Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1452-10-02

Death Date: 1485-08-22 (Slain at the Battle of Bosworth Field)

Parents

Mother: Neville, Cecily (1415 - 1495)

Father: York, Richard of (1411 - 1460)

Marriages/Other Unions

Neville, Anne (1456 - 1484/5)
Type: marriage
Union began: 1472-7-12
Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Female

Male

Offspring

From Neville, Anne (1456 - 1484/5)
Male offspring: Plantagenet, Edward (1474 - 1484)

Primary Title

3rd Duke of Gloucester
King of England

Titles

3rd Duke of Gloucester
Assumed: 1461-11-01
Vacated: 1483-06-26 (accession date)
King of England
Assumed: 1483-06-26 (date acceeded as Richard III; crowned 6 July 1483)
Vacated: 1485-10-22

Details of Offices

	Began	Ended	Notes
Admiral of England, England	1462 -10 -12	1470 -10 -3
Constable of England, England	1469 -10 -17	1470 -10 -3
Admiral of England, England	1471 -4	1483 -06 -25
Protector of the Realm, England	1483 -5 -4	1483 -06 -26 date acceeded as Richard III	By 30 April 1483, Richard was effectively Protector; he assumed the office after arriving in London on 4 May 1583

Event Naming Patron

Event Type	Date	Location	Troupe
Performance	1479 - 1482	Barnhorn Manor, Barnhorn Manor, Sussex	Duke of Gloucester's Entertainer/s
Performance	1477 - 1478	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Entertainers
Performance	1479 - 1480	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Entertainers
Performance	1481 - 1482	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Entertainers
Performance	1482 - 1483	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Entertainers
Performance	1473 - 1474	Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel
Performance	1477 - 1478	Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel
Performance	1482 - 1482	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel
Performance	1470 - 1471	Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1472 - 1473	Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1472 - 1473	Worcester (Unknown), Worcester, Worcestershire	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1473 - 1474	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1473 - 1474	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1475 - 1476	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1475 - 1476	Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1477 - 1477	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1478 - 1478	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1479 - 1479	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1480 - 1481	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1481 - 1482	Worcester (Unknown), Worcester, Worcestershire	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s
Performance	1473 - 1474	Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1475 - 1475	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1476 - 1477	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1476 - 1477	Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1476 - 1477	Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1477 - 1478	Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1478 - 1478	Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1478 - 1479	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1479 - 1480	New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1480 - 1481	Hythe (Unknown), Hythe, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1480 - 1480	Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1482 - 1483	New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1483 - 1484	Hythe (Unknown), Hythe, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1483 - 1484	Thomas Usbarne's House, New Romney, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1483 - 1483	Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1483 - 1483	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels
Performance	1477 - 1478	Thomas Usbarne's House, New Romney, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Performers
Performance	1478 - 1479	New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Performers
Performance	1480 - 1481	New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Performers
Performance	1482 - 1483	New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Performers
Performance	1483 - 1483	Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent	Duke of Gloucester's Performers
Performance	1478 - 1479	Worcester (Unknown), Worcester, Worcestershire	Duke of Gloucester's Servant/s (Performer/s?)
Performance	1476 - 1477	Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Duke of Gloucester's Taborer
Performance	1478 - 1479	Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Duke of Gloucester's Taborer
Performance	1483 - 1484	Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury, Shropshire	King's Bearward
Performance	1483 - 1484	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	King's Entertainers
Performance	1483 - 1484	Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire	King's Entertainers
Performance	1483 - 1484	Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex	King's Lionkeeper
Performance	1484 - 1485	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	King's Lionkeeper
Performance	1484 - 1485	Swan Inn, Hythe, Kent	King's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name	Patron	Troupe Type	# of events
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Protector's Performers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Taborer	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Musicians	1
Duke of Gloucester's Taborer	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Musicians	1
Duke of Gloucester's Servant/s (Performer/s?)	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Entertainers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Entertainers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Bearward	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Performing Animals	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Servant/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Unknown	1
Duke of Gloucester's Entertainer/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Lionkeeper	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Performing Animals	1
King's Lionkeeper	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Performing Animals	1
Duke of Gloucester's Entertainers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Entertainers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Entertainers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Entertainers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Performers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Performers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Performers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Performers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Duke of Gloucester's Performers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Protector's Minstrels	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Minstrel/s	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
King's Performers	Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1

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.