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Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (d. 1483)

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, was the sixth child and second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville, born in Shrewsbury. Richard and his older brother, who briefly reigned as King Edward V of England, mysteriously disappeared shortly after their uncle Richard III became king in 1483.

17 August 1473

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