Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murder
Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murdered, after being incarcerated in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower")
Edward V (2 November 1470 – presumably July 1483) was King of England from 9 April to 25 June 1483. He succeeded his father, Edward IV, upon the latter's death. Edward V was never crowned, and his brief reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle and Lord Protector, the Duke of Gloucester, who deposed him to reign as King Richard III; this was confirmed by the Titulus Regius, an act of Parliament which denounced any further claims through Edward IV's heirs by delegitimising Edward V and all of his siblings. This was later repealed by Henry VII, who subsequently married Elizabeth of York, Edward V's eldest sister.
Edward V and his younger brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, are known as the Princes in the Tower.
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Edward V (2 November 1470 – presumably July 1483) was King of England from 9 April to 25 June 1483.
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Edward V (2 November 1470 – presumably July 1483) was King of England from 9 April to 25 June 1483. He succeeded his father, Edward IV, upon the latter's death. Edward V was never crowned, and his brief reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle and Lord Protector, the Duke of Gloucester, who deposed him to reign as King Richard III; this was confirmed by the Titulus Regius, an act of Parliament which denounced any further claims through Edward IV's heirs by delegitimising Edward V and all of his siblings.
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Edward V (2 November 1470 – presumably July 1483) was King of England from 9 April to 25 June 1483.
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