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Professor Kevin Schürer undertook a reconstruction of Richard’s kinship network at the time of Bosworth to eliminate, as far as possible, known contemporary relatives sharing a common inherited mtDNA type. See detailed information of Richard III’s close maternal-line relatives (PDF, 627 KB).
Richard III was a member of the Plantagenet family, who had ruled England for almost 300 years by the time of his birth. The Plantagenet family tree is a complex one, which in part explains some of the causes of the Wars of the Roses, the conflict which overshadowed Richard’s life and ultimately ended with his death at Bosworth in 1485.
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.
Lines of descent. DNA analysis of the Greyfriars bones was crucial to confirming their identity as those of Richard III. But that analysis would be meaningless without something for comparison. In the rather obvious absence of any known Ricardian DNA, a relative was required.
List of published printed works in English where Richard III of England is among the main subjects.
Apr 27, 2022 · Genealogy for Richard Plantagenet, III (1452 - 1485) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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Mar 9, 2022 · King Richard III Family Tree showing parents, siblings, partner and children with links to their family trees. Includes a short biography.
