Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1477/8)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1449-10-21

Death Date: 1478-02-18

Notes

Minority ended 10 July 1466. In exile 9 April--13 Sept. 1470. Arrested 1477 for treason; tried, attainted & executed

Parents

Mother: Neville, Cecily (1415 - 1495)

Father: York, Richard of (1411 - 1460)

Marriages/Other Unions

Neville, Isabel (1451 - 1476)
Type: marriage
Union began: 1469-6-11
Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Female

Male

Offspring

From Neville, Isabel (1451 - 1476)
Female offspring: Plantagenet, Margaret (1473 - 1541)

Primary Title

3rd Duke of Clarence

Titles

3rd Duke of Clarence
Assumed: 1461-06-28
Vacated: 1477/8-02-18
17th Earl of Warwick
Assumed: 1471/2-03-25
Vacated: 1477/8-02-18
12th Earl of Salisbury
Assumed: 1471/2-03-25
Vacated: 1477/8-02-18

Details of Offices

	Began	Ended	Notes
Commissioner of Array, Cumberland	1461
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, South Wales	1461
Chief Governor, Ireland	1461/2 -2	1469/70 -03
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London	1465
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey	1465
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex	1465
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex	1465
JP, Wiltshire	1465/6
JP, Dorset	1465/6	1475
JP, Lincolnshire	1465/6	1468
JP, Norfolk	1465/6
JP, Shropshire	1465/6
JP, Somerset	1465/6
JP, Sussex	1465/6
JP, Warwickshire	1465/6
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire	1466
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Southampton	1466
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon	1466
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Bristol	1466
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset	1466
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire	1466
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset	1466
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire	1466
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding	1466	1468
JP, Southampton	1466	1468
JP, Surrey	1466
JP, Nottinghamshire	1466	1468
JP, Huntingdonshire	1466
JP, Devon	1466
JP, Cornwall	1466	1467
JP, Suffolk	1466	1468
JP, Berkshire	1466/7
JP, Derbyshire	1466/7
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding	1467	1468
JP, Essex	1467	1470
JP, Kent	1467
JP, Leicestershire	1467
JP, Northumberland	1467	1473
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire	1467/8
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire	1467/8
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire	1467/8
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire	1467/8
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire	1467/8
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire	1467/8
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire	1467/8
JP, Sussex	1467/8	1477
JP, Bedfordshire	1467/8	1473
JP, Warwickshire	1467/8	1475
JP, Surrey	1467/8	1470
JP, Devon	1467/8	1472
Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent	1468 -9 -3	1477/8 -02 -18	For life.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex	1468
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey	1468
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London	1468
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wiltshire	1468
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex	1468
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire	1468
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Southampton	1468
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon	1468
JP, Staffordshire	1468	1475
JP, Shropshire	1468	1471
JP, Buckinghamshire	1468
JP, Somerset	1468	1470
JP, Norfolk	1468/9	1476
JP, Worcestershire	1469
JP, Derbyshire	1469	1473
JP, Cornwall	1469	1477
JP, Kent	1469	1471
JP, Leicestershire	1469	1470
JP, Herefordshire	1470
JP, Cambridgeshire	1470
JP, Buckinghamshire	1470	1471
JP, Nottinghamshire	1470	1476
JP, Gloucestershire	1470	1471
JP, Lincolnshire	1470	1475
JP, Huntingdonshire	1470	1471
JP, Rutland	1470
JP, Wiltshire	1470	1473
JP, Hertfordshire	1470	1471
JP, Oxfordshire	1470	1471
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding	1470
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding	1470
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding	1470
JP, Southampton	1470
JP, Suffolk	1470	1471
JP, Berkshire	1470	1471
JP, Worcestershire	1470/1
JP, Oxfordshire	1470/1
JP, Westmorland	1470/1
JP, Middlesex	1470/1	1475
JP, Cumberland	1470/1
Commissioner of Array, Bedfordshire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Essex	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Huntingdonshire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Lincolnshire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Middlesex	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Northumberland	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Hertfordshire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Southampton	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Kent	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Oxfordshire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Cambridgeshire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Worcestershire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Buckinghamshire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Westmorland	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Berkshire	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Cumberland	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Sussex	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Rutland	1471/2
Commissioner of Array, Surrey	1471/2
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex	1471/2
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding	1471/2
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding	1471/2	1473
Chamberlain of England, England	1472 -5 -20
Chief Governor, Ireland	1472
Commissioner of Array, Derbyshire	1472
Commissioner of Array, Northamptonshire	1472
Commissioner of Array, Suffolk	1472
Commissioner of Array, Cornwall	1472
Commissioner of Array, Norfolk	1472
Commissioner of Array, Devon	1472
Commissioner of Array, Dorset	1472
Commissioner of Array, Gloucestershire	1472
Commissioner of Array, Herefordshire	1472
Commissioner of Array, Leicestershire	1472
Commissioner of Array, Shropshire	1472
Commissioner of Array, Somerset	1472
Commissioner of Array, Staffordshire	1472
Commissioner of Array, Warwickshire	1472
Commissioner of Array, Wiltshire	1472
Commissioner of Array, Nottinghamshire	1472
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire	1472
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex	1472
JP, Somerset	1472	1476
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding	1472	1473
JP, Surrey	1472	1475
JP, Essex	1472	1477
JP, Herefordshire	1472/3	1476
JP, Worcestershire	1472/3	1475
JP, Shropshire	1472/3	1475
JP, Gloucestershire	1472/3	1475
JP, Rutland	1473
JP, Cumberland	1473
JP, Hertfordshire	1473
JP, Oxfordshire	1473	1476
JP, Huntingdonshire	1473	1475
JP, Suffolk	1473
JP, Buckinghamshire	1473
JP, Cambridgeshire	1473
JP, Kent	1473	1475
JP, Berkshire	1473	1476
JP, Devon	1473/4	1477
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire	1474
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire	1474
JP, Leicestershire	1474	1475
JP, Westmorland	1474	1476
JP, Southampton	1474	1477
JP, Cumberland	1475
JP, Rutland	1475	1476
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding	1475	1477
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding	1475	1477
JP, Wiltshire	1475
JP, Suffolk	1475	1476
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding	1475
JP, Derbyshire	1475	1476
JP, Hertfordshire	1475
JP, Northumberland	1475	1477
JP, Bedfordshire	1475	1476
JP, Buckinghamshire	1475
JP, Cambridgeshire	1475
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding	1476/7
JP, Gloucestershire	1476/7
JP, Lincolnshire	1476/7
JP, Surrey	1476/7
JP, Hertfordshire	1477
JP, Shropshire	1477
JP, Worcestershire	1477

Details of Properties

Residence

Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire
Acquired: 1466
Divested: 1473
Took up residence here upon attaining majority; lost castle due to actions in trying to claim the Warwick inheritance
Tiverton Castle, Devon
(Performance Venue)
Acquired: 1471-04
Divested: 1477/8-02
Granted
Warwick Castle, Warwickshire
Acquired: 1473
Resided here after losing Tutbury Castle

Lands

Cheshire: Chester Honour & Lordship
Acquired: 1464-08-30
Granted
Devon
Dorset
Gloucestershire: Tewkesbury
Manor
Surrey
Warwickshire
Wiltshire
Yorkshire: North Riding: Richmond Honour & Lordship
Acquired: 1462-09-20
Granted

Event Naming Patron

Event Type	Date	Location	Troupe
Performance	1470 - 1471	Launceston (Unknown), Launceston, Cornwall	Duke of Clarence's Bearward
Performance	1471 - 1472	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Bearward
Performance	1472 - 1473	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Bearward
Performance	1473 - 1474	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Bearward
Performance	1475 - 1475	Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex	Duke of Clarence's Bearward
Performance	1476 - 1477	Barnstaple (Unknown), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Clarence's Bearward
Performance	1475 - 1476	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Bearwards
Performance	1468 - 1469	Guildhall, Sandwich, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1471 - 1472	Worcester (Unknown), Worcester, Worcestershire	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1471 - 1472	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1472 - 1473	Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1472 - 1473	Worcester (Unknown), Worcester, Worcestershire	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1473 - 1474	Hythe (Unknown), Hythe, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1473 - 1473	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1473 - 1474	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1474 - 1474	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1474 - 1475	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1475 - 1476	Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1476 - 1476	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1477 - 1477	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1477 - 1477	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1477 - 1478	Hythe (Unknown), Hythe, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s
Performance	1471 - 1472	Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1471 - 1472	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1472 - 1473	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1472 - 1473	Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1473 - 1474	Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1474 - 1475	New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1474 - 1474	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1474 - 1475	Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1474 - 1475	Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1475 - 1475	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1476 - 1476	Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1476 - 1477	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1476 - 1477	Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1477 - 1477	Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex	Duke of Clarence's Minstrels
Performance	1473 - 1473	Barnstaple (Unknown), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Clarence's Trumpeters
Performance	1464 - 1465	Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon	Lord Clarendon's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name	Patron	Troupe Type	# of events
Duke of Clarence's Bearward	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Performing Animals	1
Duke of Clarence's Bearward	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Performing Animals	1
Duke of Clarence's Bearward	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Performing Animals	1
Duke of Clarence's Bearward	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Performing Animals	1
Duke of Clarence's Bearward	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Performing Animals	1
Duke of Clarence's Bearward	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Performing Animals	1
Lord Clarendon's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Trumpeters	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Musicians	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Minstrels	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Clarence's Bearwards	Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1478)	Performing Animals	1

Owned Venues

Venue Name	County	Type
Tiverton Castle	Devon	Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.