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Richard, 3rd duke of York: Quick Facts

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Born September 21, 1411
Died December 30, 1460 (aged 49) • near Wakefield • England
Political Affiliation house of York
House / Dynasty house of York
Notable Family Members son George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence • son Richard III • son Edward IV
Role In Wars of the Roses
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Edmund Beaufort, 2nd duke of Somerset
English noble
Richard III
Richard III
king of England
Edward IV
Edward IV
king of England
Line drawing of Richard Neville, 1st Earl of Warwick, in armor holding a sword and shield, standing with a griffin and a bull at his feet, with heraldic crests around him.
Richard Neville, 16th earl of Warwick
English noble
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John Howard, 1st duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal
English noble
Henry VI
Henry VI
king of England
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John de Vere, 13th earl of Oxford
English soldier
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John Tiptoft, 1st earl of Worcester
English Yorkist leader
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, portrait miniature from his Dictes and Sayenges of the Phylosophers, 1477; in Lambeth Palace Library, London
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
English noble
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Sir James Tyrrell
English soldier
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John Neville, earl of Northumberland
English noble
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Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
English noble
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William Hastings, Baron Hastings
English soldier and diplomat
Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
Engraved portrait of William I, also known as William the Conqueror, shown wearing a crown and medieval robes, facing forward.
William I
king of England
William III
William III
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Edward III
Edward III
king of England
Henry VII
Henry VII
king of England
John Closterman: portrait of John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough
English general
Henry V
Henry V
king of England

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