Richard III, King of England

1452 - 1485  (32 years)

• Birth	2 Oct 1452	Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
  Title	1461 (8 years old)
  	Duke of Gloucester
  	Created after the accession of his brother King Edward IV.
  Title	From 26 Jun 1483 to 22 Aug 148 (30 years old)
  	King of England
  Death	22 Aug 1485	Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
  	Defeated by Henry VII and killed at the Battle of Bosworth (the last engagement of the Wars of the Roses).
  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	P2081	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Richard III of England at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2023

  
  

  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	Anne NEVILLE           b. 11 Jun 1456             d. 16 Mar 1485 (Age 28 years)  Other Partners: └─Edward OF WESTMINSTER, Prince of Wales           b. 13 Oct 1453, Palace of Westminster, London, England           d. 4 May 1471, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 17 years)  m. Aug 1470
  Marriage	12 Jul 1472  [2]
  Age at Marriage	Richard was 19 years and 9 months old. Anne was 16 years and 1 month old. Their age difference is 3 years and 8 months. They were married for 12 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Edward PLANTAGENET, Prince of Wales           b. Dec 1473             d. 9 Apr 1484 (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 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 18 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).