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King Richard III Plantagenet
(2 Oct 1452 - 22 Aug 1485)
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Richard III Plantagenet, King of England
M, #101628, b. 2 October 1452, d. 22 August 1485
Last Edited=22 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=2.36%
Richard III, King of England 1
Richard III Plantagenet, King of England was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.2 He was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.3 He was the son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Lady Cecily Neville. He married Lady Anne Beauchamp Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and Lady Anne Beauchamp, on 12 July 1472 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandG.2 He died on 22 August 1485 at age 32 at Bosworth, Leicestershire, EnglandG, killed in action.4 He was buried at Grey Friars Abbey, Leicestershire, EnglandG.4
Richard III Plantagenet, King of England also went by the nick-name of 'Old Dick'. Richard III Plantagenet, King of England also went by the nick-name of Richard 'Crookback'. He gained the title of Duke of Gloucester on 1 November 1461.2 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) before 4 February 1466.2 He gained the title of King Richard III of England on 22 June 1483.2 He was crowned King of England on 6 July 1483 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandG, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.5' He fought in the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485 at Bosworth, Leicestershire, EnglandG.4 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6
Children of Richard III Plantagenet, King of England
Catherine Plantagenet b. bt 1468 - 1470, d. b 1487
Richard Plantagenet b. 1469, d. 1550
John of Gloucester b. c 1470, d. c 1499
Child of Richard III Plantagenet, King of England and Lady Anne Beauchamp Neville
Edward of Middleham Plantagenet, Prince of Wales b. Dec 1473, d. 31 Mar 1484
Citations
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 142. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 144.
[S4] C.F.J. Hankinson, editor, DeBretts Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 147th year (London, U.K.: Odhams Press, 1949), page 20 . Hereinafter cited as DeBretts Peerage, 1949.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Richard III, 1452-1485". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Richard III Plantagenet, King of England
M, #101628, b. 2 October 1452, d. 22 August 1485
Last Edited=22 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=2.36%
Richard III, King of England 1
Richard III Plantagenet, King of England was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.2 He was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.3 He was the son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Lady Cecily Neville. He married Lady Anne Beauchamp Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and Lady Anne Beauchamp, on 12 July 1472 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandG.2 He died on 22 August 1485 at age 32 at Bosworth, Leicestershire, EnglandG, killed in action.4 He was buried at Grey Friars Abbey, Leicestershire, EnglandG.4
Richard III Plantagenet, King of England also went by the nick-name of 'Old Dick'. Richard III Plantagenet, King of England also went by the nick-name of Richard 'Crookback'. He gained the title of Duke of Gloucester on 1 November 1461.2 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) before 4 February 1466.2 He gained the title of King Richard III of England on 22 June 1483.2 He was crowned King of England on 6 July 1483 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandG, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.5' He fought in the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485 at Bosworth, Leicestershire, EnglandG.4 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6
Children of Richard III Plantagenet, King of England
Catherine Plantagenet b. bt 1468 - 1470, d. b 1487
Richard Plantagenet b. 1469, d. 1550
John of Gloucester b. c 1470, d. c 1499
Child of Richard III Plantagenet, King of England and Lady Anne Beauchamp Neville
Edward of Middleham Plantagenet, Prince of Wales b. Dec 1473, d. 31 Mar 1484
Citations
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 142. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 144.
[S4] C.F.J. Hankinson, editor, DeBretts Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 147th year (London, U.K.: Odhams Press, 1949), page 20 . Hereinafter cited as DeBretts Peerage, 1949.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Richard III, 1452-1485". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Events
| Birth | 2 Oct 1452 | ||||
| Marriage | 12 Jul 1472 | Anne Beauchamp Neville | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 22 Jun 1483 | King of England | |||
| Death | 22 Aug 1485 | Battle of Bosworth |
Families
| Spouse | Anne Beauchamp Neville (1456 - 1485) |
| Child | Edward of Middleham Plantagenet (1473 - 1484) |
| Spouse | Unknown (Richard III) ( - ) |
| Father | Richard of York Plantagenet (1411 - 1460) |
| Mother | Cecily Neville (1415 - 1495) |
| Sibling | Joan Plantagenet (1438 - 1438) |
| Sibling | Anne Plantagenet (1439 - 1476) |
| Sibling | Henry of York Plantagenet (1441 - ) |
| Sibling | King Edward IV Plantagenet (1442 - 1483) |
| Sibling | Edmund Plantagenet (1443 - 1460) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Plantagenet (1444 - 1503) |
| Sibling | Margaret Plantagenet (1446 - 1503) |
| Sibling | William Plantagenet (1447 - ) |
| Sibling | John Plantagenet (1448 - ) |
| Sibling | George Plantagenet (1449 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Plantagenet ( - ) |
| Sibling | Ursula Plantagenet (1455 - ) |