He and his wife Eleanor of Castile are supposed to be my 19th great-grandparents.
When Edward IV died, we all know that Richard, Duke of Gloucester had Edward's son's named "bastards" so they wouldn't be in line to the throne. George, 1st Duke of Clarence, (next in line to the throne after Edward), had been locked away, found guilty of treason, and he was done away with in 1478. So why did Richard take the throne, instead of pursuing it for Teddy, who would have been next in line after his father George? There are plenty of people who don't think Richard murdered his nephews, but I'm not one of them. I believe he did have them killed, but no one has ever answered the question as to why he didn't pursue the crown for Teddy? Richard's only legitimate son Edward lived to be 10 years of age, dying in 1484, a year after Edward IV died.
Easy, George was attainted and therefore his son lost his inheritance rights.
Cool. According to my family tree, Edward and Eleanor are my 24th great grandparents. I have been watching a couple of documentaries about the Plantagenets on youtube, I think one of them is called The Devil’s Brood. Very interesting family.
You’re related to my husband’s family. Not sure the degree of kinship but his mom is descended from Edmund Plantagenet who was a brother of Edward I.
The only thing keeping him from the throne is my inability to choose a tiara.