Edward, Earl of March

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Edward, Earl of March—later King Edward IV of England—was a leading Yorkist claimant to the English throne during the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English monarch ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
Yorkist leader ⓘ
human ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Edward IV of England ⓘ
Edward of York ⓘ
King Edward IV ⓘ
birthDate 1442-04-28 ⓘ
birthPlace Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Rouen ⓘ
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle ⓘ
child Anne of York, Lady Howard ⓘ
linked to: Anne of York

Bridget of York ⓘ
Catherine of York ⓘ
Cecily of York ⓘ
Edward V of England ⓘ
Elizabeth of York ⓘ
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1483-04-09 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
Palace of Westminster ⓘ
Westminster ⓘ
dynasty Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
father Richard, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ
givenName Edward ⓘ
house House of York ⓘ
memberOf House of Plantagenet ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
mother Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of York ⓘ
Earl of March ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Battle of Mortimer's Cross ⓘ
Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Battle of Towton ⓘ
Wars of the Roses ⓘ
notableWork Restoration to the throne in 1471 ⓘ
Yorkist victory at the Battle of Towton ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Towton
positionHeld Duke of York ⓘ
Earl of March ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
predecessor Henry VI of England ⓘ
reignEnd 1470-10-03 ⓘ
1483-04-09 ⓘ
reignStart 1461-03-04 ⓘ
1471-04-11 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ
successor Edward V of England ⓘ
Henry VI of England ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Act of Accord → legalBasisForClaimOf → Edward, Earl of March ⓘ
Earl of March → notableHolder → Edward, Earl of March ⓘ
Earl of March → notableHolderRole → Edward, Earl of March was later King Edward IV of England ⓘ
linked to: Edward, Earl of March
Battle of Northampton (1460) → commander → Edward, Earl of March ⓘ
Battle of Mortimer's Cross → commander → Edward, Earl of March ⓘ
Battle of Mortimer's Cross → primaryYorkistLeader → Edward, Earl of March ⓘ