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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.
Richard, 3rd Duke of York was a leading magnate of the 15th century. He led opposition to the Council of Henry VI prior to the Wars of theRoses.
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.
Jan 13, 2022 · Duke of York. (Richard, 3rd duke of York) 1411 – 1460. b. Sept. 21, 1411. d. 30 Dec, 1460, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng. Claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455-87) between the houses of Lancaster and York; he controlled the government for brief periods during the first five ...
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 ...
Home. Richard III. Richard was a son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and his wife Cicely Neville and was born on 2nd October 1452. His brother Edward IV became King in 1461. On his death Richard was declared Lord High Protector of the Realm for his nephew Edward V.
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, also known as Richard Plantagenet, was a prominent English nobleman with a claim to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was part of the House of Plantagenet as a direct male-line descendant of Edmund of Langley, the fourth surviving son of King Edward III.
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