Individual Details
King Edward IV Plantagenet
(28 Apr 1442 - 9 Apr 1483)
Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England was born on 28 April 1442 at Rouen, Caux, France.2 He was the son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Lady Cecily Neville. He was baptised at Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Caux, France. He married Elizabeth Wydevill, daughter of Richard Wydevill, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta de Luxembourg, on 1 May 1464 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.3 He died on 9 April 1483 at age 40 at Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England.4 He was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
He succeeded to the title of Earl of March between 21 September 1445 and 22 December 1445.2 In 1448 his name was legally changed to Edward Plantagenet.2 He fought in the First Battle of St. Albans on 22 May 1455.2 He held the office of Constable of Bristol Castle on 14 November 1460.2 He succeeded to the title of 4th Duke of York [E., 1385] on 30 December 1460.2 He succeeded to the title of Earl of Ulster on 30 December 1460.5 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Cambridge [E., 1414] on 30 December 1460.6 He succeeded to the title of 17th Lord of Clare [feudal baron] on 31 December 1460.7 He fought in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross on 2 February 1460/61 at Wigmore, Herefordshire, England, where he utterly defeated Earls of Pembroke and Wiltshire.8 He gained the title of King Edward IV of England on 4 March 1461.9 He was crowned King of England on 28 June 1461 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.9' He was deposed as King of England on 3 October 1470.5 He gained the title of King Edward IV of England on 11 April 1471.5 His marriage to Elizabeth Wydevill was annulled on 25 June 1483 by an Act of Parliament, known as the 'Titulus Regius', because of King Edward's alleged precontract to Eleanor Butler. The marriage was ultimately recognised as valid in October 1485 by the first Act of Parliament of King Henry VII.3 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.10
Children of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Elizabeth Waite
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle+4 b. bt 1461 - 1464, d. 3 Mar 1542
Elizabeth Plantagenet+11 b. c 1464
Children of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Elizabeth Wydevill
Elizabeth Plantagenet+ b. 11 Feb 1466, d. 11 Feb 1503
Lady Mary Plantagenet b. 11 Aug 1467, d. 23 May 1482
Cecilia Plantagenet+ b. 20 Mar 1469, d. 24 Aug 1507
Edward V Plantagenet, King of England b. 4 Nov 1470, d. a Nov 1483
Margaret Plantagenet b. 10 Apr 1472, d. 11 Dec 1472
Richard Plantagenet, 1st Duke of York b. 17 Aug 1473, d. a Nov 1483
Lady Anne Plantagenet+ b. 2 Nov 1475, d. 23 Nov 1511
George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford b. Mar 1477, d. Mar 1479
Catherine Plantagenet+12 b. 14 Aug 1479, d. 15 Nov 1527
Bridget Plantagenet b. 10 Nov 1480, d. b 1513
Child of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Eleanor Talbot
Edward de Wigmore4 b. c 1467, d. 1468
Child of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England
Grace Plantagenet b. b 1483, d. a 1492
Citations
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 909. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 138. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 141.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 137.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 495.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 246.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 910.
[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 "Edward IV, 1442-1483". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 34.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 852.
He succeeded to the title of Earl of March between 21 September 1445 and 22 December 1445.2 In 1448 his name was legally changed to Edward Plantagenet.2 He fought in the First Battle of St. Albans on 22 May 1455.2 He held the office of Constable of Bristol Castle on 14 November 1460.2 He succeeded to the title of 4th Duke of York [E., 1385] on 30 December 1460.2 He succeeded to the title of Earl of Ulster on 30 December 1460.5 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Cambridge [E., 1414] on 30 December 1460.6 He succeeded to the title of 17th Lord of Clare [feudal baron] on 31 December 1460.7 He fought in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross on 2 February 1460/61 at Wigmore, Herefordshire, England, where he utterly defeated Earls of Pembroke and Wiltshire.8 He gained the title of King Edward IV of England on 4 March 1461.9 He was crowned King of England on 28 June 1461 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.9' He was deposed as King of England on 3 October 1470.5 He gained the title of King Edward IV of England on 11 April 1471.5 His marriage to Elizabeth Wydevill was annulled on 25 June 1483 by an Act of Parliament, known as the 'Titulus Regius', because of King Edward's alleged precontract to Eleanor Butler. The marriage was ultimately recognised as valid in October 1485 by the first Act of Parliament of King Henry VII.3 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.10
Children of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Elizabeth Waite
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle+4 b. bt 1461 - 1464, d. 3 Mar 1542
Elizabeth Plantagenet+11 b. c 1464
Children of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Elizabeth Wydevill
Elizabeth Plantagenet+ b. 11 Feb 1466, d. 11 Feb 1503
Lady Mary Plantagenet b. 11 Aug 1467, d. 23 May 1482
Cecilia Plantagenet+ b. 20 Mar 1469, d. 24 Aug 1507
Edward V Plantagenet, King of England b. 4 Nov 1470, d. a Nov 1483
Margaret Plantagenet b. 10 Apr 1472, d. 11 Dec 1472
Richard Plantagenet, 1st Duke of York b. 17 Aug 1473, d. a Nov 1483
Lady Anne Plantagenet+ b. 2 Nov 1475, d. 23 Nov 1511
George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford b. Mar 1477, d. Mar 1479
Catherine Plantagenet+12 b. 14 Aug 1479, d. 15 Nov 1527
Bridget Plantagenet b. 10 Nov 1480, d. b 1513
Child of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Eleanor Talbot
Edward de Wigmore4 b. c 1467, d. 1468
Child of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England
Grace Plantagenet b. b 1483, d. a 1492
Citations
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 909. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 138. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 141.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 137.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 495.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 246.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 910.
[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 "Edward IV, 1442-1483". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 34.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 852.
Events
| Birth | 28 Apr 1442 | Rouen, Caux, France | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 1461 - 1470 | King of England | |||
| Marriage | 1 May 1464 | Elizabeth Woodville |  | ||
| Title (Nobility) | 1471 - 1483 | King of England | |||
| Death | 9 Apr 1483 | Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England | |||
| Burial | St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Woodville (1437 - 1492) |
| Child | Elizabeth of York (1466 - 1503) |
| Child | Mary of York (1467 - 1482) |
| Child | Cecily of York (1469 - 1507) |
| Child | King Edward V Plantagenet (1470 - 1483) |
| Child | Margaret of York Plantagenet (1472 - 1472) |
| Child | Richard of Shrewsbury Plantagenet (1473 - 1483) |
| Child | Anne of York Plantagenet (1475 - 1511) |
| Child | George Plantagenet (1477 - 1479) |
| Child | Catherine of York Plantagenet (1479 - 1527) |
| Child | Bridget of York Plantagenet (1480 - 1517) |
| 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 | 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 | King Richard III Plantagenet (1452 - 1485) |
| Sibling | Ursula Plantagenet (1455 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Wikipedia.