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George Clarence Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dublin Castle, Ireland
Death: February 18, 1478 (28)
Tower of London, London, England (Executed for plotting against his brother, Edward IV)
Place of Burial: Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
Husband of Isabella Neville, Duchess of Clarence
Father of Anne Plantagenet, of York; Margaret of Clarence, Countess of Salisbury; Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick and Richard Plantagenet
Brother of Joan Plantagenet, of York; Anne Leger, Duchess of Exeter; Henry Plantagenet, of York; Edward IV of England; Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland and 7 others

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About George, Duke of Clarence

"George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 1st Earl of Warwick, KG (21 October 1449 – 18 February 1478) was the third son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of kings Edward IV and Richard III. He played an important role in the dynastic struggle known as the Wars of the Roses. He is also remembered as the character in William Shakespeare's play Richard III who was drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine."

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Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Plantagenet,_1st_Duke_of_Clarence

http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_21.htm

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11626877

http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=2075

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http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/clarence.htm

http://www.shakespeareandhistory.com/george-duke-of-clarence.php

http://www.thepeerage.com/p10164.htm

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Citations / Sources:

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[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 260. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 136. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 137.

[S3] Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, Cawley, Charles, (http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands), England, Kings 1066-1603 [accessed 28 Jun 2006].

[S1260] An Encyclopedia of World History; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged (1972), Langer, William L., (5th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972), p. 292.

[S31] #244 The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton (1822-1841), Baker, George, (2 volumes. London: J. B. Nichols and Son, 1822-1841), FHL book Q 942.55 H2bal; FHL microfilm 962,237 ite., vol. 2 p. 219.

[S301] #21 The complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, Cokayne, George Edward, (Gloucester [England] : Alan Sutton Pub. Ltd., 1987), 942 D22cok., p. 439.

[S21] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Oxford: John Johnson, 1928), FHL book Q 929.242 W159w; FHL microfilm 1696491 it., vol. 3 p. 585, 630.

[S15] #894 Cahiers de Saint-Louis (1976), Louis IX, Roi de France, (Angers: J. Saillot, 1976), FHL book 944 D22ds., vol. 2 p. 107, 109, vol. 11 p. 883, vol. 12 p. 923.

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[S250] #242 [1978 edition] Genealogical History of the Dormant, Aberant, Forfeited, & Extinct Peerages, Burke, Sir Bernard, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore. 1978), 942 D22 bug 1978., p. 395.

[S53] #389 Histories of Noble British Families: with Biographical Notices of the Most Distinguished Individual in Each, Illustrated by Their Armorial Bearings, Portraits, Monuments, Seals, Etc. (1846), Drummond, Henry, (2 volumes. London: W. Pickering, 1846), FHL microfilm 990,417 item 1., vol. 2 p. 13.

"Isabel at 17 m. clandestinely at Calais, George Duke of Clarence, aged 19."

[S1870] #247 [1816-1840] The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham (1816-1840), Surtees, Robert, of Mainsforth, Esq. F. S. A., (4 volumes. London: J.B. Nichols, Parliament-Street and G. Andrews, Durham 1816-1840), FHL book Folio 942.81 H2s; FHL microfilms 899,861-., vol. 4 p. 65.

[S1886] #773 The History and Antiquities of the County of Rutland: Compiled from the Works of the Most Approved Historians, National Records and Other Authentic Documents, Public and Private (1811), Blore, Thomas, (Stanford: R. Newcomb, [1811]), FHL book 942.545 H2b (British X Large Folio)., vol. 1 pt. 2 p. 19.

[S65] #33 An Official Genealogical and Heraldic Baronage of England (filmed 1957), Paget, Gerald, (Typescript, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957), FHL microfilm 170,063-170,067., vol. 2 no. 410.

[S34] Medieval, royalty, nobility family group sheets (filmed 1996), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Department. Medieval Family History Unit, (Manuscript. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996), FHL film 1553977-1553985..

[S21] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Oxford: John Johnson, 1928), FHL book Q 929.242 W159w; FHL microfilm 1696491 it., vol. 3 p. 585.

[S15] #894 Cahiers de Saint-Louis (1976), Louis IX, Roi de France, (Angers: J. Saillot, 1976), FHL book 944 D22ds., vol. 2 p. 109.

[S1914] Magna Carta Ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Richardson, Douglas, (Kimball G. Everingham, editor. 2nd edition, 2011), vol. 3 p. 167.

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George, Duke of Clarence's Timeline

1449
October 21, 1449
Dublin Castle, Ireland
1470
April 16, 1470
at sea
1473
August 14, 1473
Farley Castle, Bath, Somerset, England
1475
February 25, 1475
Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England (United Kingdom)
1476
October 6, 1476
Tewkesbury Abbey
1478
February 18, 1478
Age 28
Tower of London, London, England
1932
October 29, 1932
Age 28
October 29, 1932
Age 28
October 29, 1932
Age 28