House of York Index (1461 – 1470) and (1471 – 1485)

King Edward IV, the first monarch of the House of York, by Unknown English artist, oil on panel, circa 1540, NPG 3542 © National Portrait Gallery, London

The House of York, a cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet, descended from two sons of King Edward III: in the male line from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, the fourth surviving son of Edward III and from a female line of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Edward III’s second surviving son. These two lines came together when Anne de Mortimer, a great-granddaughter of Lionel, Duke of Clarence married Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, a son of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York. Their son was Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York who led the Yorkist faction in the Wars of the Roses until his death at the Battle of Wakefield. Richard Plantagenet’s four sons were King Edward IV; Edmund, Earl of Rutland who died with his father at the Battle of Wakefield; George, Duke of Clarence; and King Richard III.

In 1485, Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III of the House of York at the Battle of Bosworth Field and proclaimed himself King of England. The first Tudor monarch, King Henry VII, was a descendant through his mother Margaret Beaufort of a legitimized branch of the House of Lancaster. The Tudor family rose to power during the Wars of the Roses, which left the House of Lancaster, to which the Tudors were aligned, extinct.

Below is an indexed listing with links to biographical articles about the House of York at Unofficial Royalty. If it says “Notable Issue” before a name, that means not all of the children for the parent of that person are listed. Also listed below are links to House of York Miscellaneous Articles, and links to the various British Content Areas.

House of York (1461 – 1470) and (1471 – 1485)

Family of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York

Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (claimant to the English throne)
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (wife of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York)
- Notable Issue: King Edward IV of England (see below)
- Notable Issue: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy
- Notable Issue: George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
  - Notable Issue: Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury
  - Notable Issue: Edward Plantagenet,17th Earl of Warwick
- Notable Issue: King Richard III of England (see below)

Family of King Edward IV of England

King Edward IV of England (reigned 1461 – 1470 and 1471 – 1483)
Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England (wife of Edward IV)
- Notable Issue: Elizabeth of York, Queen of England (wife of Henry VII)
- Notable Issue: Mary of York
- Notable Issue: Cecily of York, Viscountess Welles
- Notable Issue: King Edward V of England (see below)
- Notable Issue: Richard, Duke of York
- Notable Issue: Anne of York, Lady Howard
- Notable Issue: Catherine of York, Countess of Devon
- Notable Issue: Bridget of York (became a nun)

King Edward V of England

King Edward V of England (unmarried, reigned 1483)

Family of King Richard III of England

King Richard III of England (reigned 1483 – 1485)
Anne Neville, Princess of Wales (as the wife of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales), Queen of England (as the wife of King Richard III)
- Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales