Am I really related to Kings and Queens of England? Tracing my genealogy on Ancestry.com, I find that my 13X Great Grandfather was King Edward IV. Interesting!
From Wikipedia
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King of England (more…) | |
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Reign | 4 March 1461 – 3 October 1470[1] |
Coronation | 28 June 1461 |
Predecessor | Henry VI |
Successor | Henry VI |
Reign | 11 April 1471 – 9 April 1483 |
Predecessor | Henry VI |
Successor | Edward V |
Spouse | Elizabeth Woodville |
Issue among others |
Elizabeth, Queen of England Mary of York Cecily of York, Viscountess Welles Edward V of England Margaret of York Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York Anne of York George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford Catherine of York, Countess of Devon Bridget of York |
House | House of York of the House of Plantagenet |
Father | Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York |
Mother | Cecily Neville, Duchess of York |
Born | 28 April 1442 Rouen, Normandy |
Died | 9 April 1483 (aged 40) Westminster |
Burial | St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle |
Religion | Catholicism |
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