Edmund, Earl of Rutland

Edmund, Earl of Rutland (May 17, 1443 – December 31, 1460) was the fourth child and second surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville.

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May 17 - 1443 - December 31 - 1460 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York - Cecily Neville

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Edmund was a younger brother of Edward IV of England and an older brother of Margaret of Burgundy, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and Richard III of England.

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Edward IV of England - Margaret of Burgundy - George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence - Richard III of England

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He was styled Earl of Rutland. He died at the age of seventeen after the Battle of Wakefield (December 30, 1460) during the Wars of the Roses, executed on the orders of the Lancastrian Lord Clifford. His head was displayed on the gates of York, England, along with his father's and uncle's Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury.

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Earl of Rutland - Battle of Wakefield - December 30 - Wars of the Roses - York - England - Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury

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