Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
Appearance
Richard Plantagenet | |||||||||||||
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The Duke of York, Lord Protector | |||||||||||||
![]() Richard of York in the frontispiece of the Talbot Shrewsbury Book, 1445 | |||||||||||||
Lord Protector of England (as Richard, Duke of York) | |||||||||||||
Regency | 3 April 1454 – 30 December 1460 | ||||||||||||
Monarch | Henry VI | ||||||||||||
Born | Richard of York 19 September 1411 Yorkshire | ||||||||||||
Died | 1 January 1461 Yorkshire, Kingdom of England | (aged 49)||||||||||||
Burial | 30 July 1476 | ||||||||||||
Wife | Cecily Neville, Duchess of York | ||||||||||||
Issue Detail | |||||||||||||
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House | York | ||||||||||||
Father | Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge | ||||||||||||
Mother | Anne de Mortimer | ||||||||||||
Religion | Catholic Church | ||||||||||||
Occupation | Duke |
Richard Plantagenet (19/22[1] September 1411 — 1 January 1461/30 December 1460) 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 England. He ultimately governed England as Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI. He was the father of Edward IV and Richard III, both Kings of England.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Johnson 1988, p. 1.