George, 1st Duke of Clarence

1449 - 1478  (28 years)

• Birth	21 Oct 1449
  Also known as	George of York, George Plantagenet
  Event	Initially joined his father-in-law Warwick in the attempt to restore Henry VI and depose his brother Edward IV but deserted the former for the latter at the Battle of Barnet and helped defeat Warwick.
  Title	25 Mar 1471/2 (22 years old)
  	- Earl of Warwick - Earl of Salisbury
  	As a consequence of his marriage.
  Event	8 Feb 1477/8 (28 years old)
  	Found guilty of high treason and attainted, whereupon all his titles were forfeited.
  Honor	Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)
  Death	18 Feb 1478	Tower of London, London, England
  	Executed secretly.
  Siblings	7 brothers and 4 sisters
  	01. Anne OF YORK           b. 10 Aug 1439, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England           d. 14 Jan 1476  (Age 36 years)   02. Henry OF YORK           b. 10 Feb 1441             d. Date of death unknown + 03. Edward IV, King of England           b. 28 Apr 1442, Rouen, Normandy, France           d. 9 Apr 1483, Westminster, London, England  (Age 40 years) └─ Elizabeth WOODVILLE           b. Abt 1437             d. 8 Jun 1492  (Age 55 years)     04. Edmund, Earl of Rutland           b. 17 May 1443, Rouen, Normandy, France           d. 30 Dec 1460, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England  (Age 17 years)   05. Elizabeth OF YORK           b. 22 Apr 1444, Rouen, Normandy, France           d. Aft Jan 1503, Wingfield Castle, Suffolk, England  (Age 58 years)   06. Margaret OF YORK           b. 3 May 1446, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England           d. 23 Nov 1503, Mechelen, Flanders  (Age 57 years)   07. William OF YORK           b. 7 Jul 1447             d. Date of death unknown   08. John OF YORK           b. 7 Nov 1448             d. Date of death unknown + 09. George, 1st Duke of Clarence           b. 21 Oct 1449             d. 18 Feb 1478, Tower of London, London, England  (Age 28 years) └─ Isabel NEVILLE           b. 5 Sep 1451             d. 22 Dec 1476  (Age 25 years),  m. 11 Jul 1469     10. Thomas OF YORK           b. Abt 1451             d. Date of death unknown + 11. Richard III, King of England           b. 2 Oct 1452, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England           d. 22 Aug 1485, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England  (Age 32 years) └─ Anne NEVILLE           b. 11 Jun 1456             d. 16 Mar 1485  (Age 28 years),  m. 12 Jul 1472     12. Ursula OF YORK           b. 22 Jul 1455             d. Date of death unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard PLANTAGENET, 3rd Duke of York           b. 21 Sep 1411             d. 30 Dec 1460  (Age 49 years)  (Father)  Katherine SWYNFORD           b. Abt 1349             d. 10 May 1403, Lincoln, Lincoldnshire, England  (Age 54 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	P2079	Europe
  Links To	This person is also George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard PLANTAGENET, 3rd Duke of York           b. 21 Sep 1411             d. 30 Dec 1460 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Cecily NEVILLE           b. 3 May 1415             d. 31 May 1495 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 18 Oct 1424  [1]
  Age at Marriage	Richard was 13 years and 1 month old. Cecily was 9 years and 5 months old. Their age difference is 3 years and 8 months. They were married for 36 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Isabel NEVILLE           b. 5 Sep 1451             d. 22 Dec 1476 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1469  [2]
  Age at Marriage	George was 19 years and 9 months old. Isabel was 17 years and 10 months old. Their age difference is 1 years and 11 months. They were married for 7 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Xx PLANTAGENET +   2. Margaret PLANTAGENET           b. Aug 1473             d. 28 May 1541 (Age 67 years) └─ Sir Richard POLE  (Age 42 years)  m. Between 1491 and 1492     3. Edward PLANTAGENET, 17th Earl of Warwick           b. Between 21 Feb 1474/5 and 25 Feb 1474/5             d. 28 Nov 1499 (Age 24 years)     4. Richard OF CLARENCE           b. 5 Oct 1476             d. 1 Jan 1477 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 19 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 17 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).