Individual Details
Edward IV "King of England"
(28 Apr 1442 - 9 Apr 1483)
} [[Category: Knights of the Golden Fleece]] [[Category: Wars of the Roses]] [[Category: Battle of Towton]] [[Category:Battle of Tewkesbury]] [[Category:15th_Century]] [[Category:Royalty]] [[Category:This Day In History April 09]] [[Category:This Day In History April 28]] [[Category:This Day In History May 04]] [[Category: EuroAristo - Profiles that need work]] ---- } ---- Edward IV (b. 28 Apr 1442 Rouen), son of Richard 'the protector', 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville was the first Yorkist king. He married [[Woodville-12|Elizabeth Wydville]] (c.1437-1492) 01 May 1464 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire. They had 10 children Edward also had at least 4 illegitimate children. Edward spent the first half of his reign involved in the [[:Category:Wars of the Roses|Wars of the Roses]], until he finally beat the Lancastrians at [[:Category:Battle of Tewkesbury|Tewkesbury]]. Peace lasted from [[:Category:This Day In History May 04|04 May]] 1471 until he died 09 April 1483, at Westminster Palace. He was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle at Windsor, Berkshire, England. == Titles == } } * King of England and France (1461-1470) and (1471-1483)Ashley, 2008 * Duke of York (1460-1483)* Earl of March from birth (Ashley, 2008)Britain's Royal Families, 2008 * Earl of Cambridge (1460) * Earl of Ulster * 65th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece} ==Marriage and Issue== m. '''Elizabeth Wydville''' * Elizabeth of York m. Henry VII * Mary of York (11 Aug 1467 – 23 May 1482) * Cecily of York (20 Mar 1469 – 24 Aug 1507) : m.1 John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles : m.2 Thomas Kyme or Keme * Edward V (04 Nov 1470 – 1483?) * Margaret of York (10 Apr 1472 – 11 Dec 1472) * Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (17 Aug 1473 – 1483?)* Anne of York (02 Nov 1475 – 23 Nov 1511) m. Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk * George, 1st Duke of Bedford (Mar 1477 – Mar 1479)* Catherine of York (14 Aug 1479 – 15 Nov 1527) m. William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon * Bridget of York (10 Nov 1480 – 1517); nun. mistress '''[[Lucy-51|Elizabeth Wayte, Lady Lucy]]''' (d.after1467). Issue: 1 or 2 (Princes in the Tower, 2011, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5-4FZ8PmKvgC&lpg=PP1&dq=the%20princes%20in%20the%20tower&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q=elizabeth%20lucy&f=false p.19])* Elizabeth Plantagenet (c.1464) m. Thomas Lumley, Esq. of Beautrove, Durham anti.1478 * Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle (1460/70s – 3 Mar 1542). '''unknown mistresses.''' Issue: * Grace Plantagenet (went to Elizabeth Woodville's funeral in 1492). * Mary Plantagenet m. Henry Harman of Ellam. Henry was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Harman and widower of certain Agnes} * Isabel Mylbery. m. John Tuchet, second son of [[Touchet-51|6th Baron Audley]].Richardson, 2013.[[Wikipedia: Elizabeth Bourchier (died 1557)]] * Perkin Warbeck[[Wikipedia: Edward IV of England]]} == Timeline == == Sources == *''' ROYAL ANCESTRY by Douglas Richardson Vol. V page 468''': Illegitimate children of Edward IV of England, by a mistress, Elizabeth Wayte, widow of _____ Lucy, and daughter of Thomas Wayte, Esq., of Hampshire. * '''ELIZABETH PLANTAGENET''', married before 1477 '''THOMAS LUMLEY''', Knt., * '''ARTHUR PLANTAGENET''' (otherwise '''ARTHUR WAYTE'''), K.G., probably born about 1470. He married '''ELIZABETH GREY''', daughter and heiress of Edward Grey, Knt., 3rd Viscount Lisle), by his 1st wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, Knt., 1st Viscount Lisle. Ashley, M (2002). A Brief History of British Kings and Queens, (pp.211-216). Philadelphia, PA: Running Press Book Publishers. Print. Cawley, C. (2006). "House of York: Descendants of Edmund of Langley." Medieval Lands v3. [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20Kings%201066-1603.htm#_Toc359663367 fmg.ac]. Royal Ancestry D. Richardson 2013 Vol. V p. 457-8 Richardson, D. (2013). "Groby 16." Royal Ancestry, (Vol. III pp. 160-161) Richardson, D. (2013). "York 13." Royal Ancestry, (Vol V pp. 460-471). Salt Lake City. Weir, A. (2008). Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books. eBook. Weir, A. (2011). The Princes in the Tower. Random House Publishing Group. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5-4FZ8PmKvgC Google Books]. [[Wikipedia: Edward IV of England]] ----
Events
| Birth | 28 Apr 1442 | Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France |  | ||
| Death | 9 Apr 1483 | Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England | | ||
| Burial | Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England | |
Families
| Father | Richard Plantagenet III "of York" (1411 - 1460) |
| Mother | Cecily Neville (1415 - 1495) |
| Sibling | Anne Saint Leger (1439 - 1475) |
| Sibling | Anne Plantagenet (1439 - 1475) |
| Sibling | Henry Plantagenet (1441 - ) |
| Sibling | Edmund Plantagenet (1443 - 1460) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Plantagenet "of York" (1444 - 1503) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth York de la Pole (1444 - 1503) |
| Sibling | William Plantagenet (1447 - ) |
| Sibling | John Plantagenet (1448 - ) |
| Sibling | George Duke of Clarence (1449 - 1478) |
| Sibling | Richard III "King of England" (1452 - 1485) |
| Sibling | Ursula Plantagenet (1455 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
2. Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
3. Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
4. Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
5. Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
6. Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).