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Edward of York

Earl of Warwick and son of George of Clarence and Isabel Neville. Henry VII kept him imprisoned in the Tower. In 1487 Lambert Simnel’s promoters passed the boy off as this Yorkist heir. Edward was executed in 1499.

1475 – 1499CountYork

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1475 Pending review

Death: 1499 Pending review

Role: Count

Dynasty: York

Territories: England (ES)

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
George of YorkPending reviewIsabel NevillePending review
Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

4 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1475

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1499

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    George of York

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Isabel Neville

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
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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