Tolleson family » Sir Richard of York 3rd Duke of York (1411-1460)

Personal data Sir Richard of York 3rd Duke of York 

  • He was born on September 21, 1411 in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England.
  • He was christened in the year 1411.
  • Title: 3rd Duke of York
  • Occupations:
    • from 1447 till 1460 Lieutenant of Ireland in Ireland.
    • Lord Protector of the Realm of England.
  • (Title of Nobility ) on April 22, 1433: Knight of Garter.
  • (Title of Nobility ) from 1415 till 1460: Earl of Cambridge.
  • (Title of Nobility ) from 1425 till 1460: Earl of March .
  • (Title of Nobility ) in Yorkshire, England: Duke.
  • (Military Service ) on December 30, 1460 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England: Battle of Wakefield.
  • (Interred ) on July 30, 1476 in Collegiate Church of Fotheringhay, Nthnt.
  • He died on December 30, 1460 in Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England, he was 49 years old.
  • He is buried on July 30, 1476 in St Mary And All Saints' Church, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England.
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of Sir Richard of York 3rd Duke of York

He is married to Cecily Neville Duchess of York.

They got married on October 18, 1429 at Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England, he was 18 years old.

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Birthday September 21, 1411

  • Graaf Willem VI (Beiers Huis) was from 1404 till 1417 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1411: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 1 » The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).
    • February 17 » Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.
    • June 4 » King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.
    • July 6 » Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming–Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor.
    • July 24 » Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.
    • September 3 » The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

Day of death December 30, 1460

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1460: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 4 » Basel University is founded.
    • June 26 » Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and Edward, Earl of March, land in England with a rebel army and march on London.
    • July 10 » Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, defeats the king's Lancastrian forces and takes King Henry VI prisoner in the Battle of Northampton.
    • December 30 » Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.

Day of burial July 30, 1476

  • Graaf Karel I de Stoute (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1467 till 1477 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1476: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 1 » Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro.
    • March 2 » Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel.
    • July 11 » Giuliano della Rovere is appointed bishop of Coutances.
    • November 26 » Vlad the Impaler defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Báthory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.


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