Richard of York Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York [3087] ²⁴

   Cause of his death was Killed at the battle of Wakefield.

   FamilySearch ID: LXW8-1T5.

  General Notes:

Protector of England, Earl of March & Ulster, Earl of Cambridge. The first to adopt the surname of Plantagenet. His laying claim to the throne of England led to the War of the Roses.
The Complete Peerage v.XIIpII,pp.905-909.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal00988

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 19 May 1426.

Richard married Lady Cecily Neville Duchess of York [2995] [LCP4-RDV] [MRIN: 853], daughter of Ralph of Westmoreland de Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland [2795] [KV2F-XZM] and Joan de Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland [3443] [94YH-MYR], before 18 Oct 1424 in Yorkshire, England. (Lady Cecily Neville Duchess of York [2995] [LCP4-RDV] was born on 3 May 1415 in Raby, Durham, England, died on 31 May 1495 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England and was buried in Collegiate Church of Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England.)