Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
Military Commander
1411 – 1460
Who was Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York?
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, was a leading English magnate, a great-grandson of King Edward III through his father and a great-great-great-grandson of that king through his mother. He inherited great estates, and served in various offices of state in France at the end of the Hundred Years' War, and in England, ultimately governing the country as Lord Protector during Henry VI's madness. His conflicts with Henry's wife, Margaret of Anjou, and other members of Henry's court, as well as his competing claim on the throne, were a leading factor in the political upheaval of mid-fifteenth-century England, and a major cause of the Wars of the Roses. Richard eventually attempted to take the throne but was dissuaded, although it was agreed that he would become King on Henry's death Within a few weeks of securing this agreement, he died in battle.
Although Richard never became king himself, he was the father of Edward IV and Richard III.
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- Born
- Sep 21, 1411
Conisbrough Castle - Also known as
- 第三代約克公爵理查·金雀花
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
(1429/10 - 1460/12/30)
- Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Died
- Dec 30, 1460
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on July 23, 2013
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