Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Total events naming patron - 58
Troupes - 17
Bibliographic Sources - 2
Legend

patron legend

Base layers

Data layers

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King of England

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1452-10-02
Death Date: 1485-08-22 (Slain at the Battle of Bosworth Field)

Siblings

Female

York, Anne of (1439 - 1476/7)
York, Elizabeth of (1444 - 1504)
York, Margaret of (1446 - 1503)

Male

Plantagenet, George (1449 - 1477/8) (patron)
York, Edward of (1442 - 1483) (patron)
York, Edmund of (1443 - 1460)

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Offspring

From Neville, Anne (1456 - 1484/5)

  1. Male offspring: Plantagenet, Edward (1474 - 1484) (patron)

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 after 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

Events Naming Patron

Event 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
Performance 1482-1483 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire King's Minstrels
Performance 1484-1485 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1484-1484 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1484-1484 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex King's Minstrels
Performance 1483-1484 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent King's Performers
Performance 1485-1486 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire King's Servant/s
Performance 1482-1483 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Lord Protector's Minstrels
Performance 1483-1483 King's College, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Protector's Performers

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Gloucester's Entertainer/s Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Duke of Gloucester's Entertainers Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 4
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 3
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrel/s Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 12
Duke of Gloucester's Minstrels Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 16
Duke of Gloucester's Performers Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 5
Duke of Gloucester's Servant/s (Performer/s?) Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Duke of Gloucester's Taborer Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Musicians 2
King's Bearward Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Performing Animals 1
King's Entertainers Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
King's Lionkeeper Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Performing Animals 2
King's Minstrel/s Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
King's Minstrels Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 4
King's Performers Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
King's Servant/s Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Unknown 1
Lord Protector's Minstrels Plantagenet, Richard (1452 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Protector'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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)