Richard III of England
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| King Richard III of England | ||
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| By the Grace of God, King of England and France and Lord of Ireland |
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| Reign | 20 June,1483 - 22 Aug,1485
2 yrs 2 months 2 days |
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| Coronation | 6 July 1483 | |
| Born | 2 October 1452 | |
| Fotheringay Castle | ||
| Died | 22 August 1485 | |
| Bosworth Field, Leicestershire | ||
| Buried | Greyfriars Abbey, Leicestershire, body was dug up and lost during the Dissolution of the Monasteries |
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| Predecessor | Edward V | |
| Successor | Henry VII | |
| Consort | Anne Neville (c. 1456-1485) | |
| Children | Edward, Prince of Wales (1473-1484) |
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| Royal House | York | |
| Father | Richard, Duke of York (1411-1460) | |
| Mother | Cecily Neville (1415-1495) | |
Richard III (1452-1485) was an English king who reigned from 1483 until 1485. He took the throne from his nephew, Edward V, and sent Edward and his brother to the Tower of London, and it is likely they were both murdered.
Richard was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1483, the last English king to die in battle, and Henry Tudor succeeded him.
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