King Edward IV

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Tewkesbury
Battle of Barnet
Battle of Towton
gptkbp:born 28 April 1442
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._George's_Chapel,_Windsor_Castle
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mary_of_York
gptkb:Cecily_of_York
gptkb:Edward_V_of_England
gptkb:Elizabeth_of_York
gptkb:Richard,_Duke_of_York
gptkb:Anne_of_York
gptkb:Bridget_of_York
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Stuart
gptkb:House_of_Tudor
gptkb:House_of_York
gptkb:House_of_Lancaster
gptkb:House_of_Windsor
gptkbp:died 9 April 1483
gptkbp:father gptkb:Richard_Plantagenet,_3rd_Duke_of_York
gptkbp:finaleDate 4 June 1461
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Edward IV
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Military_leadership_during_the_Wars_of_the_Roses
Establishing_the_Yorkist_dynasty
Marriage_to_Elizabeth_Woodville
Political_alliances_with_the_Woodville_family
Strengthening_the_monarchy_after_the_Wars_of_the_Roses
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Cecily_Neville
gptkbp:name IV
gptkbp:nickname The Father of the People
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Yorkists
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
gptkbp:reign gptkb:William_de_la_Pole,_1st_Duke_of_Suffolk
22 years
Thomas_Bourchier,_Archbishop_of_Canterbury
gptkbp:reignEnd 1483
gptkbp:reignStart 1461
gptkbp:significantEvent First reign from 1461 to 1470
Restoration to the throne in 1471
Second reign from 1471 to 1483
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Woodville
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_V_of_England
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
Duke of York