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King Richard II
(6 Jan 1367 - 6 Jan 1400)
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Richard II, King of England1
M, #102054, b. 6 January 1367, d. 6 January 1400
Last Edited=24 Jan 2013
Consanguinity Index=3.1%
Richard II, King of England2
Richard II, King of England was born on 6 January 1367 at Bordeaux, Dauphine, FranceG.3 He was the son of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales and Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent.1 He married, firstly, Anne of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Elisabeth von Pommern, on 20 January 1382.3 He married, secondly, Isabelle de France, daughter of Charles VI, Roi de France and Isabelle von Bayern, on 4 November 1396 at St. Nicholas' Church, Calais, FranceG.4 He married Isabelle de France, daughter of Charles VI, Roi de France and Isabelle von Bayern, on 30 September 1399.5 He died on 6 January 1400 at age 33 at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract, Yorkshire, West Riding, EnglandG, probably murdered.4 He was buried in 1413 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandG.4 He was buried at King's Langley Church, King's Langley, Hertfordshire, EnglandG.4
He was also known as Richard of Bordeaux.1 He was created 1st Earl of Chester [England] on 10 November 1376.3 He was created 1st Duke of Cornwall [England] on 10 November 1376.3 He was created Prince of Wales on 20 November 1376.3 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 April 1377.3 He succeeded as the King Richard II of England on 21 June 1377.3 He was crowned King of England on 16 July 1377 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandG, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.6' He was deposed as King of England on 19 August 1399.3 He abdicated as King of England on 29 September 1399.3 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.7
Child of Richard II, King of England
Richard Maudelyn4
Citations
[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 III, page 173. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 116. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 117.
[S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4023. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[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 II, 1367-1400". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Richard II, King of England1
M, #102054, b. 6 January 1367, d. 6 January 1400
Last Edited=24 Jan 2013
Consanguinity Index=3.1%
Richard II, King of England2
Richard II, King of England was born on 6 January 1367 at Bordeaux, Dauphine, FranceG.3 He was the son of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales and Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent.1 He married, firstly, Anne of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Elisabeth von Pommern, on 20 January 1382.3 He married, secondly, Isabelle de France, daughter of Charles VI, Roi de France and Isabelle von Bayern, on 4 November 1396 at St. Nicholas' Church, Calais, FranceG.4 He married Isabelle de France, daughter of Charles VI, Roi de France and Isabelle von Bayern, on 30 September 1399.5 He died on 6 January 1400 at age 33 at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract, Yorkshire, West Riding, EnglandG, probably murdered.4 He was buried in 1413 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandG.4 He was buried at King's Langley Church, King's Langley, Hertfordshire, EnglandG.4
He was also known as Richard of Bordeaux.1 He was created 1st Earl of Chester [England] on 10 November 1376.3 He was created 1st Duke of Cornwall [England] on 10 November 1376.3 He was created Prince of Wales on 20 November 1376.3 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 April 1377.3 He succeeded as the King Richard II of England on 21 June 1377.3 He was crowned King of England on 16 July 1377 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandG, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.6' He was deposed as King of England on 19 August 1399.3 He abdicated as King of England on 29 September 1399.3 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.7
Child of Richard II, King of England
Richard Maudelyn4
Citations
[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 III, page 173. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 116. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 117.
[S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4023. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[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 II, 1367-1400". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Events
| Birth | 6 Jan 1367 | Bordeaux, Dauphine, France | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 20 Nov 1376 | Prince of Wales | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 21 Jun 1377 | King Richard II | |||
| Death | 6 Jan 1400 | ||||
| Alt name | Richard of Bordeaux |
Families
| Father | Edward the Black Prince (1330 - 1376) |
| Mother | Joan of Kent (1328 - 1385) |