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Born December 6, 1421 • Windsor • England
Died May 21, 1471 or May 22, 1471 • London • England
Title / Office king (1470-1471), England • king (1422-1461), England
House / Dynasty house of Lancaster • house of Plantagenet
Notable Family Members spouse Margaret of Anjou • father Henry V • mother Catherine of Valois
Role In Battle of Towton • Wars of the Roses

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