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Richard, 3rd duke of York, (born Sept. 21, 1411—died Dec. 30, 1460, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng.), claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York; he controlled the government for brief periods during the first five years of this ...

About Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York "Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, 6th Earl of March, 4th Earl of Cambridge, and 7th Earl of Ulster, conventionally called Richard of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460) was a leading English magnate, great-grandson of King Edward III.

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Richard III, the last Plantagenet and Yorkist king of England. He usurped the throne of his nephew Edward V in 1483 and perished in defeat to Henry Tudor (thereafter Henry VII) at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Learn more about Richard III’s life and reign in this article.

Richard, Duke of York was one of the barons who competed to run England during the reign of the hopelessly inadequate Henry VI. With a better claim to the crown by strict primogeniture than Henry himself and hugely rich, he would be the Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses.

Richard, Duke of York launches a failed by marching his army to Dartford. 2 Oct 1452 Birth of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, future Richard III of England , at Fotheringhay Castle.

b. Sept. 21, 1411 d. 30 Dec, 1460, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng. Claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455-87) between the houses of Lancaster and York; he controlled the government for brief periods during the first five years of this struggle.

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