Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick

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Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, was a Yorkist noble and potential claimant to the English throne whose imprisonment and eventual execution by Henry VII helped secure the Tudor dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Warwick
English nobleman
Plantagenet prince
Yorkist claimant to the English throne
accusation alleged involvement in Perkin Warbeck’s plot
ageAtDeath 24
associatedConflict Wars of the Roses (aftermath)
associatedEvent Perkin Warbeck rebellion
birthDate 1475-02-25
birthPlace Warwick, Warwickshire, England
burialPlace Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
claimToThroneBasis male-line Yorkist descent
country Kingdom of England
deathDate 1499-11-28
deathManner execution by beheading
deathPlace Tower Hill, London, England
linked to: Tower Hill, London
dynasty House of Plantagenet
executedBy Henry VII of England
executionLocation Tower Hill, London
father George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence
fullName Edward Plantagenet
guardianUnderYorkists Edward IV of England
heldTitleFrom 1478
heldTitleTo 1499
historicalReputation seen as a pawn in dynastic politics
house House of York
imprisonedIn Tower of London
imprisonmentEnd 1499
imprisonmentStartApprox 1485
legitimacyStatus considered legitimate male-line Yorkist heir by some contemporaries
maternalGrandfather Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
maternalGrandmother Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick
monarchDuringBirth Edward IV of England
monarchDuringDeath Henry VII of England
monarchDuringImprisonment Henry VII of England
mother Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence
nobleTitle 17th Earl of Warwick
paternalGrandfather Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
paternalGrandmother Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
politicalSignificance removal of Yorkist claimant to secure Tudor dynasty
reasonForConfinement perceived threat as Yorkist heir
religion Roman Catholicism
royalLineage male-line grandson of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
sibling Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
titleInheritedFrom maternal grandfather Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
trialType treason trial
uncle Edward IV of England
Richard III of England

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George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence child Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford sibling Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
Earl of Warwick hasTitleHolder Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence child Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick nobleTitle 17th Earl of Warwick
linked to: Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
George Plantagenet child Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick