Richard, Duke of York, the father of the English kings Edward IV and Richard II, was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in which ongoing campaign?
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York throne, were a leading factor in the political upheaval of mid-fifteenth-century England, and a major cause of the Wars of the Roses. Richard eventually attempted to take the throne, but was dissuaded, although it was agreed that he would become king on Henry's death. But within a few weeks of securing this agreement, he died in battle. Although Richard never became king himself, he was the father of King Edward IV and King Richard III, and grandfather of King Edward V, one of the princes in the Tower. By the marriage of his granddaughter Elizabeth of York to King Henry
Alternative successions of the English and British crown surviving son. Had Edmund inherited instead, the alternative succession would have been short-lived, for it re-united with the historical crown when Edward IV was declared king in 1461. This line's claim to the Crown is based upon the argument that Edward IV was not the son of "Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York", and thus had no legitimate claim to the Crown. Therefore, when "Richard" was killed at the Battle of Wakefield, his claim passed first to his eldest legitimate son, "Edmund, Earl of Rutland", who was executed shortly after the battle, and then to "George, Duke of Clarence". Supporters