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Heir Presumptive

England · House / House of York. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1484Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1484

Edward Plantagenet Warwick1484

Middleham · House / House of York

Edward, Earl of Warwick, is considered by some Yorkists as a possible heir after the death of Richard III's son.

John de la Pole Lincoln, 1st1484

Sandal · House / House of York

After Edward of Middleham's death, John de la Pole becomes a leading Yorkist heir and is associated with Richard's northern administration.

Names involved

Edward Plantagenet WarwickJohn de la Pole Lincoln, 1st

Provenance

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