| 1. |  Richard III Plantagenet King Of ENGLAND was born on 2 Oct 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England; died on 22 Aug 1485 in Battle Of Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England (Killed); was buried in Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Tomb Destroyed). Other Events:
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Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester, proclaimed King as Richard III 26 June 1483 (b. 2 Oct 1452; crowned with Anne 6 July 1483; defeated by Henry VII and killed at Battle of Bosworth (the last engagement of the Wars of the Roses) 22 Aug 1485), having had issue [Edward Plantagenet, Prince of Wales, dvp 9 April 1484]. [Burke's Peerage]
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Following copied from Barry Hummel, Jr, World Connect db=siderhummel, rootsweb.com:
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Before his usurpation, Richard III (reigned 1483-85) had a strong power base in the north, and his reliance on northerners during his reign was to increase resentment in the south. Richard concluded a truce with Scotland to reduce his commitments in the north; he attempted genuine reconciliation by showing consideration to Lancastrians purged from office by Edward IV, and moved Henry VI's body to St George's Chapel at Windsor; the first laws written entirely in English were passed during his reign. In 1484, Richard's only legitimate son Edward predeceased him.
Resentment against Richard grew. On 7 August 1485, Henry Tudor (a direct descendant through his mother Margaret Beaufort, of John of Gaunt, one of Edward III's younger sons) landed at Milford Haven in Wales to claim the throne. On 22 August in a two-hour battle at Bosworth, Henry's forces (assisted by Lord Stanley's private army of around 7,000 which was deliberately posted so that he could join the winning side) defeated Richard's larger army and Richard was killed. Buried without a monument in Leicester, Richard's bones were scattered during the English Reformation.
RULED:
1483-1485
Richard married Anne NEVILLE on 12 Jul 1472 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England. Anne (daughter of Richard "Kingmaker" NEVILLE, Earl Of Warwick and Anne De BEAUCHAMP, Countess Of Warwick) was born on 11 Jun 1456 in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; died on 16 Mar 1484-1485 in Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England (Tuberculosis). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Edward PLANTAGENET, 7th Duke Of Cornwall
 was born about Dec 1473 in Middleham Castle, North Riding Yorkshire, England (Dsp & Vp); died on 9 Apr 1484 in Middleham Castle, North Riding Yorkshire, England (Dsp & Vp).
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1452 - 1485 (32 years)