Person:George of York (1)

George of York, 1st Duke of Bedford
d.Mar 1479
m. 1 May 1464
  1. Elizabeth of York _____1466 - 1503
  2. Mary of York1467 - 1482
  3. Cecily of York1469 - 1507
  4. Edward V _____, King of England1470 - Abt 1483
  5. Margaret of York1472 - 1472
  6. Richard of Shrewsbury _____, 1st Duke of York1473 - Abt 1483
  7. Anne of York, Countess of Surrey1475 - 1511
  8. George of York, 1st Duke of Bedford1477 - 1479
  9. Catherine of York1479 - 1527
  10. Bridget of York1480 - Bef 1513
Facts and Events
Name George of York, 1st Duke of Bedford
Gender Male
Birth[1] Mar 1477 Windsor Castle, Berkshire, EnglandHouse of York
Death[1] Mar 1479
Reference Number? Q1412715?


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George of York, 1st Duke of Bedford (March 1477 – March 1479) was the eighth child and third son of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville.

George was born in Windsor Castle in March 1477, and was created Duke of Bedford in infancy, probably in 1478, after the former holder of the title, George Neville, was deprived of the title by act of Parliament, ostensibly for lack of money to maintain the style of a duke. He was appointed the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1478, one of a series of nominal and largely absent lieutenants.

George died aged two. This is considered likely to have been due to an outbreak of bubonic plague.[1] He was buried in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 22 March 1479.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.