Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
Duke of York (1411-1461)
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 England, a country he ultimately governed as Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI.
Richard Plantagenet | |
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The 3rd Duke of York | |
Lord Protector of England | |
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 |
Spouse | Cecily Neville, Duchess of York |
Issue Detail | |
House | York |
Father | Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge |
Mother | Anne de Mortimer |