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George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence

1449 - 1478

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George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (21 October 1449 – 18 February 1478), was the sixth child and third surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English kings Edward IV and Richard III. He played an important role in the dynastic struggle between rival factions of the Plantagenets now known as the Wars of the Roses. Though a member of the House of York, he switched sides to support the House of Lancaster, before reverting back to the Yorkists. He was later convicted of treason against his elder brother, Edward IV, and executed, allegedly by drowning in malmsey wine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence has received more than 1,616,549 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence is the 2,664th most popular politician (up from 2,962nd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 37th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Irish Politician.

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, is most famous for being the brother of King Edward IV. Clarence was executed for treason in 1478.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence ranks 2,664 out of 15,577. Before him are Hissène Habré, Hyeokgeose of Silla, Thabo Mbeki, Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach, and Valdas Adamkus. After him are Arsinoe III of Egypt, Maharana Pratap, Juscelino Kubitschek, Alfonso IX of León, Ottokar I of Bohemia, and Henry the Young King.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1449, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence ranks 3. Before him are Lorenzo de' Medici and Aldus Manutius. After him are Axayacatl, Bona of Savoy, Mandukhai, Sidonie of Poděbrady, Catherine of Poděbrady, and Margaret of Thuringia. Among people deceased in 1478, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence ranks 3. Before him are Giuliano de' Medici and Uzun Hasan. After him are Catherine of Bosnia, Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Yolande of Valois, Fernando I, Duke of Braganza, Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Andrea Vendramin.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence ranks 29 out of 501. Before him are Michael Collins (1890), Columbanus (540), Michael D. Higgins (1941), John Field (1782), Joseph Murphy (1898), and Lola Montez (1821). After him are Francis Beaufort (1774), Cillian Murphy (1976), Bono (1960), Gabriel Byrne (1950), Bob Geldof (1951), and Brendan (484).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence ranks 5. Before him are Edmund Burke (1729), Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), Michael Collins (1890), and Michael D. Higgins (1941). After him are Edmund the Martyr (841), Bertie Ahern (1951), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Harald Gille (1103), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), Brian Cowen (1960), and Brian Boru (941).

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