Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge

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Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, was an English nobleman executed for his role in the Southampton Plot against King Henry V and remembered as the father of Richard, Duke of York, whose claim helped spark the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
executed person
peer of England
acquiredTitle Earl of Cambridge by marriage to Anne de Mortimer
allegiance House of York
Kingdom of England
associatedWithEvent Wars of the Roses (through his son’s claim)
birthDate circa 1375
birthPlace Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
surface form: Conisbrough Castle

Conisbrough, Yorkshire
burialPlace Chapel of God’s House, Southampton (traditionally attributed)
causeOfDeath execution by beheading
charge treason against Henry V
child Isabel of York, Countess of Essex
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
surface form: Richard, 3rd Duke of York
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
countryOfDeath Kingdom of England
deathDate 1415-08-05
deathPlace Hampshire
Southampton
era Late Middle Ages
executionOrderedBy Henry V of England
familyName of Conisburgh
father Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
givenName Richard
grandfather Edward III of England
grandmother Queen Philippa of Hainault
surface form: Philippa of Hainault
historicalRole progenitor of Yorkist kings of England
house House of York
knownFor Southampton Plot against Henry V
languageOfUse Middle English
mannerOfDeath capital punishment
maternalGrandfather Peter of Castile
maternalGrandmother María de Padilla
memberOfDynasty House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
mother Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York
nobleRank earl
nobleTitle Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: 3rd Earl of Cambridge
notableWork Participation in the Southampton Plot
opponent Henry V of England
participantIn Southampton Plot
politicalAlignment Yorkist claim to the English throne
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York
spouse Anne de Mortimer
throughMarriageClaim descendant of Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence
throughSpouse Mortimer claim to the English throne
title Earl of Cambridge
trialLocation Southampton

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Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York child Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York father Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence grandfather Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
Constance of York sibling Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge nobleTitle Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 3rd Earl of Cambridge
Anne Mortimer spouse Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge