Parents

Father: Duke Richard III of York 
Born: September 21, 1411
Married: 1438
Died: December 30, 1460 in Wakefield, England

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Mother: Lady Cecily Neville of Westmoreland 
Born: May 3, 1415 in Raby Castle, Durham, England
Died: May 31, 1495 in Berkhamsted Castle, Herts, England

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Children:
1.  Princess Joan of York (b.1438)
2.  Princess Anne of York (b.8/11/1439)
3.  Prince Henry of York (b.2/10/1441)
4.  King Edward IV of England (b.4/28/1442)
5.  Prince Edmund Earl of Rutland (b.5/27/1443)
6.  Princess Elizabeth of York (b.4/22/1444)
7.  Princess Margaret of York (b.5/3/1446)
8.  Prince William of York (b.7/7/1447)
9.  Prince John of York (b.11/7/1448)
10. Prince George Duke of Clarence (b.10/21/1449)
11. Prince Thomas of York (b.1450)
12. Princess Ursula of York (b.7/22/1455)

Note: During the reign of Henry VI, the king's ill mental health forced him to submit the kingdom to the rule of a Protector, Richard, Duke of York. As the government of Henry VI became more inefficient, there was a growing clamor for Richard to govern the country. At first Henry's supporters resisted, but when the Queen gave birth to a son, Edward in 1454, thus excluding Richard from the succession, the clamor mounted. Richard took up arms against King Henry VI and defeated the Lancastrian army at St. Albans in what was to be the first battle of the War of the Roses. In 1460, Richard formally claimed the throne but he was killed in battle at Wakefield. The following spring, his son Edward was proclaimed the first Yorkist King. The Yorkist dynasty only lasted until 1485, but in this time England enjoyed a leap forwards in national prosperity.

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