Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales

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Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, was the only son and heir apparent of King Henry VI of England, whose death in 1471 during the Wars of the Roses made him the only Prince of Wales to die in battle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English prince
Prince of Wales
heir apparent
associatedWith Lancastrian cause in the Wars of the Roses
battle Battle of Tewkesbury
betrothalOrMarriagePlace France
birthCountry Kingdom of England
birthDate 1453-10-13
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London

Palace of Westminster
burialPlace Tewkesbury Abbey
conflict Wars of the Roses
country Kingdom of England
deathCause killed in battle
deathCountry Kingdom of England
deathDate 1471-05-04
deathPlace Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury
dynasty House of Lancaster
father King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England
fullName Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edward of Westminster
givenName Edward
heirApparentTo King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England
house House of Lancaster
language Middle English
marriageDate 1470-12-13
mother Margaret of Anjou
motherTongue English
notableFor only Prince of Wales known to have died in battle
onlyLegitimateChildOf King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England

Margaret of Anjou
onlySonOf King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England

Margaret of Anjou
reignAsHeirApparentEnd 1471-05-04
reignAsHeirApparentStart 1453-10-13
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Anne Neville
spouseFather Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
surface form: Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
spouseMother Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick
surface form: Anne de Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick
style His Royal Highness
styledAs Duke of Cornwall
Earl of Chester
Prince of Wales
successorAsLancastrianHeir Henry VII of England
surface form: Henry Tudor
title Duke of Cornwall
Earl of Chester
Prince of Wales

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King Henry VI of England child Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
subject surface form: Henry VI of England
Margaret of Anjou child Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
Margaret of Anjou associatedWith Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
Battle of Tewkesbury notableDeath Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
Anne Neville spouse Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales fullName Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edward of Westminster
Act of Accord disinherited Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
Act of Accord removedFromLineOfSuccession Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales