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Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York

1341 - 1402

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Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (5 June 1341 – 1 August 1402) was the fifth son (fourth surviving) of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Like many medieval English princes, Edmund gained his nickname from his birthplace: Kings Langley Palace in Hertfordshire. He was the founder of the House of York, but it was through the marriage of his younger son, Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, to Anne de Mortimer, great-granddaughter of Edmund's elder brother Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, that the House of York made its claim to the English throne in the Wars of the Roses. The other party in the Wars of the Roses, the incumbent House of Lancaster, was formed from descendants of Edmund's elder brother John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Edward III's third son. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York is the 1,022nd most popular politician (up from 6,005th in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,190th in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ranks 1,022 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Simeon I of Bulgaria, I. K. Gujral, Conrad IV of Germany, Amadeo I of Spain, and Manuel II Palaiologos. After him are Maria Anna of Spain, Chlothar I, George II of Greece, Salome Zourabichvili, Cleopatra Selene II, and Oleg of Novgorod.

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Among people born in 1341, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ranks 1. After him are Saray Mulk Khanum, John II, Duke of Bavaria, Wat Tyler, Bonne of Bourbon, Tini Beg, and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. Among people deceased in 1402, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ranks 1. After him are Jianwen Emperor, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Euthymius of Tarnovo, Bonne of Bourbon, Muhammad Shah of Brunei, and David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ranks 286 out of 8,785. Before him are George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504), Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), Frederick Soddy (1877), Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964), Judi Dench (1934), and David Gilmour (1946). After him are Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), Thomas Young (1773), Jane Goodall (1934), Jason Statham (1967), Henry I of England (1068), and James Black (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ranks 71. Before him are Robert the Bruce (1274), Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Owain Glyndŵr (1359), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504), and Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757). After him are Henry I of England (1068), Harold Godwinson (1022), Louise, Princess Royal (1867), Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944), and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519).

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