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 ⓘ
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, 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 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 Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ
mother Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York ⓘ
nobleRank earl ⓘ
nobleTitle 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 → 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to: Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
Anne Mortimer → spouse → Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
Anne de Mortimer → spouse → Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter → grandfather → Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
John of York (died young) → grandfather → Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
Constance of York → sibling → Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
subject linked to: Lady Despenser
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln → maternalGrandfather → Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
subject linked to: John
Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk → maternalGrandfather → Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ