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Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York

1473 - 1483

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Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (17 August 1473 – c. 1483) was the second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. Richard and his older brother, who briefly reigned as King Edward V of England, mysteriously disappeared shortly after their uncle Richard III became king in 1483. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York is the 1,263rd most popular politician (up from 3,844th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 796th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular British Politician.

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York is most famous for being the father of King Edward IV and King Richard III.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 1,263 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip III of Macedon, John III of Portugal, Margaret of Parma, Peter III of Aragon, Sarah Palin, and Grigory Potemkin. After him are William Henry Harrison, Pierre Laval, Alexander of Greece, Bảo Đại, Lajos Kossuth, and Mary of Clopas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1473, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 2. Before him is Nicolaus Copernicus. After him are Oruç Reis, James IV of Scotland, Georg von Frundsberg, Thomas Wolsey, John Corvinus, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Cecilia Gallerani, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, and Hans Burgkmair. Among people deceased in 1483, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 4. Before him are Edward IV of England, Edward V of England, and Louis XI of France. After him are Charlotte of Savoy, Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine, Margaret of Bourbon, Fernando II, Duke of Braganza, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Elizabeth of Nevers, and Pedro Pardo de Cela.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 336 out of 8,785. Before him are James Connolly (1868), Jeremy Irons (1948), Claude Auchinleck (1884), John Herschel (1792), Roald Dahl (1916), and Arnold J. Toynbee (1889). After him are Benjamin Disraeli (1804), John Keats (1795), Bede (672), John Davis (1550), Jane Hawking (1944), and Frederick Sanger (1918).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 82. Before him are Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519), Frederick North, Lord North (1732), Anthony Eden (1897), Edmund Ironside (993), and James Connolly (1868). After him are Benjamin Disraeli (1804), Tony Blair (1953), Edward the Elder (871), Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803), Richard of Cornwall (1209), and Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884).

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