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Richard III of England

1452 - 1485

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Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England. Richard was created Duke of Gloucester in 1461 after the accession to the throne of his older brother Edward IV. This was during the period known as the Wars of the Roses, an era when two branches of the royal family contested the throne; Edward and Richard were Yorkists, and their side of the family faced off against their Lancastrian cousins. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard III of England is the 54th most popular politician (down from 36th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 13th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Politician.

Richard III of England is most famous for being the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. He was the last English monarch to die in battle, at the Battle of Bosworth Field.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard III of England ranks 54 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles II of England, Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Benito Mussolini, John, King of England, and Cicero. After him are Cnut the Great, Xerxes I, Nicholas II of Russia, Henry Kissinger, Abraham Lincoln, and James K. Polk.

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Among people born in 1452, Richard III of England ranks 2. Before him is Leonardo da Vinci. After him are Girolamo Savonarola, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Ludovico Sforza, Abraham Zacuto, Joanna, Princess of Portugal, Prospero Colonna, Idris Bitlisi, and Davide Ghirlandaio. Among people deceased in 1485, Richard III of England ranks 1. After him are Anne Neville, Rodolphus Agricola, Giovanni Mocenigo, Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada, John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and Vuk Grgurević.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard III of England ranks 26 out of 8,785. Before him are Winston Churchill (1874), Charles II of England (1630), James Watt (1736), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), Stephen Hawking (1942), and John, King of England (1166). After him are John Locke (1632), Ada Lovelace (1815), James II of England (1633), Henry VI of England (1421), William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), and George IV of the United Kingdom (1762).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Richard III of England ranks 13. Before him are Edward VIII (1894), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), Winston Churchill (1874), Charles II of England (1630), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), and John, King of England (1166). After him are James II of England (1633), Henry VI of England (1421), William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), Richard I of England (1157), and Queen Victoria (1819).

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