Richard III of England
(1452-1485)
King of England from 1483 to 1485
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Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, marked the end of the Middle Ages in England. He is the protagonist of Richard III, one of William Shakespeare's history plays.
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Richard Plantagenet 2 October 1452 Fotheringhay Castle
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| Died |
22 August 1485 (aged 32) Bosworth Field, Leicestershire
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York · m. 1429
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Henry · Older Brother · 1438- · Celebrity Baby -
Anne · Older Sister · 1439- · Celebrity Baby
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Henry · Older Brother · 1441- · Celebrity Baby
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Edmund · Older Brother · 1443- · Celebrity Baby
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William · Older Brother · 1447- · Celebrity Baby
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John · Older Brother · 1448- · Celebrity Baby
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Thomas · Older Brother · 1450- · Celebrity Baby
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Ursula · Younger Sister · 1455- · Celebrity Baby
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