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Richard, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantagenet by virtue of being a direct male-line descendant of Edmund of Langley, King Edward III 's fourth surviving son.
Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III.
Richard, 3rd duke of York (born Sept. 21, 1411—died Dec. 30, 1460, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng.) was a claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York.
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The marriage of Richard and Cecily was a fruitful one, with 7 of their 12 children surviving into adulthood. Upon Richard, Duke of York’s death in 1460, their eldest son Edward, Earl of March became torch-bearer for the York claim to the throne.
Apr 26, 2022 · Son of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne de Mortimer, Countess of Cambridge. Husband of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York. Father of Joan Plantagenet, of York; Anne Leger, Duchess of Exeter; Henry Plantagenet, of York; Edward IV of England; Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland and 8 others.
- September 20, 1411
- Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire , England
- Lord Protector of England, 3rd Duke of York
Sep 1, 2021 · RICHARD, Duke of York (1411–1460), was the only son of Richard of Conisborough, earl of Cambridge (d. 1415) [q. v.], by his first wife, Anne Mortimer, sister of Edmund, earl of March.
Feb 15, 2020 · Richard married Cecily Neville (1415-1495 CE), the daughter of the Earl of Westmorland, c. 1429 CE. The couple would have seven children, the eldest being Edward, born in April 1442 CE in Rouen in France. The fourth son was Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who was born on 2 October 1452 CE.
