Edward V of England

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Edward V of England was a young king of England from the House of York whose brief, uncrowned reign ended with his mysterious disappearance as one of the Princes in the Tower.

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Edward V 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English monarch
House of York member
Prince of England
associatedWith Princes in the Tower murders
surface form: Princes in the Tower

Tower of London
birthDate 1470-11-02
birthPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey

Westminster, London, England
surface form: Westminster, London
burialPlace Tower of London
causeOfDeath unknown
coronationStatus uncrowned
country Kingdom of England
deathDate circa 1483
deathPlace Tower of London
disappeared 1483
dynasty House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
era Wars of the Roses
father Edward IV of England
fullName Edward V of England self-link
givenName Edward
guardian Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
heirApparentOf Edward IV of England
illegitimacyDeclaredBy The Statutes of the Realm
surface form: Titulus Regius
legalStatusAfter1483 declared illegitimate
mother Elizabeth Woodville
notableEvent Princes in the Tower murders
surface form: Princes in the Tower
positionHeld King of England
Prince of Wales
predecessor Edward IV of England
regnalName Edward V of England self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edward V
reignEnd 1483-06-25
reignStart 1483-04-09
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of York
sibling Anne of York
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
surface form: Cecily of York

Elizabeth of York
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford
Mary of York
surface form: Margaret of York

Mary of York
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
successor Richard III of England
title Duke of Cornwall
Earl of Chester
King of England
Lord of Ireland
Prince of Wales
uncle Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
Richard III of England

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Edward IV of England child Edward V of England
Edward V of England fullName Edward V of England self-link
House of Plantagenet hasMonarch Edward V of England
Princes in the Tower murders mainSubjects Edward V of England
Edward notableBearer Edward V of England
Richard III of England predecessor Edward V of England
House of York producedMonarch Edward V of England
Edward V of England regnalName Edward V of England self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edward V
Elizabeth of York sibling Edward V of England
Edward IV of England successor Edward V of England
Lord of Ireland titleHolder Edward V of England
Princes in the Tower murders victim Edward V of England