Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York

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Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York was a key 15th-century English noble and claimant to the throne whose dynastic struggle with the Lancastrians helped ignite the Wars of the Roses and paved the way for the Yorkist kings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of York ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
claimant to the English throne ⓘ
member of the House of Plantagenet ⓘ
member of the House of York ⓘ
birthDate 1411-09-21 ⓘ
birthPlace Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England ⓘ
burialPlace Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay ⓘ
Pontefract ⓘ
surface form: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
causeOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
child Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter ⓘ
Edmund, Earl of Rutland ⓘ
Edward IV of England ⓘ
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk ⓘ
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence ⓘ
Richard III of England ⓘ
claim English crown ⓘ
conflict Battle of Wakefield ⓘ
First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Wars of the Roses ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1460-12-30 ⓘ
deathPlace Battle of Wakefield ⓘ
near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
father Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
house House of Plantagenet ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
mother Anne de Mortimer ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of York ⓘ
surface form: 3rd Duke of York

Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
Earl of March ⓘ
Lord Protector of England ⓘ
notableFor challenging the rule of Henry VI ⓘ
leading Yorkist faction in Wars of the Roses ⓘ
notableWork Yorkist claim to the English throne ⓘ
opponent King Henry VI of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry VI of England

House of Lancaster ⓘ
positionHeld Lieutenant of France ⓘ
Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ
Lord Protector of England ⓘ
relative Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
Edward III of England ⓘ
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ⓘ
successor Edward IV of England ⓘ

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Richard III of England → father → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
King Henry VI of England → associatedWith → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
subject surface form: Henry VI of England
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Wars of the Roses → notableCommander → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Edward IV of England → father → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, 3rd Duke of York
House of York → notableMember → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, 3rd Duke of York
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence → descendant → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Margaret of Anjou → associatedWith → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Fotheringhay Castle → associatedWith → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
Fotheringhay Castle → birthplaceOf → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
Edward of Middleham → paternalGrandfather → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, 3rd Duke of York
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence → father → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York → spouse → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
Sandal Castle → notablePersonAssociated → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Richard Plantagenet → father → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard III of England
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York → grandfather → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford → paternalGrandfather → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
First Battle of St Albans → commander → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
First Battle of St Albans → aftermath → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York, gained control of the government
Act of Accord → recognizedAsHeir → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Act of Accord → recognizedAsSuccessorToThrone → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Act of Accord → associatedWithPerson → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick → relatedTo → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York (by marriage and kinship)
Cecily of York → grandfather → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
Henry VI, Part 3 → featuresCharacter → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York
Bridget of York → grandfather → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk → father → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, 3rd Duke of York
Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy → father → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge → child → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, 3rd Duke of York
Baynard's Castle → associatedWith → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Anne Mortimer → child → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, 3rd Duke of York
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster → notableDescendant → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York → succeededBy → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
Henry VI, Part 2 → featuresHistoricalFigure → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset → politicalRival → Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard, Duke of York