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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Richard PLANTAGENET was born on 21 Sep 1411 (son of Richard 'of Conisburgh' Of YORK and Anne DE MORTIMER); died on 30 Dec 1460 in Battle of Wakefield; was buried in Pontefract. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: Lord Mortimer of Wigmore
- Fact: Earl of March
- Fact: Earl of Ulster
- Name: Richard of York
- Fact: 19 May 1426, 3rd Duke of York
- Burial: 30 Jul 1476, Fotheringhay
Notes:
Name:
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, son and heir, was born on 21 Sep 1411, and was nephew and heir of Edward 'of Norwich'. He was restored as 3rd Duke of York on 19 ay 1426, though his father's attainder was not reversed till 1461. In right of his mother, heiress of the line of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, 3rd son of Edward III, he claimed the throne in 1460 against the Lancastrian Dynasty represented by King Henry VI.
Richard assumed the name 'Plantagenet' apparently about 1448. Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, was slain at Wakefield on 30 Dec 1460, fighting against the supporters of King Henry VI.
Richard married Cecily DE NEVILLE between 1437 and 1438. Cecily (daughter of Ralph DE NEVILLE, K.G. and Joan BEAUFORT) was born on 03 May 1415 in Raby Castle; died on 31 May 1495 in Berkhamsted Castle; was buried in Fotheinghay. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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