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Edmund of Langley
Edward III’s son received the title Duke of York in 1385 and founded the York branch, one of the two houses that fought in the Wars of the Roses.
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Key details
Birth: 1341 Pending review
Death: 1402 Pending review
Role: Duke
Dynasty: York
Territories: England (ES) · York (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · York · Duchy Pending review1385–1402Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Edward III of EnglandPending reviewPhilippa of Hainaut · ESPending review
Partners
Isabella of Castile · ESPending review
Sources for this profile
- English Heritage · Conisbrough and the dukes of York
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
6 recorded claims · 6 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
- BirthPending review
1341
A precise source has not yet been added. - DeathPending review
1402
A precise source has not yet been added.
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Edward III of England
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Philippa of Hainaut
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Isabella of Castile
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Duke · York · 1385–1402
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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