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Westminster, Edward of (1453 - 1471)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1453-10-13
Death Date: 1471-05-04 (killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury)

Notes

In exile in Scotland and on the Continent 29 March 1461--14 April 1471

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Neville, Anne (1456 - 1484/5)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1470-12-13
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Betrothed 25 July [CP]

Primary Title

  • Prince of Wales

Titles

  • 5th Duke of Cornwall
    Assumed: 1453-10-13
    Vacated: 1471-05-04
  • Prince of Wales
    Assumed: 1453/4-03-15
    Vacated: 1471-05-04
  • 17th Earl of Chester
    Assumed: 1453/4-03-15
    Vacated: 1471-05-04

Details of Offices

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Prince's Minstrel
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Prince's Minstrel

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Prince's Minstrel Westminster, Edward of (1453 - 1471) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Prince's Minstrel Westminster, Edward of (1453 - 1471) 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.