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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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Born Edward Plantagenet
28 April 1442
Rouen, France
Died
9 April 1483 (aged 40)
Westminster, UK
Zodiac Taurus
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  • Elizabeth
    Elizabeth info 1st child with Lucy Wayte Female b. 1464 Age: 561 1464- Celebrity Baby
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  • Elizabeth of York
    Elizabeth of York info 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
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  • Mary of York
    Mary of York info 3rd child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 11 Aug 1467 d. 23 May 1482 Age: 14 (at death) 1467-1482 English princess
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  • Cecily of York
    Cecily of York info 4th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 20 Mar 1469 d. 24 Aug 1507 Age: 38 (at death) 1469-1507 English princess
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  • Edward V of England
    Edward of York info 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
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  • Margaret  of York
    Margaret of York info 6th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 10 Apr 1472 Age: 553 1472- Celebrity Baby
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  • Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York
    Richard of York info 7th child with Elizabeth Woodville Male b. 17 Aug 1473 d. 26 Jun 1483 Age: 9 (at death) 1473-1483 Duke of York
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  • Anne of York, Countess of Surrey
    Anne of York info 8th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 2 Nov 1475 d. 23 Nov 1511 Age: 36 (at death) 1475-1511 English princess
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  • George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford
    George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford info 9th child with Elizabeth Woodville Male b. Mar 1477 Age: 548 1477- Celebrity Baby
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  • Catherine of York
    Catherine of York info 10th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 14 Aug 1479 d. 15 Nov 1527 Age: 48 (at death) 1479-1527 English princess
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  • Bridget of York
    Bridget of York info 11th child with Elizabeth Woodville Female b. 10 Nov 1480 d. 1517 Age: 36 (at death) 1480-1517 English princess and nun
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Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York · m. 1429

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  • Henry
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  • Anne
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  • Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk
    Elizabeth of York · Younger Sister · 1444-1503 · Duchess of Suffolk info
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  • Margaret of York
    Margaret of York · Younger Sister · 1446-1503 · Duchess of Burgundy from 1468 to 1477 info
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  • George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence
    George Plantagenet · Younger Brother · 1449-1478 · English magnate info
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  • Richard III of England
    Richard Plantagenet · Younger Brother · 1452-1485 · King of England from 1483 to 1485 info
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