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  1. Anne Mortimer. 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 ...

  2. Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York. Richard Plantagenet was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the House of Plantagenet by virtue of being a male-line descendant of King Edward III. He also inherited vast estates and served in various offices of state in Ireland, France and ...

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  4. Feb 15, 2020 · 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. Richard, leader of the Yorkists who set themselves against their rivals the ...

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  5. 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 ...

  6. Born at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire, Richard was the eleventh of twelve children born to Richard, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. His formative years coincided with the turbulent 'Wars of the Roses', a period of political instability and intermittent civil war in England during the latter half of the 15th century.

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