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Edmund died at the age of seventeen either during or shortly after the Battle of Wakefield (30 December 1460) during the Wars of the Roses. He had fought in the battle at the side of his father.
One of the most infamous episodes of the Wars of the Roses is the death of the 17-year-old Edmund, Earl of Rutland, at the hands of John Clifford following the battle of Wakefield.
The death of Edmund, Earl of Rutland at the Battle of Wakefield. Edmund died at the age of just seventeen in the aftermath of the Battle of Wakefield (30 December 1460).
Edmund Plantagenet Earl of Rutland (17 May 1443 – 30 December 1460) Edmund, Earl of Rutland was the fifth and the second son of Richard of York, the 3 rd Duke of York. Edmund died at a very young age of 17, fighting by the side of his father at the Battle of Wakefield.
May 14, 2020 · But stay – and die – with his father he did. Lurid tradition says after Edmund made a failed attempt to flee, the death blow was dealt by Lord Clifford in vengeance for his father’s death at St Albans or at the very least on his orders. We will never know.
Dec 30, 2022 · Edmund, son of Richard Duke of York and Cicely Neville was born on the 17th May 1443 at Rouen, France and would die at the Battle of Wakefield, just outside Sandal Castle, with his father on the 30 December 1460. A short life…
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Sep 6, 2023 · Edmund (17 May 1443 – 30 Dec 1460) was the fifth child and second surviving son of Richard, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. He was born at Rouen, and created Earl of Rutland by Henry VI probably before 1454. He died after the Battle of Wakefield at seventeen years old.
