![]() Born Apr 28, 1442 at Rouen, France, died Apr 9, 1483 at Westminster, England, 40 years, buried at St.George's Chapel, Windor Castle, England Earl of March Edward IV ascended to the throne in 1461 finally achieving the goal of seating a member of the York family pushed forth by his father, Richard, duke of York, for the entire decade of the 1450s. He fought alongside his father at the battle at Ludford after which Edward fled to Calais with the earl of Warwick and the earl of Salisbury. Edward defeated the Lancastrians at Mortimor's Cross and was proclaimed king in March 1461. In 1464 he married Elizabeth Woodville which became the root of many future troubles. Unable to muster enough forces to confront a set of Lancastrian armies (one of which was led by Richard Neville, earl of Warwick), Edward fled to Holland in September 1470. The next year he returned and defeated the Lancastrian forces at the battle of Tewkesbury. That same year he had Henry VI executed. Upon his death in 1483, his legacies include two young sons, Edward V and Richard, both of which would be murdered in the Tower of London that year. Married/ Related to: ![]() Child: 1. ![]() |
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4th marriage ![]() Married May 1, 1464 at Grafton Regis, Northants (18 years married) to: ![]() Born ± 1435 at Regis, Northampton, England, died Jun 8, 1492 at St Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London, approximately 57 years, buried at St.George's Chapel, Windor Castle, England, 1st marriage to: Sir John Grey, Lord Ferrers, 2nd marriage to: Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England Children: 2. ![]() Born Aug 11, 1467 3. ![]() Born Mar 20, 1468/69 4. ![]() Born Nov 2, 1470 5. ![]() Born Apr 10, 1472 6. ![]() Born Aug 17, 1473 7. ![]() Born Nov 2, 1475 8. ![]() Born Mar 1476/77 9. ![]() Born Aug 14, 1479 at Westminster, England 10. ![]() Born Nov 10, 1480 |