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1442 - 1483 (40 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Edward IV 'Plantagenet' King Of ENGLAND was born on 28 Apr 1442; died on 09 Apr 1483 in Palace of Westminster; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: bet. 1461-1470, King of England
- Fact 1: Between 1471-1483, King of England
Notes:
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Edward IV Plantagenet, eldest surviving son and heir, born at Rouen 28 Apr 1442, known as Earl of March till he succeeded his father on 30 Dec 1460 as 4th Duke of York, proclaimed King of England by his supporters on 4 mar 1461, and crowned at Westminster on 29 June 1461, deposed by Richard Neville 'the Kingmaker', 1st Earl of Warwick and 2nd Earl of Salisbury, and fled to Flanders, returned to England 14 Mar 1471, and defeated Warwick and the Lancastrians at Barnet on 14 Apr 1471, and at Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471, died at Westminster 9 Apr 1483, buried St. George's Chapel, Windsor; married, privately, at the manor house of the bride's father at Grafton Regis, co. Northhampton, 1 May 1464, Elizabeth Wydeville (Woodville), born about 1437, crowned at Westminster 26 May 1465, died testate at Bermondsey Abbey, where for some time she had resided, or had been compelled by King Henry VII to reside, on 8 June 1492, buried with the King, her second husband.
Edward IV came to the throne with two aims: to restore the system of justice and to improve royal finances, both of which had suffered during the reign of Henry VI. Edward proved himself an able ruler, and during his reign, which was briefly interrupted, the country enjoyed a well-deserved period of peace.
When Edward became King at the age of 18, he was described by many as a beautiful young man, about 2 metres (6 feet) tall, with polished manners and a genial disposition.
Edward married Elizabeth WOODVILLE on 01 May 1464 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard WOODVILLE and Jacquetta Of LUXEMBOURG) was born about 1437; died in 7 or 8 June 1492. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
3. | Mary PLANTAGENET (1.Edward1) was born in Aug 1467 in Windsor; died on 23 May 1482 in Greenwich; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. |
5. | Edward V 'Plantagenet' King of ENGLAND (1.Edward1) was born on 4 Nov 1470 in In Sanctuary at Westminster. Notes:
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Edward V Plantagenet, son and heir born in sanctuary at Westminster on 4 Nov. 1470 while his father was in exile, succeeded father as King of England 9 Apr 1483, but was deposed by his uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester, 25 June 1483, before he had been crowned said to have died in the Tower, with his brother Richard, but appears to have been living at the accession of King Henry VII; if murdered, then at the direction of that King rather than by King Richard III.
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7. | Richard PLANTAGENET (1.Edward1) was born on 17 Aug 1473 in Shrewsbury; died about 1483. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: Said to have been murdered in the Tower with his older brother
- Fact: 28 May 1474, Created Duke of York
Richard married Anne DE MOWBRAY on 15 Jan 1478 in Westminster. Anne (daughter of John DE MOWBRAY, VII and Elizabeth TALBOT) was born on 10 Oct 1472; died on 19 Nov 1481 in Greenwich; was buried in Chapel of St. Erasmus, Westminster Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | George PLANTAGENET (1.Edward1) was born in Mar 1477 in Windsor; died in Mar 1479 in Windsor Castle; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. |
11. | Bridget PLANTAGENET (1.Edward1) was born on 10 Nov 1480 in Eltham; died in 1517 in Dartford. Other Events and Attributes:
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