Edward IV PLANTAGENET, king of England
1442 - 1483 (40 years)-
Name Edward IV PLANTAGENET Suffix king of England Birth 28 Apr 1442 Rouen, Normandy, France 
[1, 2] Gender Male Biographical Note - Edward IV was the first king of the House of York though, like his predecessor Henry VI, he was a Plantagenet.
House - York
Succeeded by - his son Edward V
Death 9 Apr 1483 Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England [1, 2, 5] Burial , St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor,, England [1, 5] Person ID I74025 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 5 Aug 2024
Father Richard PLANTAGENET, 3rd Duke of York, b. 20 Sep 1411, Conisborough Castle, Conisborough, Doncaster, England d. 31 Dec 1460, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (Age 49 years) Mother Cecily NEVILLE, b. 31 May 1415, Raby, Durham, England, 54.593140,-1.817485 d. 31 May 1495, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England (Age 80 years) Marriage 18 Oct 1424 Yorkshire, England [6] Family ID F779 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth WOODVILLE, b. Abt 1437, Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England d. 8 Jun 1492, Bermondsey Abbey, Surrey, England (Age ~ 55 years) Marriage 1 May 1464 her family home, Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England [1, 7] - She was a widow, and not of noble blood, the first commoner to marry an English sovereign.
Children 1. Elizabeth PLANTAGENET, of York, Queen Consort of England, b. 11 Feb 1466, Palace of Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, 51.500241,-0.124267 d. 11 Feb 1503, Tower of London, London, England (Age 37 years)2. Mary PLANTAGENET, b. 11 Aug 1467 d. 23 May 1482 (Age 14 years) 3. Cecily PLANTAGENET, of York, Vicountess Welles, b. 20 Mar 1469, Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England d. 24 Aug 1507, Sandown, Isle of Wight (Age 38 years)4. Edward V PLANTAGENET, b. 2 Nov 1470, Palace of Westminster d. Abt Sep 1483, Tower of London, England (Age 12 years)5. Margaret PLANTAGENET, b. 10 Apr 1472 d. 11 Dec 1472 (Age 0 years) 6. Richard PLANTAGENET, of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, b. 17 Aug 1473, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England d. Abt Jun 1483, Tower of London, England (Age 9 years)7. Anne PLANTAGENET, b. 2 Nov 1475 d. 23 Nov 1511 (Age 36 years) 8. George PLANTAGENET, Duke of Bedford, b. Mar 1477 d. Mar 1479 (Age ~ 2 years) 9. Catherine PLANTAGENET, Countess of Devon, b. 14 Aug 1479 d. 15 Nov 1527 (Age 48 years) 10. Bridget PLANTAGENET, b. 10 Nov 1480 d. 1507 (Age 26 years) Family ID F1183 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Aug 2024
Family 2 Eleanor TALBOT, (Or Butler) d. 1468 Children 1. Arthur PLANTAGENET, 1st Viscount Lisle, b. Between 1461 and 1475, , Calais,, France d. 3 Mar 1542, , Tower of London, London, Middlesex County, England, 51.508056,-0.076111 (Age ~ 81 years)Family ID F34923 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Jul 2025
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