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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 sixth child and second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville, born in Shrewsbury. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York has received more than 1,354,020 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York is the 3,844th most popular politician (down from 2,054th in 2019), the 796th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 475th in 2019) and the 133rd 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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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.26

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 3,844 out of 19,576. Before him are Jia Xu, Edigu, Emil Constantinescu, Ramiro II of Aragon, Procopius, and Juan Negrín. After him are Sergio Oliva, Ata-Malik Juvayni, Duke Xiao of Qin, Haris Silajdžić, Sigismund Kęstutaitis, and Andrej Hlinka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1473, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 8. Before him are Oruç Reis, James IV of Scotland, Thomas Wolsey, Georg von Frundsberg, John Corvinus, and Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. After him are Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Cecilia Gallerani, Hans Burgkmair, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and James III of Cyprus. Among people deceased in 1483, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 6. Before him are Louis XI of France, Edward IV of England, Edward V of England, Charlotte of Savoy, and Francis Phoebus of Navarre. After him are 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 796 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Peel (1788), Thomas Malory (1405), Tom Hardy (1977), Leonora Carrington (1917), Tom Conti (1941), and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757). After him are Sawney Bean (1600), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848), John Ambrose Fleming (1849), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), and David Harvey (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 133. Before him are Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), Clementine Churchill (1885), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519), Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), and Robert Peel (1788). After him are William Ewart Gladstone (1809), David Cameron (1966), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), Macbeth, King of Scotland (1005), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), and Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831).

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