| Richard of Conisburgh | |
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| Predecessor | Edward of Norwich, 2nd Earl, 2nd Duke of York |
| Spouse | Anne Mortimer |
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| Isabel Plantagenet Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York |
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| House | House of York |
| Father | Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York |
| Mother | Infanta Isabella of Castile |
| Born | c. 1375 Conisburgh Castle, Yorkshire |
| Died | 5 August 1415 (aged 40) Southampton, Hampshire |
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (c. 1375 – 5 August 1415) the younger son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Isabella of Castile.
His paternal grandparents were Edward III of Windsor, King of England and Philippa of Hainault. His maternal grandparents were Peter of Castile and María de Padilla.[1] He was born at Conisburgh Castle in Yorkshire, and was confirmed in the Earldom of Cambridge, which had been resigned by his brother, in 1414.
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Marriage
In about 1406, he married his cousin, Anne Mortimer, also a descendant of Edward III (his great-great-granddaughter), through his son Lionel of Antwerp. A papal dispensation was dated for 28 May 1406, making it most likely that the marriage took place in May or June. It was through her that the Yorkist faction in the Wars of the Roses claimed the throne. Their marriage produced a daughter, Isabel Plantagenet, and a son, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York. The latter eventually laid claim to the throne, starting the Wars of the Roses.
Later life
It is believed that Anne died giving birth to Richard. Following Anne's death, Cambridge married Matilda Clifford. In the year of Richard's execution 1415, a daughter was born to Richard and Matilda, Alice Plantagenet. Alice married Sir Thomas Musgrave circa 1435. Alice, daughter of Richard, 3rd Earl of Cambridge by Maud (Matilda) daughter of Thomas Lord Clifford, with whom Richard Plantagenet, 4th Earl of Cambridge, 3rd Duke of York, Duke of Clarence, Prince of Wales(slain at the Battle of Wakefield 1460), gave in marriage to Sir Thomas Musgrave the manors of Crosby and Morton in Westmorland. (Collectanea Musgraviana, Appendix IV, page 297)
Death
He was discovered to be one of the fomentors of the Southampton Plot against King Henry V immediately prior to departure on the French campaign. (His elder brother, Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, would die at the Battle of Agincourt, less than three months later.) He was stripped of all his titles and estates and was executed on 5 August 1415 at Southampton Green, Hampshire, England; before the fleet set sail on 11 August 1415.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Arms
Richard bore his father's arms (those of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, each bearing three torteaux gules), differenced by a bordure Leon.[2]
References
- ^ Peggy K. Liss, "Isabel the Queen," New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, p. 165; James Reston, Jr. "Dogs of God," New York: Doubleday, p. 18.
- ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family
Collectanea Musgraviana: Notes on the Ancient Family of Musgrave of Musgrave, Westmorland. by Percy Musgrave, Published Leeds 1911 (Appendix IV, page 297 Foster's Visitation of Yorkshire by Robert Glover 1584/1585 of Musgrave)
- Burke's Peerage Retrieved 18 November 2007
- thepeerage.com Retrieved 18 November 2007
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by Edward of Norwich, 2nd Earl, 2nd Duke of York |
Earl of Cambridge 1414–1415 |
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