Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York

Richard Plantagenet (19/22 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.

Richard Plantagenet
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(1461-01-01) (aged 49) Yorkshire, Kingdom of England
Burial	30 July 1476 Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay
Wife	Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
Issue Detail	Anne, Duchess of Exeter Edward IV, King of England Edmund, Earl of Rutland Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk Margaret of York George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence Richard III, King of England and France
Full name Richard Plantagenet, Founder of The Royal House of York Regnal name The Duke of Yorkshire Posthumous name His Royal Highness, Claimed King of England and France, Lord Protector of Ireland and England, 3rd Duke of York and Yorkshire.
House	York
Father	Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
Mother	Anne de Mortimer
Religion	Catholic Church
Occupation	Duke