Edward IV (1461-1470 and 1471-1483)
Classification: House of York (Plantagenet). Ruled 1461-1470 and 1471-1483.
Edward IV was born in Rouen, Normandy (France) on 28 April 1442 to Richard, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. Both parents were direct descendants of Edward III.
He succession was often disputed and not all of the Dukes accepted him, culminating to him going into exile in France in 1470. He returned a year later and ruled until his death on 9 April 1483 (aged 40).
Edward IV was born in Rouen, Normandy (France) on 28 April 1442 to Richard, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. Both parents were direct descendants of Edward III.
He succession was often disputed and not all of the Dukes accepted him, culminating to him going into exile in France in 1470. He returned a year later and ruled until his death on 9 April 1483 (aged 40).
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