Edward IV of England

Children

He had ten legitimate children by Elizabeth Woodville though only seven survived him:

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• Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of Henry VII of England (February 11, 1466 - February 11, 1503).
• Mary of York (August, 1467 - May 23, 1482).
• Cecily of York (March 20, 1469 - August 24, 1507). She married first John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles and second, Thomas Kymbe
• Edward V (November 4, 1470 - 1483?)
• Margaret of York (April 10, 1472 - December 11, 1472)
• Richard, Duke of York (Prince in the Tower) (August 17, 1473 - 1483?).
• Anne of York (November 2, 1475 - November 23, 1511. She married Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk.
• George, Duke of Bedford (March, 1477 - March, 1479).
• Catherine of York (August 14, 1479 - November 15, 1527). She married William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon.
• Bridget of York (November 10, 1480 - 1517), who became a nun

Edward had numerous mistresses, the most well-known of whom is Jane Shore.

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He reportedly had several illegitimate children:

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• By Lady Eleanor Talbot
• Edward de Wigmore (d. 1468). Reportedly died as an infant along with his mother.
• By Elizabeth Lucy or Elizabeth Waite.
• Elizabeth Plantagenet. Born circa 1464. She married Sir Thomas Lumley in 1477..
• Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle (1460s/1470s- March 3, 1542).
• By unknown mother. Recent speculations suggests them as children by Lucy or Waite.
• Grace Plantagenet. She is known to have been present at the funeral of her stepmother Elizabeth Woodville in 1492. No further information.
• Mary Plantagenet. She married Henry Harman of Ellam, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Harman and widower of Agness.
• A daughter said to have been the first wife of John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley.

Perkin Warbeck, an impostor claimant to the English throne reportedly resembled Edward. There is unconfirmed speculation that Warbeck could be another illegitimate son to Edward.

Related Topics:
Perkin Warbeck - Impostor

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