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  2. 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 ...

  3. Apr 16, 2024 · Richard, 3rd duke of York (born Sept. 21, 1411—died Dec. 30, 1460, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng.) was a claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York.

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  4. Feb 15, 2020 · 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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  5. 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.

  6. Richard, Duke of York. 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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