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Richard III, King of England and France. Full name. Richard Plantagenet, Founder of The Royal House of York. Regnal name. The Duke of Yorkshire. Posthumous name. His Royal Highness, Claimed King of England and France, Lord Protector of Ireland and England, 3rd Duke of York and Yorkshire. House. York.
- Family & Early Life
- The Demise of Henry Vi
- Rivalry with The Earl of Somerset
- Exile
- Bid For The Crown
Richard was born into a noble family on 22 September 1411 CE, the only son of Richard, Earl of Cambridge (d. 1415 CE) and Anne Mortimer, the daughter of the Earl of March (1388-1411 CE). Richard had some royal blood in his veins as he was the great-grandson of Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE) via that king's son Lionel, Duke of Clarence (d. ...
Henry VI of England had a troubled reign. Coming to the throne as a minor following the early death of his father Henry V, the young king was manipulated by ambitious barons, and his malleable and easy-to-please character only made things worse. Henry's aversion to warfare proved unpopular and his choice of associates even more so, especially Willi...
Richard might have been the most powerful man in England but he still wanted more, and he tried to persuade the king to nominate him as the official heir to the throne (this was before Henry had a son of his own). And if Henry was unwilling, there was always the possibility of using force. Ever since 1399 CE when Henry Bolingbroke had usurped the t...
Richard, realising the king could easily be manipulated - Henry had even forgiven him for the 'trouble' at St. Albans - then swore loyalty to Henry. Richard was made the Constable of England in 1455 CE and assumed the role of the king's principal adviser. In November 1455 CE Richard was made the Protector of the Realm for a second time as Henry's h...
In 1460 CE a Yorkist army led by Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick (1428-71 CE) and Richard's son Edward, Earl of March, defeated Queen Margaret's army at Northampton on 10 July and then captured King Henry. Richard could now return from Ireland, and he persuaded Henry, who was now in the Tower of London, to name him as the official heir to the ...
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Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantagenet by virtue of being a direct male-line descendant of Edmund of Langley, King Edward III 's fourth ...
2nd Duke of York: Richard of Conisburgh 1375–1415 Earl of Cambridge: Anne de Mortimer 1388–c. 1411: Edmund Mortimer 1391–1425 7th Earl of Ulster: Dukedom of York (1st creation) forfeit, 1415: Duke of York (1st creation) restored, 1425: King James I 1394–1437: Richard of York 1411–1460 3rd Duke of York, 8th Earl of Ulster: King James ...
Definition. Richard, 3rd Duke of York (l. 1411-1460 CE) was the richest man in England and one of the nobles who sparked off the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE), a dynastic dispute that rumbled on for four decades between several English kings, queens, and barons.
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Articles relating to Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, Lord Protector (1411–1460, term 1454–1455, 1455–1456, 1460) and his term in office. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Oct 1, 2021 · Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, father of the Yorkist kings Edward IV and Richard III, is frequently mistaken for his youngest son and namesake, who went on to become King Richard III.
