Edward IV of England
(1442-1483)
King of England (1461-70, 1471-83)
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Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487.
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Edward Plantagenet 28 April 1442 Rouen, France
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| Died |
9 April 1483 (aged 40) Westminster, UK
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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2
Children
11
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Elizabeth of York 2nd child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 11 Feb 1466 d. 11 Feb 1503 · Age: 37 (at death) · 1466-1503 · Queen of England from 1486 to 1503 -
Mary of York 3rd child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 11 Aug 1467 d. 23 May 1482 · Age: 14 (at death) · 1467-1482 · English princess -
Cecily of York 4th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 20 Mar 1469 d. 24 Aug 1507 · Age: 38 (at death) · 1469-1507 · English princess -
Edward of York 5th child with Elizabeth Woodville Male b. 2 Nov 1470 d. 26 Jun 1483 · Age: 12 (at death) · 1470-1483 · King of England in 1483 -
Margaret of York 6th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 10 Apr 1472 · Age: 553 · 1472- · Celebrity Baby
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Richard of York 7th child with Elizabeth Woodville Male b. 17 Aug 1473 d. 26 Jun 1483 · Age: 9 (at death) · 1473-1483 · Duke of York -
Anne of York 8th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 2 Nov 1475 d. 23 Nov 1511 · Age: 36 (at death) · 1475-1511 · English princess -
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford 9th child with Elizabeth Woodville Male b. Mar 1477 · Age: 548 · 1477- · Celebrity Baby
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Catherine of York 10th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 14 Aug 1479 d. 15 Nov 1527 · Age: 48 (at death) · 1479-1527 · English princess -
Bridget of York 11th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 10 Nov 1480 d. 1517 · Age: 36 (at death) · 1480-1517 · English princess and nun
Parents
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Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York · m. 1429
Siblings
12
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Henry · Older Brother · 1438- · Celebrity Baby
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Anne · Older Sister · 1439- · Celebrity Baby
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Henry · Older Brother · 1441- · Celebrity Baby
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Edmund · Younger Brother · 1443- · Celebrity Baby
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William · Younger Brother · 1447- · Celebrity Baby
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John · Younger Brother · 1448- · Celebrity Baby
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Thomas · Younger Brother · 1450- · Celebrity Baby
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Ursula · Younger Sister · 1455- · Celebrity Baby
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