Richard of York
1411 – 1460 · Generation XIX · Duke of York, Lord Protector · House of Plantagenet
Richard of York (1411–1460). Duke of York, Lord Protector. Married Cecily Neville in 1429. Pressed his claim against Henry VI and died at Wakefield; two of his sons wore the crown he never did.
One of 23 people of House of Plantagenet (1126–1485) in this archive. The longest-reigning English house, counting its Angevin beginning and the rival Lancaster and York branches that fought the Wars of the Roses.
Line of descent: King William I The Conqueror → King Henry I → Matilda the Empress → King Henry II → King John → King Henry III → King Edward I Longshanks → King Edward II → King Edward III → Edmund of Langley → Richard of Conisburgh → Richard of York.
Parents
- Richard of Conisburgh (1385 – 1415)
- Anne Mortimer (1388 – 1411)
Partners
- Married Cecily Neville (1415 – 1495) in 1429 — 2 children together
Children
- King Edward IV (1442 – 1483)
- King Richard III (1452 – 1485)
Life
- 1411 — Born
- 1429 — Married Cecily Neville
- 1460 — Died