Edmund, Earl of Rutland

Noble person

1443 – 1460

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Who was Edmund, Earl of Rutland?

Edmund, Earl of Rutland was the fifth child and second surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. He was born in Rouen.

He was created Earl of Rutland by Henry VI probably some time before 1454. No record of the creation has been preserved; Edmund and his older brother Edward, then the Earl of March, signed a letter to their father on 14 June 1454 as "E. Rutland" and "E. Marche".

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Born
May 17, 1443
Rouen
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Nationality
  • Kingdom of England
Lived in
  • Rouen
Died
Dec 30, 1460
Wakefield

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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