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George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (21 October 1449 – 18 February 1478), was the sixth child and third surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English kings Edward IV and Richard III.
George Plantagenet, duke of Clarence was an English nobleman who engaged in several major conspiracies against his brother King Edward IV (ruled 1461–70 and 1471–83). He was the younger son of Richard, duke of York, whose struggle to gain power precipitated the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between.
Jun 26, 2023 · George was created Duke of Clarence on 29 June 1461, the day after his brother’s coronation. The Clarence title, centred on the Honour of Clare, had been held by Lionel, the second son of Edward III, and then by Thomas, second son of Henry IV.
Apr 26, 2022 · Genealogy for George Clarence Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449 - 1478) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
George Plantagenet, Shakespeare's, 'false, fleeting, perjured Clarence', was the third surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York (1411-60), and Cecily Neville (1415-95) and was born on on 21 October 1449 at Dublin Castle, at a time when his father was serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence.
Biography for George, Duke of Clarence, brother to King Edward IV and Richard III, who had him murdered in prison by drowning in a barrel of wine.
Hugh Ross Williamson describes how, in the fierce dynastic struggles of the later fifteenth century, Edward IV’s brother, George Plantagenet, played a devious and ill-fated part.
