King Richard (Crookback) Plantagenet of England III 
Richard, known as Crookback, was born on October 2nd, 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England. Crookback's father was Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and his mother was Lady Cecily Neville. His paternal grandparents were Richard of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge and Lady Anne de Mortimer; his maternal grandparents were Sir Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmorland and Joan de Beaufort Countess of Westmorland. He had a brother named Edward. He was the younger of the two children. He died due to killed in action at the age of 32 on August 22nd, 1485 in Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. He was buried in Grey Friars Abbey, Leicestershire, England.General Notes
He gained the title of Duke of Gloucester on 1 November 1461.
Edward Plantagenet (King Edward V) was only 12 years old when he succeeded to the throne on 9 April 1483. Richard was appointed his guardian. Edward had been living with his younger brother Richard, aged 9, who was the Duke of York, with their mother Queen Elizabeth, near Ludlow.
The Richard brought the young King to London ready for the coronation and installed him in a 'suitable residence' - the Tower of London. Shortly afterwards he took the Queen's remaining son Richard to join his brother at the Tower.
Gloucester's friends then proclaimed that the two children were illegitimate and that Edward had no claim to the throne. Parliament ratified this and Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was proclaimed King Richard III and crowned King of England on 6 July 1483.
The two young boys were murdered by Gloucester and his friends and their bodies lay undiscovered until the reign of Charles II when their remains were transferred to Westminster Abbey.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1312 d.1377
- b.1341 d.1402
- b.~Sep 1375 in Coningsburgh Castle, Yorkshire, England d.05 Aug 1415 in Southampton Green, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 1355 d.23 Dec 1392
- b.21 Sep 1411 d.30 Dec 1460
- b.~ 1330 d.1360
- b.01 Feb 1352 d.27 Dec 1381
- b.11 Apr 1374 in Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales d.20 Jul 1398
- b.29 Nov 1338 in Antwerp, Belgium d.1368
- b.16 Aug 1355 d.~05 Jan 1381
- b.06 Jul 1332 d.10 Dec 1363
- b.27 Dec 1388 d.Sep 1411
- b.1314 in Upholand, Lancashire, England d.26 Dec 1360 in Normandy, France
- b.1354 in Upholand, Lancashire, England d.25 Apr 1397 in Woodstock, Kent, England
- b.29 Sep 1328 in Woodstock, Kent, England d.08 Aug 1385 in Wallingford, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 1373 in Upholand, Lancashire, England d.23 Oct 1405 in Bisham, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 1313 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.24 Jan 1376
- b.1350 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.17 Mar 1416 in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 1312 in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England d.~11 Jan 1371 in Arundel, Sussex, England
- b.02 Oct 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England d.22 Aug 1485 in Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 1364 d.21 Oct 1425
- b.03 May 1415 in Raby Castle, Durham, England d.31 May 1495 in Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1312 d.1377
- b.1340 d.1399
- b.~ 1379 d.13 Nov 1440
- b.~ 1350 d.10 May 1403
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Individual Additional Information
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Associated external link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_of_England
