March 1470, Clarence and Warwick secretly supported an armed uprising in northern England. When Edward discovered their treachery, they fled to France but returned in September. After Edward went into exile, they put the ineffectual Lancastrian monarch Henry VI, deposed in 1461, back on the throne. But Clarence soon became disenchanted with Warwick's management of the government. When Edward returned from exile in March 1471, the brothers became reconciled, and Clarence, who fought in the battles that led to Edward's restoration, was made earl of Warwick and Salisbury in 1472.
After his wife died in 1476, Clarence sought to wed Mary, duchess of Burgundy. But when Edward objected to that match also, the embittered Clarence once more began scheming against his brother. Edward became convinced that Clarence was aiming at his throne. The Duke was thrown into prison, and in January 1478 the King unfolded the charges against his brother to Parliament. He had slandered the King, had received oaths of allegiance to himself and his heirs, and had prepared for a new rebellion. Both houses of Parliament passed the bill of attainder, and the sentence of death that followed was carried out secretly in the Tower of London on Feb. 18, 1478. Soon after the event, the rumour gained ground that he had been drowned in a butt of malmsey wine.
Two of the Duke's children survived their father: Margaret, countess of Salisbury (1473-1541), and Edward, earl of Warwick (1475-99), who passed the greater part of his life in prison and was beheaded in November 1499. [Britannica CD '97, CLARENCE, GEORGE PLANTAGENET, DUKE OF]
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- b.25 Apr 1284 in Carnarvon Castle,Carnarvon,Caernarvonshire,WALES d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle,,Gloucestershire,England
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle,Windsor,Berkshire,England d.21 Jun 1377 in Shene Palace,,Surrey,England
- b.1292 in Of,Paris,Seine,France d.22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle,Hertfordshire,England
- b.05 Jun 1341 d.1 Ago 1402
- b.~ 1286 in Hainault,France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes,Nord,France
- b.~ 1314 in of Le Quesnoy,Nord,France d.15 Aug 1369 in Mons,France
- b.Abt 1294/1295 in Mons,France d.7 Mar 1342/1352 in Mons,France
- b.Sep 1375 d.5 Ago 1415
- b.13 Ago 1311 in Salamanca,España d.26 Mar 1350
- b.30 Ago 1334 in Burgos d.22 Mar 1368/1369 in Monteil
- b.1355 in Morales,Tordesillas,Villadolid,Spain d.23 Div 1392 in Langley,Hertford,England
- b.1335 d.1365 in Seville,Spain
- b.21 Sep 1411 in Conisbrough Castle,Conisbrough,Yorkshire,England d.31 Dec 1460 in Battle of Wakefield,Yorkshire,England
- b.11 Nov 1326 d.26 Feb 1359
- b.01 Feb 1351 d.27 Dic 1381
- b.11 Abr 1374 d.20 Jul 1398
- b.29 Nov 1338 d.17 Oct 1368
- b.16 Ago 1355 d.7 Ene 1377
- b.06 Jul 1332 d.25 Abr 1363
- b.27 Dic 1390 d.Sep 1411
- b.1314 in of Holland,Lancashire,England d.26 Dec 1360 in ,Normandie,France
- b.1346 in Upholland,Lancashire,England d.25 Apr 1397 in Arundel,Sussex,England
- b.29 Sep 1328 in of,Woodstock,Oxfordshire,England d.08 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Cast,Wallingford,Berkshire,England
- b.~ 1373 in of Upholland,Lancashire,England d.23 Oct 1405
- b.1306 in Of,ARUNDEL,Sussex,England d.24 Jan 1375 in ,ARUNDEL,Sussex,England
- b.~ 1350 in Arundel Castle,Sussex,England d.17 Mar 1416 in Brockenhurst,Hampshire,England
- b.Abt 1311/1322 in Grismond Castle,Monmouth,,England d.11 Jan 1372 in ,ARUNDEL,Sussex,England
- b.21 Oct 1449 in Dublin,,Ireland d.18 Feb 1477/1478 in Tower of London,London,Middlesex,England executed
- b.18 Oct 1262 in Raby,Durham,England d.>18 Apr 1331 in Warkworth,Northumberland
- 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 Upon Tyne,Northumberland,England
- b.1267 in Of,Audley,Staffordshire,England d.Bef Mar 1325/1326 in Of,Audley,Staffordshire,England
- b.~ 1304 in Hadley,Staffordshire,England d.11 Jan 1373/1374 in Greystoke,Northumberland,England
- b.~ 1270 in Of,Wigmore,Herefordshire,England d.1328
- b.1364 in Castle Raby,Raby With Keverstone,Durham,England d.21 Oct 1425 in Raby Castle,Durham,England
- b.25 Mar 1273 in Alnwich,Northumberland,England d.02 Oct 1314 in Fountains Abbey,Yorkshire,England
- b.6 Feb 1300/1301 in Alnwich,Northumberland,England d.26 Feb 1351/1352 in Warkworth,Northumberland,England
- b.~ 1285 in England - Dtr Of Sir Richard Fitz Alan d.1328
- b.~ 1345 in Warkworth Castle,Alnwick,Northumberland,England d.Bef 18 Feb 1378/1379 in Newcastle Upon Tyne,Northumberland,England
- b.01 Apr 1274 in Clifford Castle,Herefordshire,England d.24 Jun 1314 in Bannockburn,Stirling,Central,Scotland
- b.~ 1300 in Of,Appleby,Westmoreland,England d.24 Aug 1365
- b.~ 1276 in Glocestershire,England d.1 Feb 1326/1327
- b.03 May 1415 in Raby Castle,Raby,Durham,England d.31 May 1495 in Berkhamstead Castle,Berkhamstead,Hertfordshire,England
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Carnarvon Castle,Carnarvon,Caernarvonshire,WALES d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle,,Gloucestershire,England
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle,Windsor,Berkshire,England d.21 Jun 1377 in Shene Palace,,Surrey,England
- b.1292 in Of,Paris,Seine,France d.22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle,Hertfordshire,England
- b.Mar 1340 in Abbaye de St. Bavon,Ghent,Flandre-Orientale,Belgium d.03 Feb 1399 in Leichester Castle,Leichestershire,England
- b.~ 1286 in Hainault,France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes,Nord,France
- b.~ 1314 in of Le Quesnoy,Nord,France d.15 Aug 1369 in Mons,France
- b.Abt 1294/1295 in Mons,France d.7 Mar 1342/1352 in Mons,France
- b.~ 1375 in Chateau De Beaufort,Meuse-et-Loire,France d.13 Nov 1440 in Howden,York,England
- b.~ 1310
- b.1350 in Picardy,Somme,France d.10 May 1403 in Lincoln,Lincolnshire,England
- b.~ 1286 in Hainault,France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes,Nord,France
- b.~ 1315
- b.Abt 1294/1295 in Mons,France d.7 Mar 1342/1352 in Mons,France
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George , Duke of Clarence were married in a religious ceremony on July 11th, 1467 in Bath,Somersetshire,England.3
Family Notes
In 'The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England,' edited by Antonia Fraser, Shooting Star Press, New York, 1995, it is said that George and Isabel were married at Calais in July 1469, prior to the 27th [by context].
1 Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
2 The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England, Edited by Antonia Fraser, Shooting Star Press, New York, 1995.
3 CD-100 Automated Archives - Automated Family Pedigrees #1
2 The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England, Edited by Antonia Fraser, Shooting Star Press, New York, 1995.
3 CD-100 Automated Archives - Automated Family Pedigrees #1
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