Person
Edmund, Earl of Rutland
English earl · 1443–1460
Parents
Siblings
- Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk 1444–1503
- Margaret of York 1446–1503
- Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter 1439–1476
- Edward IV of England 1442–1483
- Richard III of England 1452–1485
- George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence 1449–1478
About
Edmund, Earl of Rutland, was the fourth child and second surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. He was a younger brother of Edward, Earl of March, the future King Edward IV who came to the throne in 1461, the year after Edmund's death. He was born in Rouen, then the capital of English-occupied France and his father held the office of Lieutenant of France. He was killed at the age of 17 either during or shortly after the Battle of Wakefield, during the Wars of the Roses.
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