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  1. Both his parents were descended from King Edward III of England (13121377): his father was son of Edmund, 1st Duke of York (founder of the House of York), fourth surviving son of Edward III, whereas his mother Anne Mortimer was a great-granddaughter of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, Edward's second son.

  2. Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York was born on 21 September 1411. He was the son of Richard of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge and Lady Anne de Mortimer. He married Lady Cecily Neville, daughter of Sir Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Lady Joan de Beaufort, before 18 October 1424.

  3. Richard, Duke of York was descended from Edward III’s 2nd son, Lionel of Antwerp, and 4th son, Edmund of Langley, which gave him a strong potential claim to the throne. Strategic marriages made before his birth meant that, with the death of his uncle Edmund Mortimer in 1425, Richard became the premier noble in the realm, second only to the ...

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    Richard III ruled as King of England from 26 June 1483, when he deposed his nephew Edward V, until his death on 22 August 1485, when he was killed in battle defending his crown.

    Historian Michael Hicks has examined evidence which might suggest that Richard and his wife had a second son. He concludes that it is ambiguous and inconclusive. Richard III was a controversial figure even before his death. Some historians have painted him as a monstrous villain while others insist he has been falsely maligned. The account in this ...

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  4. When Richard of York 3rd Duke of York was born on 20 September 1411, in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England, his father, Richard of Conisbrough 3rd Earl of Cambridge, was 26 and his mother, Anne de Mortimer Countess of Cambridge, was 20. He married Cecily Neville Duchess of York on 18 October 1429, in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England ...

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    • Cecily Neville Duchess of York
  5. Richard III Plantagenet, King of England was born on 2 October 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England. He was the son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Lady Cecily Neville.

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  7. Apr 27, 2022 · House: House of York. Father: Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York. Mother: Cecily Neville, Duchess of York. Born: 2 October 1452. Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire. Died: 22 August 1485 (aged 32) Bosworth Field, Leicestershire. Burial: Greyfriars, Leicester (reburial Leicester Cathedral 26 March 2015)

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