Richard III Plantagenet, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Gloucester, House of York^[1]

1452 - 1485  (32 years)

• Name	Richard III Plantagenet  [2, 3]
  Suffix	King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Gloucester, House of York
  Born	02 Oct 1452	Fotheringhay (Fotheringay) Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	06 Jul 1483	Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  	Preceded by his nephew Edward V who he deposed. King: 22 Jun 1483 to 22 Aug 1485 8th son. KG 198: c. 1465; S 9. Had the honour of Richmond but not Earl. Succeeded by Henry VII
  History	Bef 22 Aug 1485	The Old Hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
  	Visits Lord Sir Thomas Burgh 1st Lord Burgh of Gainsborough at his new Manor house, known as The Old Hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
  History	22 Aug 1485	Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
  	Henry VII Tudor's defeat of Yorkist Richard III, ended the Plantagenet dynasty and began the Tudor dynasty. Historically, the battle is considered to have marked the end of the Wars of the Roses, although further battles were fought in the years that followed as Yorkist pretenders unsuccessfully fought to reclaim the crown. The battle was perhaps the last significant Medieval battle. Richard III was the last English king to die in battle. Bosworth Field then known as then known as Redemore or Dadlington Field
  Died	22 Aug 1485	Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
  Buried	Greyfriars Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  Person ID	I1749983683	Red1st
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, 6th Earl of March,   b. 21 Sep 1411,   d. 30 Dec 1460, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Cecilie (Cecily) Neville, Duchess of York,   b. 03 May 1415, Raby Castle, Raby-with-Keverstone, Staindrop, County Durham, England ,   d. 31 May 1495, Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Bef 18 Oct 1424  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F672539420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Neville,   b. 11 Jun 1456, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 16 Mar 1485, The Palace of Westminster (the King's Palace), Westminster, Middlesex, England  (Age 28 years)
  Married	1472
  Children	1. Edward Plantagenet, of Middleham, House of York, Prince of Wales,   b. Abt 1473, Middleham Castle, Middleham, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England ,   d. 09 Apr 1484  (Age ~ 11 years)
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2012 23:31:58
  Family ID	F672539402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 02 Oct 1452 - Fotheringhay (Fotheringay) Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England Occupation - 06 Jul 1483 - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England History - Bef 22 Aug 1485 - The Old Hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England History - 22 Aug 1485 - Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England Died - 22 Aug 1485 - Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England Buried - - Greyfriars Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Richard III Richard III (artist unknown) c.1520. This portrait was altered at an early date to give the impression that Richard was a hunchback. It is an example of the Tudors' dynastic propaganda, and part of the legend which was the basis of Shakespeare's plays The Royal Collection © 2006, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

  
  

• Sources

  [S25458533684] Tim Powys-Lybbe. [S25458533589] Dictionary of National Biography, 1st Ed., Ed: Leslie Stephen et al, (Oxford University Press, 1885 to 1900, c. 50 Vols), His own article. [S25458533608] The Order of the Garter, its Knights and Stall Plates, Grace Holmes, (Windsor Castle, pub 1984), p. 96. [S25458533610] Leo D M van de Pas, (Leo D M van de Pas, 1st, c. 2000), III-. [S25458533593] Complete Peerage, G E Cockayne et al, (St. Catherine Press, 29 Great Queen St, Kingsway, London 1910 on), York article, Vol XII/2, p. 894 seq.