Edward IV of England

(Edward Plantagenet of England)

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Born	28 APR 1442 , Rouen, Normandy, FRA
Died	9 APR 1483 , Westminster Palace, London, ENG
Buried	1483 , St. George's Chapel, Windsor, ENG
Parents	Richard Plantagenet (Father) Family Cicely Nevill (Mother) Family
Marriages	Unknown spouse Family Page Elizabeth Woodville — 4 MAY 1464 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, ENG Family Page

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation		Earl of March( -Nov 1459, Oct 1460- ); Duke of York, Earl of Ulster and Earl of Cambridge (3- Dec 1460- ); King of England (4 Mar 1461 - 3 Oct 1470, 11 Apr 1471 - 1483) )

Born in the reign of Henry VI

Birth

28 Apr 1442

Born at Rouen, Normandy, FRA
Age 11

17 Jul 1453

Hundred Years' War ends

Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
Age 13

1455–1487

Wars of the Roses begin

First Battle of St Albans.
Age 18

30 Dec 1460

Father Richard died
Age 18

4 Mar 1461

Accession of Edward IV

Reigned 1461–1483
Age 18

29 Mar 1461

Battle of Towton
Age c. 22

1464

Daughter Elizabeth born
Age 22

4 May 1464

Married Elizabeth Woodville at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, ENG
Age 23

11 Feb 1466

Daughter Elizabeth Plantagenet born
Age 25

11 Aug 1467

Daughter Mary "of York" born
Age 26

20 Mar 1469

Daughter Cecily "of York" born
Age 28

4 Nov 1470

Son Edward V born
Age 29

4 May 1471

Battle of Tewkesbury
Age 29

10 Apr 1472

Daughter Margaret born
Age 31

17 Aug 1473

Son Richard "of York" born
Age 33

2 Nov 1475

Daughter Anne "of York" born
Age c. 34

1476

William Caxton sets up the first English printing press

At Westminster.
Age 34

Mar 1477

Son George "of Bedford" born
Age 37

14 Aug 1479

Daughter Katherine "of York" born
Age 38

10 Nov 1480

Daughter Bridget "of York" born
Age c. 41

1483

Buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, ENG
Age c. 41

1483

The Princes in the Tower disappear
Age 40

9 Apr 1483

Died at Westminster Palace, London, ENG
Age 40

9 Apr 1483

Accession of Edward V