Edward IV of England

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Tewkesbury
gptkb:Battle_of_Barnet
gptkb:Battle_of_Towton
gptkbp:birth_date 28 April 1442
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._George's_Chapel,_Windsor_Castle
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mary_of_York
gptkb:Edward_V_of_England
gptkb:Elizabeth_of_York
gptkb:Richard_of_Shrewsbury,_1st_Duke_of_York
gptkb:George_Plantagenet,_1st_Duke_of_Bedford
gptkbp:crowned 11 June 1471
29 June 1461
26 May 1470
gptkbp:death_date 9 April 1483
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Plantagenet
gptkbp:faction gptkb:Yorkists
gptkbp:father gptkb:Richard_Plantagenet,_3rd_Duke_of_York
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward IV of England
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Cecily_Neville
gptkbp:nickname The Father of the People
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
gptkbp:regnal_name gptkb:Edward_IV
gptkbp:reign_end 1483
gptkbp:reign_start 1461
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Treaty_of_Picquigny
gptkb:Battle_of_Edgecote_Moor
gptkb:Battle_of_Stoke_Field
gptkb:Crisis_of_1470
Promotion of trade and commerce
Establishment of the Council of the North
Conflict with the Lancastrians
Strengthening of royal authority
Death of Edward IV
Marriage to Elizabeth Woodville
Rebellion of the Earl of Warwick
Reconciliation with the Lancastrians
Restoration to the throne
Political marriages of his children
Establishment of the Yorkist dynasty
Death of Elizabeth Woodville
Establishment of the Tudor dynasty through his daughter.
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Woodville
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_V_of_England
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
gptkb:Duke_of_York
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4