Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York

Duke of York

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1411

Place of Birth: Kings Langley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Dec-1460

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (22 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate, a great-grandson of King Edward III through his father, and a great-great-great-grandson of the same king through his mother.
He inherited vast estates and served in various offices of state in Ireland, France, and England, a country he ultimately governed as Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI. His conflicts with Henry's wife, Margaret of Anjou, and other members of Henry's court, as well as his competing claim on the throne, were a leading factor in the political upheaval of mid-fifteenth-century England, and a major cause of the Wars of the Roses.
Richard eventually attempted to take the throne, but was dissuaded, although it was agreed that he would become king on Henry's death.
But within a few weeks of securing this agreement, he died in battle.
Two of his sons, Edward IV and Richard III, later ascended the throne.