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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 1,253,538 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York is the 2,061st most popular politician (up from 2,254th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 547th in 2019) and the 85th 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 2,061 out of 15,577. Before him are Toghrul, Carlos Menem, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Ivan I of Moscow, Amasis II, and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. After him are Tiu, Benito Juárez, Hans Luther, Jean Sylvain Bailly, Adolf of Germany, and Wang Jingwei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1473, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 4. Before him are Nicolaus Copernicus, Oruç Reis, and James IV of Scotland. After him are Thomas Wolsey, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Georg von Frundsberg, John Corvinus, Cecilia Gallerani, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Hans Burgkmair. Among people deceased in 1483, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 4. Before him are Edward IV of England, Edward V of England, and Louis XI of France. After him are Charlotte of Savoy, Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine, Margaret of Bourbon, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 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 475 out of 7,765. Before him are William Laud (1573), William Adams (1564), Gregory Bateson (1904), Gustav Holst (1874), John Donne (1572), and William Godwin (1756). After him are Edmund Ironside (993), John Cleese (1939), Peter Brook (1925), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Arthur Balfour (1848), and Thomas Wolsey (1473).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ranks 85. Before him are Eadred (923), Alec Douglas-Home (1903), James I of Scotland (1394), Robert II of Scotland (1316), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), and James Callaghan (1912). After him are Edmund Ironside (993), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Arthur Balfour (1848), Eadwig (940), Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660).

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